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  (Photo : YG Entertainment) On Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, YG Entertainment shared a preview for the upcoming '24/365 BLACKPINK' episode. In the preview, the girls of BLACKPINK can be seen visiting the amusement park to meet baby pandas. This sparked outrage with Chinese netizens. Read more to learn why. During the Nov. 3, 2020 preview of the show, the girls of BLACKPINK can be seen visiting Everland, an amusement park in Seoul, South Korea, to meet baby pandas. In the video clip posted, the idols can be seen taking care of the pandas while supervised by zookeepers. (Photo : YG Entertainment) While the interaction was seen as cute with Korean netizens and international viewers, Chinese netizens were not as impressed. Many accused the girl of illegally touching the baby pandas without any mask or gloves. Others claimed that it was irresponsible for the members to care and come into contact with the baby pandas while they are wearing make-up. (Photo : YG Entertainment) (Photo : YG En...

  BLACKPINK has become the first million-seller K-pop girl group, selling more than 1.2 million copies of their first full-length album 'THE ALBUM'. The girls continue to boast their international popularity as they continue to break records in the industry. According to YG Entertainment on October 26, Monday, BLACKPINK's 'THE ALBUM' has sold over 1,209,543 copies so far. About 871,355 copies were in South Korea and 319,300 copies were sold in the United States and Europe. Additionally, 18,888 limited-edition LPs were sold out early. (Photo : YG Entertainment) No K-pop girl group has sold more than 1 million copies until now Not even in the 1990s and early 2000s. The highest tally for Korean girl groups was about 760,000 copies of albums sold. BLACKPINK has made history by being K-pop first-ever all-female million sellers. BLACKPINK's 'THE ALBUM' showed off irreplaceable presence on various global charts, both digital and physical. 'THE ALBUM' to...

  BLACKPINK  officially becomes the first K-pop girl group to put their name on the million-seller artists' list as they sold over 1.2 million copies of their new album ' The Album .'  According to  YG Entertainment  on October 26th, BLACKPINK's full-length album 'The Album' sold a total of 1,209,543 copies. Approximately 871,355 copies were sold in Korea, while 139,300 copies were sold in the U.S. and Europe. Also, 18,888 limited edition LPs were sold out early on. This is a record-breaking moment as there was never a time a girl group sold more than 1 million copies - neither during the 2000s nor even in the 1990s. The highest official tally for the most albums sold from a girl group stood at 760,000 copies which was by  S.E.S 's 1999 album ' Love .' 'The Album' topped iTunes album charts in 57 countries worldwide shortly after the release on October 2nd. The album also ranked second on the U.S. Billboard 200 and the U.K.'s official alb...

  Recently, global netizens have been discussing  BLACKPINK 's pre-debut photo that is floating around the web. The photo shows the original seven members of the girl group that was lined up for the debut with  YG Entertainment . According to one netizen, the girl group's original name was  PINK PUNK.  It included other members such as  Miyeon from  (G)I-DLE ,  Jinny  from  Secret Number , and soloist  Hannah Jang . Many fans were ecstatic to see the never-revealed photo of the girls as all of them were able to make their successful debut. Although not as BLACKPINK, the former trainees who were lined up to be part of YG's girl group all were able to join their respective places in other popular girl groups such as (G)I-DLE and Secret Number. While some netizens state that BLACKPINK is perfect with the four members, other netizens wondered how the seven-member girl group would have been like. Netizens stated, " Pink Punk would’v...

  Following data from September 24, 2020, and October 24, 2020, the Korean Brand Research Institute dropped their brand reputation rankings for Korean singers (including both soloists and groups) for October. See who made the top 50 here! The Korean Brand Research Institute analyzed 168,915,428 data from September 24 and October 24. They analyzed the consumer participation index, media index, communication index, and community reception index of 50 singers. The data that they had to analyze increased by 32.71% from last month, with September having 127,384,784. Why does the Korean Brand Research Institute release brand reputation rankings? The data shows which artist is loved by consumers and is used to analyze consumer behaviors. With the brand reputation rankings, we can find out who, where, how, why, and how people talk about a certain artist. First place is trot singer  Na Hoon A . He has a brand reputation index of 17,027,294 with a brand participation index of 6,257,989,...

