It appears that the hype and demand for Black Pink is getting stronger and stronger. The last time a Korean girl group got this much love from K-pop fans was at the peak of 2NE1's career. Now that CL, Bom, and Dara have taken a break from the music scene as a group after Minzy's exit, are Jisoo, Jennie, Rose, and Lisa taking over the 2NE1's usual top spot?
Is Black Pink the new 2NE1? New Korean group taking over top spot?
It seems like it was just yesterday when 2NE1 first grabbed everyone's attention when they released their first song, "Fire," back in 2009. Adding more hype to the debut of the Korean girl group, YG Entertainment collaborated 2NE1 with K-pop's most successful boy band to date, BIGBANG, for the song "Lollipop." 2NE1 CL, Bom, Dara, and Minzy won "Rookie of the Month" for May 2009.
But their career was not all rainbows and butterflies as the group faced some controversies along the way. From Bom's drug scandal to CL's comments about Asian women, 2NE1 definitely had a tough time despite their success. But the most heartbreaking news was definitely Minzy's departure from 2NE1. Since then, CL, Bom, and Dara have been doing their own solo projects, leaving a free spot for other groups to fill in, and Black Pink happily took that spot.
Black Pink to release new music soon with BIGBANG?
But after the successful launch of Black Pink's "Boombayah," and "Whistle" music videos, the group has not released additional songs. GamenGuide previously reported that YG Entertainment is setting BIGBANG, Black Pink, and brother-sister duo Akdong Musician for a triplle comeback next month. Although not confirmed, there could be collaborations on the way as YG Entertainment is known for making their artists work together.
