{"id":41669,"date":"2018-10-23T10:31:16","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T09:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=41669"},"modified":"2018-10-23T12:06:09","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T11:06:09","slug":"blackpink-yg-entertainments-chart-busting-k-pop-girl-group-signs-to-interscope-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/10\/blackpink-yg-entertainments-chart-busting-k-pop-girl-group-signs-to-interscope-records\/","title":{"rendered":"BLACKPINK, YG Entertainment&#8217;s Chart-Busting K-Pop Girl Group, Signs To Interscope Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>YG Entertainment and\u00a0Interscope\u00a0Records are\u00a0thrilled to announce a global partnership for\u00a0BLACKPINK,\u00a0one of the\u00a0world\u2019s biggest\u00a0all-female\u00a0K-pop groups.\u00a0The South Korean\u00a0quartet\u00a0is currently the\u00a0highest-charting female\u00a0K-pop act\u00a0in\u00a0Billboard Hot 100\u00a0history. Interscope and Universal Music Group will represent the group\u2019s music in all of the world excluding Asia.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr. Yang Hyun Suk, Founder &amp; Chairman of YG Entertainment, highly emphasized the significance of this deal, stating,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We will work closely with the biggest music company, Universal Music Group, globally for the successful global debut and promotion of BLACKPINK. In addition, we will do our best to help other YG artists to break through the North American and European territories as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe are more than thrilled to begin a partnership with UMG and Interscope,\u201d said Teddy Park, YG\u2019s main producer who works closely with BLACKPINK on both their creative and music. \u201cEntertainment today is more global than ever.\u00a0 Music and real talent transcends culture, language, and really has no boundaries.\u00a0 Through this partnership we feel we can truly showcase BLACKPINK\u2019s potential on a grander scale and we look forward to what\u2019s to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cChairman Yang has built YG Entertainment into a global music powerhouse with an impressive track record of breaking artists. I\u2019m thrilled to expand our relationship with YG through the addition of Blackpink to the Interscope family.\u00a0 We look forward to building upon BLACKPINK\u2019s remarkable early success by putting the global resources and expertise of UMG behind them and growing their audience around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cBLACKPINK are global superstars in the making,\u201d commented John Janick, Chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&amp;M.\u00a0 \u201cThe music and visuals are so immediately striking and so different from anything else happening in pop music.\u00a0 We are beyond excited to partner with YG in pursuit of their vision for BLACKPINK world domination.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Discovered by K-Pop superstar artist\/producer Teddy Park and YG Entertainment (the multi-faceted South Korean entertainment company responsible for the breakout successes of Big Bang, PSY, and 2NE1, among many others), BLACKPINK\u2019s lineup includes Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa, and Ros\u00e9. The group made its debut in August 2016 with a massively popular pair of singles: &#8216;Boombayah&#8217;, and &#8216;Whistle&#8217;, which debuted at #1 and #2 on Billboard\u2019s World Digital Songs chart. That November, BLACKPINK delivered their singles, &#8216;Stay&#8217;, and &#8216;Playing with Fire&#8217;, their second single to reach #1 on World Digital Songs. By the end of the year, BLACKPINK had landed at #2 on Billboard\u2019s 10 Best New K-Pop Groups in 2016 list.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the first female K-pop group ever to have four #1 singles on the World Digital Songs chart, BLACKPINK\u2019s hits also include &#8216;As If It\u2019s Your Last&#8217; &#8211; a June 2017 release that debuted at #1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On June 15 of this year, BLACKPINK released their debut EP, &#8216;Square Up&#8217; and premiered its lead single &#8216;Ddu-Du Ddu-Du&#8217;. The song shot to #55 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it history\u2019s highest-charting debut by an all-female K-pop act.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also arriving on June 15, the video for &#8216;Ddu-Du Ddu-Du&#8217; surpassed 10 million views in just 6 hours and earned 36.2 million views in one day.\u00a0 In August, &#8216;Ddu-Du Ddu-Du&#8217; appeared at #3 on YouTube\u2019s Global Top 10 Songs of the Summer list, surpassing Drake\u2019s &#8216;In My Feelings&#8217; and Ed Sheeran\u2019s &#8216;Perfect&#8217;. The video currently has over 400,000,000 views on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition, &#8216;Square Up&#8217; debuted at #40 on the Billboard 200, cementing it as the highest-charting release to date by an all-female K-pop group. &#8216;Square Up&#8217; also hit #1 on the Billboard World Albums chart.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For more information on BLACKPINK, visit their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/blackpinkofficial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BLACKPINKOFFICIAL\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> pages.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_73580\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IHNzOHi8sJs?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"BLACKPINK - \u2018\ub69c\ub450\ub69c\ub450 (DDU-DU DDU-DU)\u2019 M\/V\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/IHNzOHi8sJs\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YG Entertainment and Interscope Records are thrilled to announce a global partnership for BLACKPINK, one of the world\u2019s biggest all-female K-pop groups. 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