SEOUL, Aug 19 (Reuters) – South Korean Ok-pop lady group BLACKPINK is ready to disclose their new track “Pink Venom” in a while Friday, their first single in almost two years, forward of a deliberate nine-month world tour.
The teaser for the music video of the hip-hop monitor, the lead single of the group’s new album to be launched subsequent month, has already attracted greater than 130 million views on YouTube.
The foursome – Jisoo, Jennie, Rose and Lisa – have grow to be a world phenomenon since their debut in South Korea in 2016 and have collaborated with stars resembling Woman Gaga, Cardi B and Dua Lipa.
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A few of their songs resembling “Kill This Love” have gathered greater than a billion YouTube hits, however group members have targeted extra not too long ago on solo releases.
“Because it’s our comeback after a very long time … we wished to specific our id. So we put collectively phrases ‘Pink’ and ‘Venom’, two contradictory phrases that can properly remind you of us,” Jennie stated at a media occasion.
The band’s administration company YG Leisure (122870.KQ) stated the music video for the track, which options conventional Korean devices, is the costliest it has ever produced.
The brand new album, Born Pink, set for launch on Sept. 16, presold greater than 1.5 million copies in per week, double the variety of the group’s first album, YG stated.
“Slightly than specializing in breaking data, we now have actually ready for the brand new track so our followers and audiences can find it irresistible … (however) if we’re capable of break data, we’d be actually grateful,” Rose stated.
BLACKPINK will kick off their world tour in October and go to at the least 26 cities via to June, performing to some 1.5 million followers.
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Reporting by Joori Roh; enhancing by Richard Pullin
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