The K-pop girl group, Blackpink were named artist of the year by the prestigious magazine TIME, who gave the appointment of this 2022 a Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rose, the four members of this group. See who’s who.
Who are the members of Blackpink?
The K-pop girl group, consisting of Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa, and Rosé, were recruited through an audition process by YG, one of the traditional “Big Three” K-pop labels in South Korea.
And they were also trained for five years at YG’s Seoul facility, during which time the young women learned to dance, sing and act together, watching as fellow trainees fail to meet the company’s exacting standards.
Blackpink are the first highest-ranking female K-pop group Hot 100 billboard with its single “Ice Cream”. They have recorded singles with Selena Gomez, Dua Lipa, Shakira and Lady Gaga
Who’s Who in Blackpink?
Jennie, 26, was born in Seoul but moved to New Zealand as a child, and her first solo project was ‘Solo’, which became a hip-hop hit.
Rosé, 25, was born in Auckland but raised in Melbourne. In 2021 he released two solo singles: “On the Ground” and “Gone”; which garnered a large audience worldwide.
She also made waves at last year’s Met Gala, in a Saint Laurent dress, for which she is a brand ambassador.
Lisa, 25, is Thai and grew up in Thailand; she was the first non-ethnic Korean trainee to be signed to the YG label. She is currently a representative of the luxury brand Celine and has released two solo songs that reflect her hip-hop chops of hers.
For her part, Jisoo, 27, is from Gunpo, a small city in South Korea, and the only one of the four who has lived in the country all her life.
He made his acting debut in the drama Snowdrop, and with 66 million Instagram followers, she has become the most-followed Korean actress on the platform.
In fact, second TIME, Influencer marketing platforms have estimated that Jisoo outperformed celebrities like Kylie Jenner at recent Paris shows, with earned media worth of more than $22 million.
Why were they named TIME Magazine Artist of the Year?
Time revealed that 2022 was a big year for the K-Pop girl band when they appeared at the VMAs in August, performing their hit single “Pink Venom” and on stage during their latest successful world tour, which kicked off in October.
Additionally, they set a record as the best-selling album by a Korean girl group, with over 2 million albums sold, and continue to dominate YouTube with over 83 million subscribers.
According to TimeBlackpink managed to become the largest girl group in the world thanks to the possibility for its members to be solo stars in their own right.
“The group may be greater than the sum of its parts, but each of its parts is greater than the combined efforts of most other pop groups,” he said. Time.
