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'''Blackpink''' ({{korean|hangul=블랙핑크|rr=Beullaekpingkeu}}, stylized in [[all caps]] or as '''BLɅϽKPIИK''') is a South Korean [[girl group]] formed by [[YG Entertainment]]. andThe consistinggroup consists of members [[Jisoo]], [[Jennie (singer)|Jennie]], [[Rosé (singer)|Rosé]], and [[Lisa (rapper)|Lisa]]. The group's name reflects two contrasting aspects of their musical persona—their powerful "black" side and their feminine "pink" side. Blackpink is stylistically associated with the "girl crush" concept in [[K-pop]], which explores themes of [[Self confidence|self-confidence]] and [[female empowerment]]. They are a leading force in the [[Korean Wave]] and have attracted a large global fanbase, resulting in various publications citing them as the "biggest girl group in the world".
 
Blackpink debuted in August 2016 with their single album ''[[Square One (single album)|Square One]]'', which featured "[[Whistle (Blackpink song)|Whistle]]" and "[[Boombayah]]", their first number-one entries on South Korea's [[Gaon Digital Chart]] and the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[World Digital Song Sales|World Digital Songs]] chart, respectively. It was followed by the single album ''[[Square Two]]'' in November, whose song "[[Playing with Fire (Blackpink song)|Playing with Fire]]" was the first by a Korean girl group to enter the ''Billboard'' [[Canadian Hot 100]]. The group expanded their global reach with "[[Ddu-Du Ddu-Du]]" (2018), which was the first song by a Korean female group to enter the [[UK Singles Chart]] and receive a [[RIAA certification|certification]] from the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA). Its music video was the first by a Korean group to surpass one and two billion views on [[YouTube]] and remains the most-viewed by a Korean group to date. Their music videos for "[[Kill This Love (song)|Kill This Love]]" (2019) and "[[How You Like That]]" (2020) each set records for the most-viewed music video within the first 24 hours of release, with the latter breaking five [[Guinness World Records]].