BLAKCPINK topped the US Billboard charts for two weeks in a row with the pre-released song 'Pink Venom' from their 2nd full-length album.
According to the latest chart released by US Billboard on the 6th (local time), BLAKCPINK's 'Pink Venom' topped both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excluding U.S. charts.
Billboard said, "BLAKCPINK is the first time a K-pop female artist has ranked first on Billboard's major charts for two weeks in a row", set the highest number on the charts for this week."
BLAKCPINK also took the top spot on the Billboard chart last week, rewriting the top ranking of K-pop girl groups. The Global 200 surpassed the best record (#2) of 'Lovesick Girls' released in October 2020, and #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart was also the best performance as a single song unique to BLACKPINK.
BLACKPINK is showing off their overwhelming presence not only on the Billboard but also on various global charts. On the Spotify Top Songs Global Weekly Chart, it ranked 2nd, the highest K-pop ranking, and in the UK Official Singles Chart, it ranked 22nd, maintaining its top position for two weeks after its first entry.
The music video also broke 90.4 million views on YouTube within 24 hours of its release, breaking the world record for a female artist. After reaching 100 million views at the fastest speed (29 hours 35 minutes) among K-pop girl groups, it surpassed 200 million views in 7 days and a half day.
BLACKPINK will release their 2nd full-length album 'BORN PINK' on September 16 at 1 PM (Korean time). The title song is 'Shut Down'.

Written by Han Hye SeonTranslated by Lee So Yun