BLACKPINK keeps setting records with the new 'Born Pink' album

There’s no denying how much people are messing with BLACKPINK in 2022. The K-pop group keeps making waves and has more overnight fans tuning into what they’re serving up notably with a now chart-topping U.S. album in Born Pink.

BLACKPINK’s Born Pink album is doing numbers

It’s bigger than Korea. The group’s newest studio effort has secured the top spot in the United States and puts them in rare company dating back to the pre-2010’s.

BLACKPINK rewrites the record books by claiming their first #1 album in the U.S. with BORN PINK making them the first girl group to top the Billboard 200 since 2008. Stream HERE via YG Entertainment / Interscope Records. The blockbuster project, which contains global hits “Pink Venom” and “Shut Down,” sold 102,000 album equivalent units in its first week of release. In doing so, BLACKPINK becomes the first female K-pop act in history to reach the top of the Billboard 200.

In addition to conquering America, BORN PINK has been a chart phenomenon all around the world. BLACKPINK’s sophomore set has also debuted at #1 in Canada and the U.K. making them the first K-pop girl group to debut at #1 with over 20,000 album equivalent units in its first week.

The release of BORN PINK was accompanied by the ferocious music video for their latest single “Shut Down,” which has already amassed more than 119 million views. Watch it HERE. It follows the unstoppable “Pink Venom,” which topped the Billboard Global 200 and debuted at No.1 on Spotify’s Global Top Songs Chart. The song’s dazzling video also conquered YouTube, accruing over 90.4 million views within the first 24 hours.

BLACKPINK will kick off their world tour at the KSPO DOME in Seoul Olympic Park on October 15. The group will then visit the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore, among others, before landing in New Zealand on June 21, 2023. A full list of dates is linked HERE.