Blackpink’s First Mini Album: Square One
Released at 8 p.m. KST on August 8, 2016, mini album Square One is Blackpink’s debut mini album. All of the songs on the album were a success. They topped South Korean and international music charts, such as the Gaon Digital Chart and Billboard within the first week of its sales. Here is the track list for Square One: Check out the music videos for Whistle and Boombayah below:
Blackpink’s Second Mini Album: Square Two
Square Two is Blackpink’s second mini album. It was released on November 1, 2016 by YG Entertainment. Following the success of Square One, this mini album also topped the US Billboard charts as well as South Korean, Japanese, and Canadian music charts. The tracks of the mini album are as follows: Here are the music videos for Playing with Fire and Stay:
Blackpink’s Latest Single: As If It’s Your Last
As If It’s Your Last was released by YG Entertainment on June 22, 2017. The song was very successful, topping charts not only in Asian countries, but also music charts in the United States, Australia, and Europe. The popularity of the song was proven by its number 1 rank on Billboard’s World Digital Songs and number 3 rank on the Gaon Digital Chart. Different from their previously released songs, As If It’s Your Last was described as a mixed genre of house, reggae, and moombahton music. Check the music video for As If It’s Your Last here:
Blackpink’s Debut in Japan: Japanese Album Released
Blackpink made their Japan debut by releasing a mini album with their group name as its title, Blackpink. It was released digitally on August 29, 2017 and physically on August 30 by YGEX and Avex Entertainment. The mini album topped the Oricon Albums Chart on the day of its release. It made Blackpink the third foreign artist to top the chart with a debut release. With 39,100 copies sold, the mini album was the fourth best selling album in Japan in August 2017. With its combined sales, it also topped Billboard Japan’s Hot Albums chart. Here is the list of the Japanese tracks: Go check out the music video for the Japanese versions here:
Have you listened to all of Blackpink’s songs? With their various unique styles and concepts, the songs are all worth a listen. From now on, let’s also keep supporting Blackpink and anticipating their next comeback!
