BLACKPINK, The Meaning of No. 1 on US iTunes #In 15 Years Among All Global Girl Groups #First Time as a Korean Girl Group
[OSEN=김은애기자] While BLACKPINK is achieving amazing results as soon as they released their new song, ‘KILL THIS LOVE’, the song topped the US iTunes chart. It was the first time among all Korean girl groups, and in 15 years among all girl groups of the world.
On April 5 at 0 AM, BLACKPINK released their new EP album titled ‘KILL THIS LOVE’ through various music platforms. The release time was determined to target the global market with a worldwide release, due to the request by Universal Music Group.
As a result, BLACKPINK is receiving heated responses from global fans with ‘KILL THIS LOVE’. In fact, BLACKPINK is currently at no. 1 on iTunes charts of the US, countries of Europe, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, and Thailand.
What surprises the people even more is that BLACKPINK is the first K-Pop girl group to top the US iTunes chart. Moreover, it has been 15 years since a girl group topped the US iTunes chart since Destiny’s Child, the group Beyoncé was part of, topped the according chart with the song, ‘Lose My Breath’.
While proudly standing at no. 1 in the US, the birthplace of Pop music, BLACKPINK is proving their world-class popularity. In addition, BLACKPINK proved their global status once again by also topping the iTunes Worldwide Song chart.
Furthermore, the MV for ‘KILL THIS LOVE’ also surpassed 20 million views in 10 hours since its release. It is the fastest record by a K-Pop girl group ever.
BLACKPINK is continuing their successful march while adding no. 1 records of each country. Moreover, the group deserves to be applauded just by the fact that the global fans are paying keen attention and are leaving favorable reviews.
Using the positive momentum, BLACKPINK will meet the local music fans by performing at ‘Coachella Festival’, the biggest music festival of the US, on April 12 and 19. On the 17th, the group will go on a North America tour consisted of 8 concerts in 6 cities, starting in Los Angeles.
BLACKPINK is receiving heated support from global fans. As ‘KILL THIS LOVE’ has notified a glamorous start of the group’s global career, people are expecting BLACKPINK to rise even higher.
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