BLACKPINK Makes History By Becoming First K-Pop Girl Group To Top Britain’s Albums Chart

BLACKPINK becomes the first K-pop girl group to create a big record by topping Britain's albums chart

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- September 26, 2022 | 2:39 PM IST
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BLACKPINK has topped the albums section of Britain’s Official Chart with its latest work, ‘Born Pink’. It has thus become the first K-pop girl group to claim the belt on the most celebrated music chart in Britain, its agency said, reports Yonhap.

The girl group‘s second full-length album, which was released on September 16, beat albums by Suede, Rina Sawayama and other global pop stars on the Official Albums Chart on Friday (BST), YG Entertainment said.

The BLACKPINK album’s lead song, ‘Shut Down’, and the track ‘Pink Venom’ placed 24th and 38th, respectively, on the Official Singles Chart.

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Before BLACKPINK, boy band BTS was the only K-pop artiste to top the Official Albums Chart. In 2020, BLACKPINK’s first full-length album, ‘The Album’, was placed at No. 2 on the same chart.

Among K-pop singles, ‘Gangnam Style’ by K-pop solo artiste Psy claimed the top spot on the Official Singles Chart in 2012.

Meanwhile, recently BLACKPINK hit the headlines after the group attended the 2022 MTV VMAs. All the four members were looking stunning in dazzling outfits.

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