Blackpink (EP)

Blackpink is the first Japanese extended play by South Korean girl group Blackpink. The EP was released in Japan through YGEX on August 30, 2017, following digital pre-release on August 29. The six track EP consists of Japanese version of their previously released singles in Korean.

"Blackpink (album)" redirects here. For albums released by Blackpink, see Blackpink discography.
Blackpink
Digital and CD-only edition cover[lower-alpha 1]
EP by
Blackpink
ReleasedAugust 30, 2017 (2017-08-30)
StudioYG (Seoul)
Genre
Length21:46
Language
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • English
LabelYGEX
Producer
Blackpink chronology
Square Two
(2016)		 Blackpink
(2017)		 Square Up
(2018)
Alternative cover
a close-up shot of the members in black and white with logo of "Re: Blackpink" in the bottom
Reissue cover
Singles from Blackpink
  1. "Boombayah (JP Ver.)"
    Released: August 8, 2017

The EP debuted atop the Oricon Albums Chart in its daily and weekly charts. The group became the third foreign artist to top the chart with a debut release since 2011.

A reissue of the EP titled Re: Blackpink was released on March 28, 2018.[3]

Background and composition

In May 2017, it was reported that the group would be holding a debut showcase at Nippon Budokan on July 20 and would release their debut album on August 9.[4][5] The Japanese-language EP compiles three singles previously released in Korean; "Square One" (containing "Boombayah" and "Whistle"), "Square Two" (containing "Playing with Fire" and "Stay") and "As If It's Your Last".[6]

On July 13, it was officially announced that the debut album of the group would be an extended play called Blackpink and would be released on August 30. The music video of "Boombayah" was also released.[7][8] On the same day, the details from the album were revealed, including the track list. It has two versions: CD+DVD, containing the Japanese and Korean-language versions of the group's singles plus five music videos; and only CD, containing just the Japanese-language songs.[9] The Japanese-language EP compiles three singles previously released in Korean; "Square One" (containing "Boombayah" and "Whistle"), "Square Two" (containing "Playing with Fire" and "Stay") and "As If It's Your Last".[6]

Promotion

In order to promote the upcoming Japan debut on television and internet. The group released the full version of Japanese music video, starting with "Playing with Fire" on MTV Japan on July 10, 2017,[10] "Whistle" on Music On! TV on July 10, 2017,[11] "Stay" on GYAO! on July 11, 2017,[12] "Boombayah" on GYAO! on July 13, 2017,[13] and the last song, "As If It's Your Last" on AbemaTV (K World Channel) on July 16, 2017.[14]

In addition, The group uploaded short versions of their singles in Japanese on the YouTube, starting with "Boombayah" on July 13, and continued with "Whistle" on July 14, "Playing with Fire" on July 15, "Stay" on July 16, and "As If It's Your Last" on July 17.[15][8][16][17][18]

On August 8, the Japanese version of "Boombayah" was released on iTunes Japan as the promo single of the EP.[19]

Commercial performance

Blackpink debuted atop the Oricon Daily Album Chart on August 29, 2017, with 21,583 physical copies sold in its first day.[20] In its second day, the EP stayed atop the chart.[21] The EP debuted atop the Oricon Weekly Album Chart with 39,100 physical copies sold in its first week.[22] They became the only third foreign artist to record first place on Oricon weekly chart with a debut release.[23][24] The EP was the fourth best selling album in Japan for August 2017, with 39,100 copies sold.[25]

The EP also topped Billboard Japan's Hot Albums chart for its combined sales.[26][27]

Track listing

All songs are Japanese versions unless specified.

