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THE OFFICIAL BLΛƆKPIИK THREAD ABOUT BLACKPINK (블랙핑크) YG Entertainment’s first new girl group in seven years are set to debut on August 8, 2016 with four members Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo, and Rosé. Each member has been trained hard by YG for four to six years and considered multi-talented in music, dance, and foreign language. The name BLACKPINK has a very important meaning that pretty isn't everything it also means that the team not only possesses great beauty but also great talent, BLACKPINK is also a very diverse group with three of the members had been born in different countries making them YGE first multi-national group MEMBERS PROFILE: JENNIE Position: Leader, Main Rapper, Vocal Birth Name: Jennie Kim/제니김/Jennie金 Nickname: Jendeuk Birthday: January 16th 1996 Nationality: Netherlands Height: (around) 160cm Trainee Period: 6+ Years Miscellaneous: Fluent in Korean, Japanese, and English. She studied abroad in New Zealand at ACG Parnell College. Appearances and features: MBC documentary on Koreans living abroad in New Zealand, 2012. YGEntertainment Youtube Channel posted on Aug 29th, 2012. YGEntertainment Youtube Channel posted on Jan 20, 2013. Gdargon – That XX (MV) Lee Hi – special Seungri – GG Be Gdragon – Black (Korean version) [지드래곤 G-DRAGON] – 블랙 BLACK(Feat.Jennie Kim) @인기가요 inkigayo 130908 G-DRAGON_1013_SBS Inkigayo_BLACK(Feat. JENNIE KIM of YG New Artist) G-DRAGON_Black feat. JENNIE KIM (Black by G-Dragon feat. JENNIE KIM@Mcountdown 2013.9.12) LISA Position: Main Dancer, Rapper, Maknae Birth Name: Lalisa Manoban/ลลิสา มโนบาล Nickname: Lalice, Laliz, Pokpak Birthday: March 27th 1997 Nationality: Thailand Height: (around) 168 -170cm Trainee Period: 5+ Years Miscellaneous: Childhood friends with GOT7′s Bambam. Lisa along with Got7’s Bambam and Ten (Sm trainee) were part of the dance crew ‘We Zaa Cool’. First foreigner to debut under YG entertainment. Appearances and features: Group WZC dancing GTO – Lollipop & LaChaTa @ WeDo Cover 2010 s1final YGEntertainment Youtube Channel posted on May 10, 2012: “WHO’S THAT GIRL???” Taeyang’s – Ringa Linga (MV) JISOO Position: Visual, Sub-Vocal Birth Name: Kim Jisoo/김지수/金智秀 Nickname: Chi Choo, Jichu Birthday: June 20th 1995 Nationality: South Korea Trainee Period: 5+ Years Appearances and features: Acted in EPIK HIGH’s ‘SPOILER’ +‘Happen Ending’ MV YGE Actress and CF Model ROSÉ Position: Main Vocal Birth Name: Roseanne Park Chaeyoung/박채영/朴彩英 Nickname: Rose, Rosie Birthday: February 11th 1997 Nationality: Australia Height: (around) 167 -170cm Trainee Period: 4+ Years Miscellaneous: Born and raised in Melbourne & Box Hill, where she attended Canterbury Girls Secondary College. Languages: English, Korean & Japanese Appearances and features: Featured in G-Dragon’s ‘Without You’ WEBSITES: Facebook | YG Family | Youtube | Twitter| Instagram OFFICIAL VIDEOS BLACKPINK - DANCE PRACTICE VIDEO BLACKPINK - '휘파람'(WHISTLE) M/V BLACKPINK - '붐바야'(BOOMBAYAH) M/V

Monsta X’s scheduled appearance in Ellen and Twice’s coming documentary produced by YouTube raise a lot of questions. Black Pink seems to getting the most success internationally, why are Twice and Monsta X getting big breaks like these? Is there any truth to the theory that Black Pink plows views? How does plowing of views work? How can you increase your YouTube views? Black Pink is already supported by one of the biggest management companies in North America, Interscope Records, why aren’t they getting TV guestings on U.S. shows more often? Black Pink, Twice and Monsta X seem to be groups that are making some headway in North America. Who has what it takes to make it? The YouTuber shared some very important points: 1) Black Pink is backed by a bigger label 2) YouTube's original series with Twice implies that according to YouTube's algorythm and business analysis, Twice is more popular 3) Monsta X's Guesting in Ellen speaks a lot on their actual future in North America

Aside from Allkpop or Koreaboo, what websites of K-pop or K-drama do you guys think are good enough? Which is not as big as Allkpop and Koreaboo but still reliable enough, either it's about general K-entertainment or the specific groups/ singers, can you guys recommend some?