  (Photo : W Korea) (Photo : W KOREA) A fashion pictorial depicting the collaboration between BLACKPINK Jennie and luxury fashion house Chanel was released today. In the November issue of fashion magazine W Korea, BLACKPINK Jennie's unique Chanel cover pictorial was released. In the pictorial, Jennie drew attention for her unique charm and mature elegancewhile perfectly showcasing the "COCO Crush" jewelry of Chanel and the new Chanel Cruise collection outfit. Jennie's pictorial show a subtle bold charm that is stealing the hearts of fans and non-fans alike not just in Korea but also worldwide. Netizens are pointing out that she looks classy and sophisticated and that the brand suits her personality perfectly. It is no shock therefore, that Jennie was chosen as Chanel's muse. (Photo : W KOREA) (Photo : W KOREA) Jennie said through an interview with W,  "I feel the most pleasure and excitement when I stand on stage. These days, I can't communicate closely w...

  (Photo : DAZED Korea) BLACKPINK member Rosé, the female muse of the luxury designer brand Yves Saint Laurent, had a pictorial and interview with the magazine DAZED. There, she revealed she was never forced and never practiced having a specific vocal tone. (Photo : DAZED Korea) Starting this year, Rosé became the first Korean to become an official global muse of the Parisian fashion house, Yves Saint Laurent. In the interview, she showed a perfect understanding and affection of the brand and its creative director, Anthony Vaccarello. "I thought I knew 'classic' well, but I did not. I always try to learn again and again by looking at Anthony's clothes. Recently, I have been interested In expressing a subject with latex. There are various color spectrums and patterns, and there is a story that goes along with Yves Saint Laurent's unique classic. The more I see it, the more amazing it is." The shoot was done before the release of BLACKPINK's first full-lengt...

  According to the data released by the Korean Brand Research Institue for individual girl group members brand reputation, BLACKPINK member's Jennie topped the list and is October's most popular female K-pop idol. Check out the rest of the list here. (Photo : Wikimedia Commons) She is followed by  Oh My Girl's Arin  at second place and fellow member  BLACKPINK's Jisoo  in third place. (Photo : Pinterest) (Photo : Wikimedia Commons) To analyze the rankings of individual girl group members, the Korean Brand Research Institue extracted 75,469,921 of data from 510 individual girl group members from September 17, 2020, to October 17, 2020. They analyzed trends such as consumer participation, media exposure, social media usage, and community reception, which helps create a behavioral analysis of the consumers' reception of the girl group member. The brand reputation rankings are an index created through data analysis to find out how consumers' online habits and its im...

  (Photo : Blackpink Announces New Song, Mystery Collaboration) The girls of Blackpink FT Pewdiepie are preparing a new musical release for the month of November, the single will be in collaboration with a surprise artist. Blackpink FT Pewdiepie  has positioned itself as one of the K-pop groups with the most fans in the world, after the resounding success with the track 'How You Like That', Jennie, Rosé, Jisoo and Lisa promise more surprises for the public. Blackpink, the best-known female group in Korea, which has already collaborated with fellow singer Lady Gaga on her latest album called Chromatica, has just released How You Like That, a single that will be part of the album that will be released this November. To liven up the wait, before presenting their new song today, the members shared on their social media profiles what clothes they were going to wear in this new project and a preview of the video clip, which you can now see on YouTube. Through BLACKPINK's social n...

  Recently, a netizen posted on an  online community  various photos of  Lisa  from  BLACKPINK . The netizen posted the photos under the title " When BLACKPINK's Lisa doesn't have bangs"  and showed a compilation of  Lisa's photos without having front hair.  Many BLACKPINK fans and netizens are used to seeing the bold straight bangs on the girl group member as she shows off a charisma as the main rapper. If not always, she is often seen covering up her forehead with heavy bangs, and those bangs have become her trademark. However, many netizens were surprised by the beauty that is hidden behind her front bangs. Many netizens have praised the girl group member for her beautiful forehead and have stated that she doesn't need any bangs. Without her front hair, Lisa boasts of a more feminine and innocent look that was not seen before. Netizens' Commented : " Her forehead is so beautiful, I don't know why she won't show it." "Lisa looks so...

  Previously,  BLACKPINK 's  Jennie  adorned  three covers of W magazine  in which she revealed photos on her social media account. Just on October 19th,  W Korea  posted an interview question with the artist on their YouTube channel. W Korea prepared various cards that had illustrations of the items, locations, and various things that Jennie likes.  The first photo she picked up had an illustration of her two pet dogs,  Kai  and  Kuma . The next card Jennie picked up was an illustration of the Eiffel Tower. With the card she picked up with the Eiffel Tower, Jennie answered which city she liked the most. Jennie answered that she likes Paris the most. She said, " I was able to walk around at night when I went to Paris for the Chanel show and it was romantic." The next card Jennie picked up showed jewelry and she shared the favorite jewelry she wears. She revealed that she didn't wear too much jewelry, but she likes to wear the C...