Blackpink track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Boombayah"
  • Teddy
  • Boom
Teddy4:01
2."Whistle"
  • Teddy
  • Future Bounce
3:32
3."Playing with Fire"
  • Teddy
  • Emyli
R. Tee3:17
4."Stay"
  • Teddy
  • Emyli
  • Teddy
  • Won Jin Seo
  • Teddy
  • Won Jin Seo
3:51
5."As If It's Your Last"
  • Teddy
  • Future Bounce
  • Lydia Paek
  • Future Bounce
  • Teddy
3:32
6."Whistle" (Acoustic version)
  • Teddy
  • Boom
  • Sunny Boy
  • Kim Han-bin
  • Teddy
  • Future Bounce
  • Boom
  • Won Jin Seo
3:33
Total length:21:46
Blackpink – CD+DVD edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
7."Boombayah" (Korean version)
  • Teddy
  • Boom
  • Teddy
  • Boom
Teddy4:01
8."Whistle" (Korean version)
  • Teddy
  • Boom
  • Kim Han-bin
  • Teddy
  • Future Bounce
  • Boom
  • Teddy
  • Future Bounce
3:31
9."Playing with Fire" (Korean version)Teddy
  • Teddy
  • R. Tee
R. Tee3:17
10."Stay" (Korean version)Teddy
  • Teddy
  • Won Jin Seo
  • Teddy
  • Won Jin Seo
3:50
11."As If It's Your Last" (Korean version)
  • Teddy
  • Brother Su
  • Choice37
  • Teddy
  • Future Bounce
  • Lydia Paek
  • Future Bounce
  • Teddy
3:33
12."Whistle" (Acoustic version; Korean version)
  • Teddy
  • Boom
  • Kim Han-bin
  • Teddy
  • Future Bounce
  • Boom
Won Jin Seo3:32
Total length:43:32
Blackpink – CD+DVD edition (Bonus DVD)
No.TitleDirector/ProductionLength
1."Boombayah" (Music Video)Hyun Seong Seo (Gigant)4:02
2."Whistle" (Music Video)Beomjin Jo (VM Project)3:32
3."Playing with Fire" (Music Video)Hyun Seong Seo3:22
4."Stay" (Music Video)Sa Min Han (Dextor-lab)3:53
5."As If It's Your Last" (Music Video)Hyun Seong Seo3:33
6."Making Video"Norihiro Ohmori (Stories LLC)10:45
Total length:29:07
Re: Blackpink – CD+DVD (reissue bonus DVD tracks)
No.TitleDirector/ProductionLength
7."Special Interview + Jacket Shooting Making"Sho Hatano (Oknack)8:50
8."Boombayah" (from Blackpink Premium Debut Showcase, 2017)YJ Lee (Ennet)4:11
9."Playing With Fire" (from Blackpink Premium Debut Showcase, 2017)YJ Lee3:19
10."Whistle" (from Blackpink Premium Debut Showcase, 2017)YJ Lee3:34
11."Stay" (from Blackpink Premium Debut Showcase, 2017)YJ Lee3:54
12."As If It's Your Last" (from Blackpink Premium Debut Showcase, 2017)YJ Lee4:09
13."Boombayah" (Korean version (encore); from Blackpink Premium Debut Showcase, 2017)YJ Lee5:03
14."Boombayah" (from A-Nation, 2017)Yasuyuki Hoshi (Avex Entertainment)4:09
15."As If It's Your Last" (from A-Nation, 2017)Yasuyuki Hoshi3:42
Total length:69:41

Notes

Charts

Release history
Release dates and formats for Blackpink
Album Region Date Label Format(s) Catalog Ref.
Blackpink Various August 29, 2017 YGEX
— [36]
Japan August 30, 2017 CD+DVD AVCY-58498/B [37]
CD AVCY-58499 [38]
Playbutton AVZY-58501 [39]
CD (YGEX Shop limited type A) AVC1-58502 [40]
CD (YGEX Shop limited type B) AVC1-58502 [41]
Re: Blackpink Various March 28, 2018
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 — [42]
Japan CD+DVD AVCY-58580/B [43]
CD AVCY-58581 [44]
Playbutton AVZY-58582 [45]

Footnotes
  1. The cover art for the first pressing of CD+DVD edition features the black Blackpink logo in pink background[1]

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