The Breakout Kids

Most Rookie Groups Teeter on the Cusp of Fame, Depending on Their Next Big Hit to Make or Break ‘em. But Not Blackpink. Meet K-pop’s Latest It Girls, and Yg Entertainment’s Best Investment in Seven Years.
 

- Chew Hui Ling

It feels all too familiar: girl groups popping up every other day in the cutthroat land of k-pop, with more misses than hits before disappearing into obscurity. at the other end of the spectrum, however, YG entertainment already prepared a master plan for their ‘next generation of 2NE1’ – seven years after thrusting their first female quartet into the limelight.

In true YG fashion, these girls tick plenty of boxes: they follow the good ol’ formula of badass hip-hop, cool attitude and girl crush concept that 2NE1 is known for. only they come with a fresh side of femininity that we don’t usually see in YG groups, which isn’t actually a bad thing. They’re pretty much set for stardom from the get-go, but with the burgeoning success of their sunbaes, how is Yang Hyun Suk’s new flagship act going to follow that up? and considering how they’ve been riding on a train of pre-debut media hype since way back in 2011, it led us to wonder: are they really worth the five-year wait?

Although naysayers might think otherwise, this is BLACKPINK we’re talking about – and these new kids on the block are all set to challenge the impossible. Ahead, we debunk the various headline-hitting issues everybody’s been talking about. And find out what exactly is the big deal about BLACKPINK.

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