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· Ryan General
BLACKPINK Jisoo’s Older Sister Stuns the Internet With Family’s ‘Superior’ Genes
Fans of BLACKPINK member Jisoo’s sister has created a buzz on social media in South Korea after fans discovered that she made an appearance on a popular television show. Jisoo’s older sister, Kim Ji Yoon, was among the guests in the childcare variety program, “Trio’s Childcare…
· Bryan Ke
BLACKPINK Sparks Outrage in China After Handling Baby Pandas
K-pop group BLACKPINK is accused of poorly handling a baby panda in a postponed episode for their new reality show “24/365 With Blackpink.” Chinese social media users called the group out after the trailer for the episode was released on Nov. 4, according to The Straits Times.
· Editorial Staff
BLACKPINK is Now the Biggest Music Act in the World, Bloomberg Says
K-Pop group BLACKPINK has been named the world’s biggest music act after topping Bloomberg’s Pop Star Power Rankings. Bloomberg trailed four-week album sales, digital song streams, YouTube views, and 30-day total interactions on Instagram to rank 25 of the biggest musical acts…
· Bryan Ke
BLACKPINK Sets 5 New World Records for ‘How You Like That’
South Korean pop group BLACKPINK has set several new Guinness World Records for their recently released single “How You Like That.” The new music video, which garnered more than 86.3 million views when it was first released on June 26, set the new record for “Most viewed YouTube…
· Bryan Ke
Lady Gaga is the Latest American Artist to Dip into K-Pop With BLACKPINK
Lady Gaga’s collaboration single with the mega-popular K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, titled “Sour Candy,” is now available online. “Sour Candy” is a single from Lady Gaga’s latest “Chromatica” album released on Thursday, featuring both English and Korean lyrics. It is one of the…
· Ryan General
K-Pop Stars Voted as Having the World’s ‘Most Beautiful Faces’ of 2019
TC Candler and The Independent Critics have released this year’s edition of “The 100 Most Beautiful Faces” and K-pop stars have reigned supreme on the annual list once again. In the rankings released on December 27, Tzuyu, of K-pop girl group Twice, was named the “Most Beautiful…
· Carl Samson
K-Pop Stars Sentenced for Raping Intoxicated Women, Sharing Sex Videos
A pair of male K-pop idols received prison sentences on Friday for raping women who were too drunk to resist. Singer-songwriter Jung Joon-young, 30, was sentenced to six years behind bars, while former F.T. Island member Choi Jong-hoon, 29, was sentenced to five years, the Korea…
· Carl Samson
BLACKPINK Makes History as First K-Pop Group to Hit 1 BILLION Views on YouTube
K-pop quartet BLACKPINK officially joined YouTube’s “Billion Views Club” this week. As of Nov. 11, the YG Entertainment girl group composed of Lisa, Jennie, Rosé and Jisoo surpassed 1 billion views for their single “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du,” which came out at on June 15, 2018.
· Bryan Ke
Asia’s Most Beautiful Woman is Lisa From BLACKPINK, Actor Xiao Zhan is the Most Handsome
The list of the most beautiful and handsome faces in Asia for 2019 has been revealed with BLACKPINK’s Lisa and 28-year-old Chinese actor Xiao Zhan taking the top spots, respectively. View this post on Instagram A post shared by LISA (@lalalalisa_m) on Nov 4, 2019 at 5:54pm PST
· Ryan General
BLACKPINK’s ‘Kill This Love’ Becomes the Fastest Music Video to Reach 100 Million Views on YouTube
All-female K-Pop group Blackpink has set a new record for the fastest music video to reach 100 million views on YouTube. The popular South Korean group’s latest video “Kill This Love” took just two days and 14 hours to surpass 100 million hits, according to the group’s…
· Carl Samson
South Korea Asks TV Networks Not to Show K-Pop Idols Who ‘Look-Alike,’ Immediately Regrets It
After stirring up controversy and criticism, the South Korean government retracted their set of guidelines for broadcasters that restricts the airtime of K-Pop stars, actors, and singers with “similar external appearance.” According to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family,…
· Carl Samson
BLACKPINK K-Pop Star Criticized for Being Thai, Gets Over 13 Million Instagram Followers in Support
A K-Pop star of Thai-descent has become the target of racist attacks on social media, but after an outpouring of support from fans, has become one of the most followed idols on Instagram. After attending the 33rd Golden Disc Awards in Seoul, Lisa, the main dancer of BLACKPINK,…
· Kimberly Nguyen
BLACKPINK Makes History as First K-Pop Girl Group to Perform at Coachella
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to clarify music video views of K-pop groups BLACKPINK and BTS. K-Pop girl group BLACKPINK is making their official US debut at one of the biggest stages in the music industry: Coachella.
· Heather Johnson Yu
K-Pop Trainee Sparks Outrage After Suggesting The Size of BIGBANG Star T.O.P’s Penis
Han Seo Hee, the trainee who vaped marijuana with T.O.P., recently took to Instagram live to answer viewer questions and revealed shocking information about her upcoming debut, relationship status with T.O.P., and, allegedly, his “member” size. According to AllKpop, Han referred…
· Carl Samson
Rising K-Pop Girl Group Reveals 6 Things They’re Forbidden to Do as Trainees
As many of us would already know, the road to K-Pop stardom is not the easiest to travel. Talent is just one of the many other ingredients for a successful career, and by “successful,” we mean really good money. For Black Pink, that includes compliance to six prohibitions in…
· Khier Casino
‘Ghost in the Shell’ Trailer is Full of White People Pretending to Be Asian
The full trailer for the highly-anticipated yet controversial live-action adaptation of “Ghost in the Shell” has finally arrived, but some still can’t get over the sheer “whiteness” of the trailer. Fans of the popular manga can finally watch actress Scarlett Johansson as she…