It is the era of South Korean singers and bands. As the year is wrapping up, your favourite BLACKPINK has made it to the news. Making the fans proud, it is being reported that the girl group has ranked first in the brand reputation for the month of December.

Here is what we know about it.

For the unversed, the brand reputation ranking is one of the most prestigious rankings in South Korea. It reveals which celebrities have been at the top of their game. Moreover, the data collected for the list is derived from pure numbers and statistics of various activities by artists. As per a South Korean media outlet, took the top spot with a total of 12,387,721 points. The group made its comeback in 2022 with the album BORN PINK and took the world by storm with a year-long tour across many countries. Moreover, it has also been confirmed that the girl band will be releasing new content soon.

BLACKPINK earlier made it to the news when its member Rosé reached an incredible milestone. On December 18, 2024, Rosé made waves on Billboard's Hot 100 with her new song toxic till the end from her first full solo studio album, rosie, debuting at no. 90 and marking her third solo entry on the chart . The track joins her collaboration with Bruno Mars , APT., which remains strong at no. 20 in its eighth consecutive week on the chart. With this milestone, Rosé has become the first female K-pop soloist in history to chart multiple songs on the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously. Previously, APT. achieved significant success, reaching the 8th position on the Billboard Hot 100 and cementing Rosé's status as the highest-charting female K-pop soloist on the chart.

About BLACKPINK

Blackpink is a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment. The group is composed of four members: Jisoo, Jennie , Rosé, and Lisa . Blackpink debuted in August 2016 with their single album Square One, which featured " Whistle " and "Boombayah", their first number-one entries on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart and the US Billboard World Digital Songs chart, respectively. It was followed by the single album Square Two in November, whose song "Playing with Fire" was the first by a Korean girl group to enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. The group's domestic and global popularity grew with the chart-topping single "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" (2018), which was the first song by a Korean female group to enter the UK Singles Chart and receive a certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).