Blackpink (EP)

Blackpink
EP from Blackpink
Publication (s)	August 29, 2017 (Download) August 30, 2017 (CD) March 28, 2018 (Re: Blackpink)
Label (s)	YGEX , Avex Entertainment
Format (s)	CD, DVD, play button, download
production	Teddy
Location (s)	Seoul , South Korea
chronology - Blackpink Square Up (2018)

Blackpink , stylized notation BLΛƆKPIИK , is the Japanese debut album by the South Korean girl group Blackpink . It was released for download on August 29, 2017 and as a CD on August 30, 2017. Blackpink was the group's first physical album.

Blackpink was re-released on March 28, 2018 under the name Re: Blackpink .

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On May 17, 2017, it was announced that Blackpink were preparing for their official debut in Japan. The debut event took place on July 20, 2017 at Nippon Budōkan in Tokyo . The release of the EP, called Blackpink, was scheduled for August 9th, but was later postponed to August 30th.

Blackpink was released for download worldwide on August 29th. The album sold 21,583 copies on its first day and entered the Oricon Daily Album Chart at number 1. The physical version was released in Japan on August 30th. A total of 39,000 units were sold in the first week, which also secured the album top spot on the Oricon Album Charts and Digital Album Charts.

The album contains Japanese versions of all five Korean singles released to date.

On January 30, 2018, the group's Japanese website announced the re-release of the album, called Re: Blackpink . Re: Blackpink was released on March 28, 2018.

Playlists

Blackpink and Re: Blackpink (CD, Download, Playbutton)
No.	title	text	music	length
1.	Boombayah	Teddy, Rebecca Johnson, Sunny Boy	Teddy, Rebecca Johnson	4:01
2.	Whistle	Teddy, Rebecca Johnson, Sunny Boy	Teddy, Future Bounce, Rebecca Johnson	3:31
3.	Playing with Fire	Teddy, Emyli	Teddy, R.Tee	3:17
4th	Stay	Teddy, Emyli	Teddy, Seo Won-jin	3:50
5.	As If It's Your Last	Teddy, BrotherSu, CHOICE37, Sunny Boy	Teddy, Future Bounce, Lydia Paek	3:33
6th	Whistle (Acoustic Ver.)	Teddy, Rebecca Johnson, Sunny Boy	Teddy, Future Bounce, Rebecca Johnson	3:32

Blackpink and Re: Blackpink (CD + DVD version) (CD 1)
No.	title	text	music	length
1.	Boombayah	Teddy, Rebecca Johnson, Sunny Boy	Teddy, Rebecca Johnson	4:01
2.	Whistle	Teddy, Rebecca Johnson, Sunny Boy	Teddy, Future Bounce, Rebecca Johnson	3:31
3.	Playing with Fire	Teddy, Emyli	Teddy, R.Tee	3:17
4th	Stay	Teddy, Emyli	Teddy, Seo Won-jin	3:50
5.	As If It's Your Last	Teddy, BrotherSu, CHOICE37, Sunny Boy	Teddy, Future Bounce, Lydia Paek	3:33
6th	Whistle (Acoustic Ver.)	Teddy, Rebecca Johnson, Sunny Boy	Teddy, Future Bounce, Rebecca Johnson	3:32
7th	Boombayah -KR Ver.-	Teddy, Rebecca Johnson	Teddy, Rebecca Johnson	4:01
8th.	Whistle -KR Ver.-	Teddy, Rebecca Johnson	Teddy, Future Bounce, Rebecca Johnson	3:31
9.	Playing With Fire -KR Ver.-	Teddy	Teddy, R.Tee	3:17
10.	Stay -KR Ver.-	Teddy	Teddy, Seo Wonjin	3:50
11.	As If It's Your Last -KR Ver.-	Teddy, Brother Su, CHOICE37	Teddy, Future Bounce, Lydia Paek	3:33
12.	Whistle (Acoustic Ver.) -KR Ver.-	Teddy, Rebecca Johnson	Teddy, Future Bounce, Rebecca Johnson	3:32

Blackpink (CD + DVD version) (DVD 2)
No.	title	length
1.	Boombayah -Music Video-	4:07
2.	Whistle -Music Video-	3:52
3.	Playing with Fire -Music Video-	3:32
4th	Stay -Music Video-	4:03
5.	As If It's Your Last -Music Video-	3:38
6th	Making Movie	10:45

Re: Blackpink (CD + DVD version) (DVD 2)
No.	title	length
1.	Boombayah -Music Video-	4:07
2.	Whistle -Music Video-	3:52
3.	Playing with Fire -Music Video-	3:32
4th	Stay -Music Video-	4:03
5.	As If It's Your Last -Music Video-	3:38
6th	Making Movie	10:45
7th	Special interview + jacket shooting making	8:50
8th.	Boombayah (Debut Showcase)	4:11
9.	Playing with Fire (Debut Showcase)	3:19
10.	Whistle (Debut Showcase)	3:34
11.	Stay (Debut Showcase)	3:54
12.	As If It's Your Last (Debut Showcase)	4:09
13.	Boombayah -KR Ver.- (Debut Showcase)	5:03
14th	Boombayah (a-nation 2017)	4:09
15th	As If It's Your Last (a-nation 2017)	3:42

Chart successes

country	Charts	Top ranking
Japan	Oricon Album Charts	1
	Oricon Daily Digital Album Charts	1
	Oricon Weekly Digital Album Charts	1
	Billboard Japan Hot Albums	1
Annual charts
Japan	Oricon Album Charts 2017	67

Overview of publications

Blackpink

region	date	format	Label	Catalog no.
Worldwide	29th August 2017	Download	Avex Entertainment	-
Japan				-
	August 30, 2017	CD	YGEX	AVCY-58499
		CD (Jacket A)		AVC1-58502X
		CD (Jacket B)		AVC1-58502
		Play button		AVZY-58501
		CD + DVD		AVCY-58498 / B

Re: Blackpink

region	date	format	Label	Catalog no.
Worldwide	March 30, 2018	Download	Avex Entertainment	-
Japan				-
		CD	YGEX	AVCY-58581
		Play button		AVZY-58582
		CD + DVD		AVCY58580 / B

Individual evidence

1. ↑ BLACKPINK To Officially Debut In Japan. In: soompi.com. May 17, 2017, accessed January 5, 2018 . 
2. ^ Black Pink makes powerful debut in Japan. In: koreaherald.com. August 31, 2017, accessed January 5, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Black Pink's Japan debut tops the Oricon chart. In: koreaherald.com. September 5, 2017, accessed January 5, 2019 . 
4. ↑ リ パ ッ ケ ー ジ ア ル バ ム 『Re: BLACKPINK』 3 月 28 日 (水) リ リ ー ス 決定！ In: ygex.jp. January 30, 2018, accessed January 5, 2019 (Japanese). 
5. ↑ Blackpink - Oricon Album Chart. Retrieved January 5, 2019 (Japanese). 
6. ↑ Oricon Daily Album Charts ( Memento from August 30, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
7. ↑ Oricon Weekly Album Charts ( Memento from June 12, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
8. ↑ Black Pink - Billboard Japan Hot album. Retrieved January 5, 2019 (Japanese). 
9. ↑ Oricon Album Charts 2017. Accessed January 12, 2018 .