Since their single ‘Boombayah’ dropped in June 2016, the four-member South Korean girl band BLACKPINK has become a global superstar. BLACKPINK is the highest-charting female K-pop act on the Billboard Hot 100, which peaked at number 55 with the song ‘Ddu-Du Ddu-Du’ on Billboard 200. The group peaked at number 40 with ‘Square Up’ Formed in South Korea by YG Entertainment under the famous K-pop trainee system ,members auditioned with the popular entertainment agency to become trainees or students with the hope to make their debut as recording artists someday. The meaning of the word BLACKPINK intends to contradict the popular notion attached to the color pink. The name reflects that they are a team that encompasses much more than beauty.