YG Entertainment, or, as the staff themselves call it, YG Family (AJ family) is a well-known South Korean company specializing in the field of entertainment. Over the years of its existence, the company managed to enter the international level and bring its artists to the world stage. Many k-pop fans are familiar with BIGBANG, WINNER, iKON, Epik High and others. YG himself (the head of the company) does not cease to please his fans with new groups, including the young and provocative group Blackpink (Blackpink).
Blackpink: band history
The biography of the Blackpink group officially began in 2016. This year the group debuted.
Blackpink is a girl group from South Korea. After the famous 2NE1, this is the second female group released by the YG label. The team began to prepare four years before its debut. In 2011, YG announced the creation of a new women's group. After that, the press received information about the first member of Eun Bi. Everything went well, the group was supposed to debut in 2012 under the name Pink Punk. The group was supposed to include seven members: Eun Bi, Yoon, Jenny, Hannah, Jisu, Fox, Mi Yong. But the debut of the group fans did not wait. And in 2012, it turned out that Yuna was leaving the group. Rose replaced her.
The company decides not to let out a women's group and focus on the career of WINNER and iKON men's groups that have attracted public attention.
In 2014, another black hole appeared in the biography of the Korean Blackpink group: the debut was postponed again. A member of Young Bi is forced to leave the group. The official version is health problems.
Failures continue to haunt girls. In 2015, Mi Young begins an affair with another intern of the company, and together they leave her. And Hannah begins a solo career, by decision of the director of the company. After all, the terms of the contract of the majority of company participants include a ban on romantic relationships up to 30 years. The debut becomes impossible again and is postponed for a year.
The official debut is scheduled for June 1, 2016. Official teasers were released. But the debut for unknown reasons was again postponed to August. In August, the group manages to debut. It is positioned as international.
Further, the biography of the Blackpink participants continues with four members: Fox, Rosie, Jenny and Jisu. And in August, the group manages to debut.
Awards and Achievements
The Whistle song from Square One's first album ("The Beginning") hit the Billboard chart. Immediately after the first album was followed by the second, in November 2016. The single Playing With Fire from the album also submitted to Billboard. And in 2017, the group released a new single, As If It's Your Last ("As if this is your last").
The producer of both albums was the famous Teddy Pak in South Korea. Former member of the 1TYME hip-hop band, which was once recorded under the label YG.
Other achievements can be safely added to the Blackpink biography. In 2016, numerous awards showered girls. In addition to Billboard, they won 41st places in the Asia Artist Awards, won three Gaon Chart nominations, won new artists at Golden Disk, won two Melon nominations and much more.
Interesting is the fact that the group does not have a leader, as is customary in Korean teams. All decisions of the girl are discussed with each other and carefully weighed, taking into account the opinion of each member of the Blackpink group. The participants themselves explain this by the fact that they do not want to ruin the friendly atmosphere in the team.
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The biography of the participant of the Blackpink Fox is worth starting with a mention of the place of birth of the girl. The fox was born in Thailand and remains the only foreigner at YG. In her interviews, the girl repeatedly mentioned that her origin makes her unique and unusual, allows her to stand out from the rest of the participants.
The girl herself describes herself as a modest person who is trying to look charismatic on stage. Thanks to her roots, Fox can speak Thai, Korean, English and Japanese.
In the group takes the position of the main dancer, is a backing vocalist and rapper. The fox was born in 1997, she is the youngest in the group.
The girl began to dance long before she joined YG. Even a member of the Zaa Cool dance team. She was part of the dance group along with BomBom. Other members gave her a funny nickname PokPak. Fox is involved in creating choreography for the group.
Jisu
Another Blackpink member. The biography of the girl included various stages of her career. For example, she participated as a model in advertising projects, was an actress in several videos and starred in a drama, and in February of this year she became the leading incigio in Korea. In the group, he takes the vocalist position and is the face of the brand.
Real name is Kim Ji Soo. Born in January 1995. The girl is 163 centimeters tall and weighs only 46 kilograms. Place of birth: Seoul. According to the zodiac sign Ji Soo, Capricorn.
Jenny
This Blackpink girl's biography begins in Korea.
She was born in 1996 in Seoul. Young years spent in Auckland (New Zealand). Jenny is the girl’s real name. Also, like Ji Su, according to the zodiac sign Capricorn. Height is 164 centimeters, weight - 47 kilograms. The group is in the position of the main rapper. The girl speaks English, Korean and Japanese. Even before the debut, she took part in the filming of the video GD and Lee Hi and managed to please many viewers.
Rose
Many fans believe that the real name of the girl is Rosan Pak. But in the official biography of Blackpink, the girl’s real name is indicated as Park Che Young. Place of birth: Australia, Melbourne city. I got into the company after listening to the YG agency in Australia in 2012. The highest member of the group, its growth is almost 170 centimeters. And the most slender. Rose's weight is only 47 kg. Zodiac sign of the girl - Aquarius. The main vocalist of the group. She became famous before the debut in the group by her participation in a joint track with GD Without You. Vocal data of the girl were highly appreciated by the public and critics. Rose has received many flattering reviews from the press. Among the special talents of Rozet, one can single out her excellent guitar playing.