Mixing glossy girl group glamour with gritty trap swagger, K-pop superstars
Blackpink emerged in 2016 with debut single "Boombayah" and quickly became the
biggest Korean female act to gain crossover success in the US. The group was
assembled by record company and talent agency YG Entertainment, whose executives
were looking for a girl group to replace the defunct 2NE1 and crack the
international market. Using the company's trainee program to find future stars,
YG selected a line-up of diverse singers hailing for Bangkok, Seoul, and as far
afield as Auckland, New Zealand. Blackpin...