page_title: Blackpink
section_title: 2018–2019: International breakthrough, Square Up, Kill This Love, and first world tour
hierarchical_section_title: Blackpink / History / 2018–2019: International breakthrough, Square Up, Kill This Love, and first world tour
caption_attribution_description: English: BLACKPINK fansign event at the AK Plaza in Bundang on June 24, 2018.
context_page_description: Blackpink is a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment, consisting of members Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa. They debuted in August 2016 with the single album Square One, which features "Whistle" and "Boombayah", their first number-one hits on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart and the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart, respectively.
  Blackpink are the highest-charting female Korean act on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 33 with their 2020 singles "How You Like That" and "Sour Candy", and the Billboard 200, peaking at number 24 with Kill This Love. They were the first Korean girl group to enter and top Billboard's Emerging Artists chart and to top the Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart three times. Blackpink also became the first female Korean act to receive a certification from the Recording Industry Association of America with their hit single "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du", which is the most-viewed music video by a Korean group on YouTube. They have the most top 40 hits in the United Kingdom among all Korean artists.
context_section_description: In January 2018, it was announced that the group's debut Japanese EP would be re-released under the name Re:Blackpink. The digital version included the same songs as the original release, while the physical version included a DVD containing all music videos and six songs in the Korean language.
  On June 15, 2018, the group released their first Korean-language EP, titled Square Up. The lead single, "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du", debuted at number 17 on the Official Trending Chart in the United Kingdom, making them the first female K-pop group to enter the chart since its launch in 2016. The single also debuted at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100, with 12.4 million U.S. streams and 7,000 downloads in the tracking week ending June 21, 2018, making Blackpink the highest-charting Korean girl group on the chart. The single also debuted at number 39 on the U.S. Streaming Songs chart, making Blackpink became the first K-pop girl group to enter the chart. Square Up also brought the group their first entry and the highest-charting album by an all-female K-pop group at the time of its release on the Billboard 200, debuting at number 40 with 14,000 equivalent units. The EP also topped the Billboard World Albums chart. In South Korea, Square Up debuted at number one on Gaon Albums Chart. "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" peaked at number one on the digital, download, streaming, and mobile charts on Gaon in its second week, while "Forever Young" peaked at number two. YouTube's official tally saw the music video for "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" garner a total of 36.2 million views within 24 hours after its release, making it the most-viewed online video in the first 24 hours by a Korean act and the second most-watched music video of all time in first 24 hours of release at that time.
  On July 7, the final stop of the tour was added for December 24 at Kyocera Dome Osaka as a Christmas gift for fans. They embarked on their first Japan tour, "Blackpink Arena Tour 2018", in Osaka from July 24 to 25. On September 12, it was announced that the group would hold their first concert in Seoul titled "Blackpink 2018 Tour [In Your Area] Seoul x BC Card" at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena. The concert led to the In Your Area World Tour, which continued through 2019 and early 2020 throughout North America, Europe, Oceania and Japan. The tour ultimately became the highest-grossing tour by a Korean girl group by the end of its run.
  On October 19, English singer Dua Lipa released "Kiss and Make Up" with Blackpink, a new track for the re-released edition of her self-titled debut album. "Kiss and Make Up" debuted at number 93 at the Billboard Hot 100, marking Blackpink's second entry in the chart and making them the only Korean girl group to score at least two entries on the chart. The song also became their second entry in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 36, and their first top 40 entry. They were the first female Korean group and third Korean act overall to reach the top 40.
  In October 2018, the group signed with Interscope Records in a global partnership with YG Entertainment; they were to be represented by Interscope and Universal Music Group outside of Asia. In November 2018, Blackpink announced additional tour dates for their "In Your Area World Tour", which covered thirteen dates across Asia from January to March 2019. Jennie debuted with her single, "Solo", at Blackpink's Seoul concert on November 11; both the song and its official music video were released the following day. Their first Japanese studio album, Blackpink in Your Area, was made available digitally on November 23 and physically on December 5. The album included Japanese versions of all of their previous releases and debuted at number 9 on the Oricon Albums Chart, selling an estimated 13,000 copies in its first week.
  Blackpink made their American debut at the Universal Music Group's 2019 Grammy Artist Showcase, an invite-only event at the ROW in Downtown Los Angeles on February 9, 2019. The group appeared on several American television shows following their debut performance, including The Late Show with Stephen Colbert an
caption: Blackpink attending a fansign event for Square Up held at the AK Plaza in Bundang, June 24, 2018.
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