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This Blackpink quiz has 48 free questions with answers and runs from the YG Entertainment auditions of 2010 through the 2016 debut, the breakthrough of Ddu-Du Ddu-Du, The Album and Born Pink, the record-setting tours, Coachella, and the members' solo careers up to Deadline and the tenth anniversary in 2026. It covers the four members' backgrounds (which two grew up outside Korea, who auditioned in Thailand, who acted in The Idol and The White Lotus), the group's records on YouTube, Billboard and the charts, the fandom name, the fashion houses, and the odd corners like the names the group nearly had. Roughly a third of the questions are easy enough for a casual listener; the rest climb to details only a committed Blink will know. It works as a solo test or a round for a K-pop quiz night. Every answer has been checked against a reference source and each question shows its citation.
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Q 01Which K-pop label formed Blackpink?
YG
YG Entertainment, the label behind Big Bang, debuted Blackpink in 2016 as its first new girl group in seven years, after training the members for up to six years.
Q 02Which two tracks made up Blackpink's debut single album, Square One?
Boombayah and Whistle
Boombayah and Whistle, the two Square One tracks, took the top two spots on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart in their first week, with Whistle at number one.
Q 03On what date did Blackpink officially debut?
August 8, 2016
August 8, 2016 was the date of the Square One showcase and release; the label had first promised a new girl group for 2012, so fans waited more than four years.
Q 04What is the name of Blackpink's fandom?
Blink
Blink, a blend of 'black' and 'pink', was announced as the official fandom name in January 2017, five months after the group's debut.
Q 05Which of these was one of the other names YG considered before settling on Blackpink?
Baby Monster
Baby Monster, Pink Punk and Magnum were all considered before Blackpink; the label later revived the idea as Babymonster, its 2023 girl group.
Q 06Which rapper features on the track Bet You Wanna?
Cardi B
Cardi B raps the guest verse on Bet You Wanna, a track on the group's first full-length Korean record, released in October 2020.
Q 07Which member was the first to be revealed to the public, on June 1, 2016?
Jennie
She had already appeared in G-Dragon's 'That XX' video and on Lee Hi's 'Special'; the other three followed at weekly intervals.
Q 08Which member is from Thailand?
Lisa
She was the only one of 4,000 applicants to pass YG's 2010 audition in Thailand and became the label's first foreign trainee.
Q 09Which member was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and raised in Australia?
Rosé
She came first among 700 applicants at YG's 2012 audition in Australia; another member also lived in New Zealand as a child.
Q 10Which member is the eldest, born in January 1995?
Jisoo
The youngest was born in March 1997, only six weeks after the New Zealand-born member.
Q 11Which 2018 song was the first by a Korean girl group to enter the UK Singles Chart?
Ddu-Du Ddu-Du
Ddu-Du Ddu-Du entered the UK Singles Chart at number 78 in June 2018, and its video became the first by a K-pop group to pass one billion YouTube views, in November 2019.
Q 12Which British singer released 'Kiss and Make Up' with Blackpink in 2018?
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa added the track to the deluxe edition of her debut album; Kiss and Make Up reached number 36 in the UK, the first top-40 hit there by a Korean girl group.
Q 13Blackpink became the first female K-pop group to play which US festival in April 2019?
Coachella
Q 21In which 2021 JTBC drama did a member make her lead acting debut as Eun Yeong-ro?
Snowdrop
Snowdrop, set in 1987 Seoul and co-starring Jung Hae-in, premiered on JTBC in December 2021 and gave the group's eldest member her first lead role.
Q 22Which 2022 pre-release single was the first song by a girl group to top the Billboard Global 200?
Pink Venom
Pink Venom, released August 19, 2022 ahead of the second full-length, debuted at number one on the Billboard Global 200 and topped Australia's ARIA chart, a first for a Korean group.
Q 23Which Blackpink album was the first K-pop girl-group album to top both the US Billboard 200 and UK Albums Chart?
Born Pink
Coachella's 2019 edition put Blackpink on the Sahara stage as the first female K-pop group to play the festival; four years later they returned as headliners, the first Korean act to top the bill.
Q 14Which Lady Gaga album featured Blackpink on the track 'Sour Candy' in 2020?
Chromatica
It debuted at number 33 on the Hot 100 and number eight in Australia, then the highest for any Korean group.
Q 15Which 2020 single's video set a Guinness World Record for YouTube views in its first 24 hours?
How You Like That
How You Like That drew 86.3 million YouTube views in its first 24 hours on June 26, 2020, one of five Guinness records it set, and won Song of Summer at that year's MTV VMAs.
Q 16Which American singer joined Blackpink on 'Ice Cream' in August 2020?
Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez shares vocals on Ice Cream, released August 28, 2020, which reached number 13 on the Hot 100, then a record for a Korean female act.
Q 17What was the title of Blackpink's first Korean full-length record, released in October 2020?
The Album
The Album, released October 2, 2020, made them the first million-selling K-pop girl group and reached number two on both the Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart.
Q 18Blackpink's 2020 documentary Light Up the Sky premiered on which platform?
Netflix
Netflix released Light Up the Sky on October 14, 2020; director Caroline Suh covered the four years since debut through trainee footage and interviews with the members.
Q 19What was the title of the March 2021 single album led by On the Ground?
R
R, released March 12, 2021, sold more than 440,000 copies in its first week, then a record for a Korean female soloist; On the Ground was its lead single.
Q 20Which fashion house made the group's Thai member its global ambassador in 2020?
Celine
Celine named the group's Thai member its global ambassador in September 2020; her three bandmates fronted Dior, Saint Laurent and a fourth Paris house that year.
Born Pink, released September 16, 2022, debuted at number one on both the Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart, the first K-pop girl-group album to top either.
Q 24Which group's record did Blackpink's 2022-23 tour beat to become the highest-grossing girl-group tour ever?
Spice Girls
Spice Girls' 2019 reunion tour had held the record; the 2022-23 tour grossed about $330 million from 1.8 million tickets and was also the highest-grossing tour by any act from Korea.
Q 25Blackpink became the first act from where to headline the California desert festival in 2023?
Asia
Asia had never supplied a headliner for the desert festival before April 2023; three months later the group also became the first Korean act to headline a major UK festival, at BST Hyde Park.
Q 26Which British honour did the four members receive in 2023 for their climate-change advocacy?
Honorary MBEs
Honorary MBEs were presented by King Charles at Buckingham Palace in November 2023, during the Korean president's state visit, for their work as advocates for the COP26 summit in Glasgow.
Q 27Which magazine named Blackpink its 2022 Entertainer of the Year?
Time
Time named the group its 2022 Entertainer of the Year that December, two years after the magazine gave the same title to BTS.
Q 28Blackpink was the first music act on YouTube to pass how many subscribers?
100 million
They are also the most-viewed band on the platform and the most-followed female group on Spotify.
Q 29Which April 2019 release was Blackpink's second Korean mini-album?
Kill This Love
Kill This Love, released April 5, 2019, was the second Korean mini-album; its title track peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100, then a record for a K-pop girl group.
Q 30Which HBO series cast a member as the wellness mentor Mook in its Thailand-set third season?
The White Lotus
The White Lotus cast the group's Thai member as Mook, a hotel wellness mentor, in its third season, shot in Thailand and broadcast from February 2025.