2. BLACK PINK
• Blackpink, the popular South Korean girl group, has been
making waves in the music industry since their debut in 2016.
The quartet, consisting of members Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo and Rosé,
has gained immense fame for their catchy tunes and bold
fashion sense. But who is the captain of the group? The answer
is none other than the personal and strong leader Jisoo. With
her charismatic personality and strong leadership skills, Jisoo
has earned the title of the unofficial leader of Blackpink. She is
the glue that holds the group together and her presence is felt
in every performance. From taking charge of group decisions to
leading her group-mates during practices, Jisoo has proven
time and time again why she is the captain of Blackpink.
• It is not officially confirmed (there is no official statement on
their website or fanpage), but in Korea, Blackpink’s most
popular member, Jennie, is the most popular. As a result, we
3. Who started the group and the 1st
black pink member?
• Answer: Jennie
• Jennie was the first group member
revealed, on June 1, 2016. She joined YG
Entertainment as a trainee in 2010 after
moving back to South Korea from New
Zealand. She had been introduced to the
public for the first time in 2012 in a photo
titled "Who's that girl?" on YG
Entertainment's website on April 10.
4. Jennie Kim
• Jennie Kim (Korean: 김제니; born January 16, 1996),
known mononymously as Jennie, is a South Korean singer
and rapper.[3] Born and raised in South Korea, Jennie
studied in New Zealand for five years before returning to
South Korea in 2010. She debuted as a member of the girl
group Blackpink, formed by YG Entertainment, in August
2016. In November 2018, Jennie made her debut as a solo
artist with the single "Solo". The song was commercially
successful, topping both the Gaon Digital Chart and
Billboard's World Digital Songs chart. In 2023, she will be
making her acting debut in the HBO series The Idol, under
the stage name Jennie Ruby Jane.
5. Lalisa Manobal (Lisa)
• Lalisa Manobal (also spelled Manoban, born
Pranpriya Manobal, March 27, 1997), known
mononymously as Lisa, is a Thai rapper, singer and
dancer. She is a member of the South Korean girl
group Blackpink, which debuted under YG
Entertainment in 2016.
• Lisa made her solo debut with her single album
Lalisa in September 2021, which made her the first
female artist to sell 736,000 copies of an album in
its first week in South Korea. The music video for its
lead single of the same name recorded 73.6 million
views in 24 hours on YouTube, setting the record
for the most-viewed music video in the first 24
hours on the platform by a solo artist. Both "Lalisa"
and the album's viral second single "Money"
charted in the top 10 of the Billboard Global 200.
Lalisa went on to become the first album by a K-
6. Kim Jisoo
• Kim Ji-soo (Korean: 김지수; born January 3, 1995), known
mononymously as Jisoo, is a South Korean singer and actress.
She is a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink,
formed by YG Entertainment, in August 2016. Outside of her
music career, she made her acting debut with a cameo role in
the 2015 series The Producers and played her first leading
role in the JTBC series Snowdrop (2021–22), for which she
won a Seoul International Drama Award.
• Jisoo made her solo music debut with the single album Me on
March 31, 2023. The album debuted at number one on the
Circle Album Chart with 1.03 million copies sold in less than
two days, becoming the best-selling album of all time by a
female soloist in South Korea and the first to sell over a
million copies. Its lead single "Flower" was a commercial
success, peaking at number two on the Billboard Global 200
and the Circle Digital Chart and becoming the highest-
charting song by a Korean female soloist on the Canadian Hot
100, the NZ Singles Chart and the UK Singles Chart.
7. Roseanne Park (Rose)
• Roseanne Park (born 11 February 1997), known
mononymously as Rosé (Korean: 로제), is a Korean-New
Zealand singer and dancer based in South Korea. Born in
New Zealand and raised in Australia, Rosé signed with South
Korean label YG Entertainment following a successful
audition in 2012 and trained for four years before debuting as
a member of the girl group Blackpink in August 2016.
• In March 2021, Rosé made her solo debut with her single
album R. The album sold 448,089 copies in its first week, the
highest for a Korean female soloist. Its lead single "On the
Ground" was a commercial success, peaking in the top five
domestically and becoming the highest-charting song by a
Korean female soloist on the US Billboard Hot 100, the ARIA
Singles Chart and the UK Singles Chart. It was the first song
by a Korean solo artist to top the Billboard Global 200 and
earned Rosé two Guinness World Records. The album's
second single "Gone" peaked in the top ten in South Korea
as well.