BLACKPINK, US TV Show Appearances→60 Thousand Seats for Their First North America Tour Sold Out… YANG HYUN SUK Shares Words of Gratitude, “Will Be There More Often”(COMPREHENSIVE)[Oh!SSEN ISSUE]
[OSEN=김은애기자] BLACKPINK, ‘the view count fairies’ are continuing their remarkable progress in the US. All tickets for their first-ever North America tour were sold out in an instant.
According to YG Entertainment on the 22nd, “All tickets for 6 concerts in 6 cities including BLACKPINK’s concert in Los Angeles to be held on April 17, Chicago on April 24, Hamilton on April 27, Newark on May 1, Atlanta on May 5, and in Fort Worth on May 8 were all sold out”.
The fact that BLACKPINK is holding their first-ever world tour in arena-scale venues with over 10,000 seats are impressive. It is said that even the related concert officials are surprised at the unexpected outcome.
YG Entertainment’s representative producer YANG HYUN SUK also shared his happy reactions through his social media. Representative YANG HYUN SUK wrote, “Tickets for BLACKPINK’s first North America Arena Tour in 6 cities are all sold out. Huge thanks to all Blinks out there in North America.
Will do our best to be there more often”, sharing his gratitude towards the fans.
In addition, representative YANG HYUN SUK also posted a photo of all members of BLACKPINK, raising anticipation on the upcoming concerts. It is said that YG Entertainment is considering to add additional concerts to the schedule, with the fans’ heated support.
As mentioned aforehand, BLACKPINK is establishing themselves as an unprecedented girl group in the US, the birthplace of Pop music. After recently making an official step towards the global music market by signing with Interscope Records, BLACKPINK recently left a strong impression on the local public by appearing on famous TV programs including CBS’ ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’, ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’, and ‘Strahan and Sara’.
‘Good Morning America’, the morning program with the highest viewers’ ratings and a history of over 40 years has introduced BLACKPINK’s achievements that suits their nickname, ‘YouTube Queen’, by stating, “BLACKPINK’s music has gathered billions of views online”. Well known media channels such as the Billboard has also spotlighted BLACKPINK’s activities.
Furthermore, BLACKPINK will perform at the ‘Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival’ for the first time as K-Pop idols on April 12 and 19, notifying the start of their North America tour.
There are countless milestones already set by BLACKPINK. The MV for ‘DDU-DU DDU-DU’ released by BLACKPINK last year on June is currently at 670 million views, setting the best record in K-Pop boy and girl group history. The album ‘SQUARE UP’ and its title song ‘DDU-DU DDU-DU’ entered Billboard’s main charts including the ‘Billboard 200’ as no. 40 and the ‘Hot 100’ as no. 55 simultaneously, setting the highest rank record in K-Pop girl group history, in addition to being ranked on UK’s ‘Official Singles Chart Top 100′ for the first time as a K-Pop girl group.
BLACKPINK is beginning to dominate the US, after their huge success in Asia. The people are paying keen attention on what kind of performances they will present through their North America tour, and how high the group will rise in the global market.
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