Amazon Quiz: Which group has recently surpassed Justin Bieber to become the most subscribed artist on YouTube?

The options are:

BTS

Fifth Harmony

Blackpink

Coldplay

The correct answer is: Blackpink

Blackpink is a K-pop girl group from South Korea. It is formed by YG Entertainment. The quartet consists of Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa. The group made the big debut in August 2016 with their single album Square One. The album featured hits “Whistle” and “Boombayah”, which were the first number-one entries on South Korea’s Gaon Digital Chart.

The quartet is the highest-charting female Korean act on the Billboard Hot 100. It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200 with their hit song “Ice Cream”, pop star Selena Gomez has featured in that song.

The band peaked at number two with The Album (2020). This was also the first-ever album by a K-pop girl group to sell more than 1 million copies.

They were also the first Korean girl group to enter Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart and top it. Blackpink also became the first female Korean act to receive a certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for their hit single “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” (2018). It is also the most viewed video by a Korean group.

Their 2018 song “Kiss and Make Up”, which was a collaboration with Dua Lipa, was the first by a Korean group to receive a British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certification. Throughout its career, the band has broken numerous records. In January 2021, South Korean President Moon Jae-in had credited Blackpink for spreading K-pop content across the globe.  

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