BLACKPINK Ranked No. 1 on the Albums Chart as a Special Edition of Full-Time Albums

The group BLACKPINK has made it to the top of the album chart with a special edition of its first full-length album, "How You Like That."

According to the Gaon Chart for the 30th week of 2020 (2020.07.19-2020.07.25), a special edition of BLACKPINK's pre-released title "How You Like That" topped the album's weekly chart and retail album chart. In social chart 2.0, which is also an indicator of artists' global popularity, BLACKPINK has topped the list for nine consecutive weeks. He enjoyed a total of three gold medals.

The "How You Like That" special edition, released on the 17th, is literally a gift to fans, released before BLACKPINK's first full-length album. Considering that the CD contains only the "How You Like That" song and the instrumental version, the number one album chart is a very encouraging achievement.

BLACKPINK's "How You Like That" song was released on the 26th of last month and had dominated the Melon Chart, the nation's largest music site, for nearly a month. It has remained at the top of the list and is gaining popularity.

He also proved his popularity on music shows. BLACKPINK has topped MBC M's "Show Champion," which aired on 29th, and so far, SBS' "Inkigayo," Mnet's "M Countdown," KBS2's "Music Bank," and MBC's "Show!She swept the top spot in "Music Core" and held a total of 12 trophies in her arms.

He also made a splash on overseas charts, showing significant results. As soon as the song was released, it hit the charts at home and abroad, drawing keen attention from the global music market. Not only did iTunes rank first in 64 countries around the world, but it also topped Line Music in Japan and won three gold medals on China's largest music site QQ chart.

It broke the K-pop girl group record for the first time by ranking 20th in the UK's official single top 100 and 33rd in the U.S. Billboard's Hot 100, and broke the K-pop group's best record at second place in the Spotify Global Top 50 Chart, the world's largest music streaming service.

How You Like That is still writing a dazzling record on YouTube. On the first day of the music video's release, it recorded 86.3 million views, drawing attention as it was listed on the Guinness World Records in a total of five categories, including "Most views of YouTube videos in 24 hours." Since then, it has recorded 100 million views in about 32 hours, 200 million views in seven days, and 300 million views in 21 days, the shortest time in YouTube music video history. This is an all-time record written less than a month after its release.

BLACKPINK has confirmed its first full-length album release on October 2. "BLACKPINK will focus on the global market in 2020 with systematic and thorough planning and practice," YG said.