Seoul: BLACKPINK has topped the albums section of Britain’s Official Chart with its latest work, ‘Born Pink’. It has thus become the first K-pop girl group to claim the belt on the most celebrated music chart in Britain, its agency said, reports Yonhap.Also Read – Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral Today: World Leaders, Dignitaries, Expected Crowd of Over 2 Million to Attend
The girl group’s second full-length album, which was released on September 16, beat albums by Suede, Rina Sawayama and other global pop stars on the Official Albums Chart on Friday (BST), YG Entertainment said. Also Read – Queen Elizabeth II Death Date Was Predicted By Twitter User; Same Person Foretold Something ‘Strange’ In Same Tweet | Read Here
The album’s lead song, ‘Shut Down’, and the track ‘Pink Venom’ placed 24th and 38th, respectively, on the Official Singles Chart. Also Read – BTS ARMY Goes Bonkers as Jin Aka Kim Seok-jin Heads For US Amid Rumours of Solo Debut
Before BLACKPINK, boy band BTS was the only K-pop artiste to top the Official Albums Chart. In 2020, BLACKPINK’s first full-length album, ‘The Album’, was placed at No. 2 on the same chart.
Among K-pop singles, ‘Gangnam Style’ by K-pop solo artiste Psy claimed the top spot on the Official Singles Chart in 2012.