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Rosé (singer)
Roseanne Park (born 11 February 1997), known mononymously as Rosé (), is a Korean-New Zealand singer and dancer based in South Korea. Born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, Rosé signed with South Korean label YG Entertainment following a successful audition in 2012 and trained for four years before debuting as a member of the girl group Blackpink in August 2016. In March 2021, Rosé made her solo debut with her single album '' R''. The album sold 448,089 copies in its first week, the highest for a Korean female soloist. Its lead single "On the Ground" was also a commercial success, topping the ''Billboard'' Global 200 and peaking in the top five domestically, while the second single " Gone" peaked in the top ten as well. Life and career 1997–2015: Early life and career beginnings Roseanne Park (; ''Park Chae-young'') was born on 11 February 1997 in Auckland, New Zealand, to South Korean immigrant parents. She has an older sister. In 2004, at the age of seven, Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of . While European New Zealanders, Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and Cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asian New Zealanders, Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. Auckland has the fourth largest Foreign born, foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canterbury Girls' Secondary College
Canterbury Girls Secondary College is an all-girls secondary school located in Canterbury, Victoria, Australia. The school provides an education from years 7 to 12. History It was established in 1928 as East Camberwell Domestic Arts School, catering for girls and offering courses up to Year 10. It became Camberwell Girls' High School in 1958, having a number of official names throughout the 1950s. In 1961 the name Canterbury Girls' High School was adopted. In 1989, after consultation with the school community, the school's name was changed in line with Government policy to Canterbury Girls' Secondary College. It remains a girls state school. Canterbury Girls' Secondary College was ranked 17th out of all state secondary schools in Victoria based on VCE results in 2018. Notable alumni * Rosé (real name Roseanne Park)member of South Korean girl group Blackpink * Suzanne Cory molecular biologist * Esther Hannafordactress * Kate Kendall Kate Kendall (born 27 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantastic Duo
''Fantastic Duo'' ( ko, 판타스틱 듀오) is a South Korean television show where fans can sing a duet with their favorite singer using their cell phones. This show is currently hosted by Jun Hyun-moo, Kim Bum-soo and Kim Jun-hyun. It airs on SBS every Sunday at 16:50 ( KST) beginning April 17, 2016; forming part of SBS's ''Good Sunday'' lineup. There were 30 episodes aired during Season 1, which ended on November 20, 2016. Season 2 broadcast every Sundays at 18:30 (KST) starting March 26, 2017, after '' Running Man''. On October 26, ''Fantastic Duo'' production team announced that season 2 would be end after the last recording on November 7, whose the last regular episode was aired on December 10. A special episode titled "Fantastic Memory" was aired on December 17, 2017. Format Season 1 In each episode, 3–4 Korean singers will compete each other in order to find and be the "Fantastic Duo". Through the singing application "everySing", 5–10 runners-up from ordinary peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of Masked Singer
''The King of Mask Singer'' () is a South Korean singing competition program presented by Kim Sung-joo, with introductions by voice actor . It airs on MBC on Sunday, starting from April 5, 2015 as a part of MBC's '' Sunday Night'' programming block. Format Each competition lasts for two episodes, with the singers competing one-on-one in three elimination rounds. They are given elaborate masks which are made by designer and gloves to wear in order to conceal their identity, thus removing factors such as popularity, career and age that could lead to prejudiced voting. In the first round, both contestants sing the same song, while in the second and third round they each sing a solo song. The winners of each pair are selected by the audience and panel of celebrities through instant live votes. The identities of the singers are not revealed until they have been eliminated. The winner of the third round challenges the previous competition's Mask King, and is either eliminated or be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boombayah
"Boombayah" () is a song by South Korean girl group Blackpink. It was released coupled with "Whistle" in the group's digital debut single album titled ''Square One'', on August 8, 2016, by YG Entertainment. "Boombayah" peaked at number 7 in South Korea and topped the ''Billboard'' World Digital Song Sales chart in the first week of sales. On October 13, 2020, "Boombayah" became the first K-pop debut music video to surpass 1 billion views on YouTube. Background and release "Boombayah" was released on August 8, 2016, at 8 p.m. KST (UTC+09:00) as a digital single titled ''Square One'', coupled with "Whistle", through various digital music portals in South Korea. Reception The song received generally positive reviews from music critics. Jeff Benjamin of ''Billboard'' K-Town said that Blackpink "embraces the hip-hop sensibilities and club-ready sounds with which their seniors gained an international following", referring to their labelmates Psy, Big Bang and 2NE1, with the song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whistle (Blackpink Song)
"Whistle" () is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Blackpink. It was released through YG Entertainment on August 8, 2016, simultaneously with "Boombayah"; both tracks are on the group's debut single album titled ''Square One'' (2016). An acoustic version of the song was also included in the group's second single album ''Square Two'' (2016). "Whistle" was written and produced by YG Entertainment collaborators Teddy Park, Bekuh Boom, and Future Bounce, with additional lyrics penned by labelmate B.I of iKon. Musically, the song consists of a minimal drum and bass beat over a "booming", "exotic" hip-hop melody and integrates a variety of instrumentations, including heartbeats and whistles—directly alluding to the title of the track. "Whistle" received generally positive reviews from music critics following its release, who praised the song's musical styles and composition, and was further named among the best releases of the year by ''Billboard'' magazine. A commercial suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Square One (Blackpink Album)
''Square One'' is the debut single album by South Korean girl group Blackpink. It was released digitally on August 8, 2016, by YG Entertainment. The lyrics were written by B.I, Teddy Park, Bekuh Boom while the music was composed by Teddy Park, Future Bounce and Bekuh Boom. Promotion To promote Square One, Blackpink held its first live performances of "Whistle" and "Boombayah" at the SBS Inkigayo on August 14, 2016. A week later, on August 21, the group won its first award during a musical program for "Whistle" at Inkigayo. Commercial performance Both singles of ''Square One'' debuted in the top ten of the Gaon Digital Chart in South Korea. "Whistle" debuted at number one and "Boombayah" at number seven on the chart. The two singles as well as the tracks on Blackpink's second single album ''Square Two ''Square Two'' is the second single album by South Korean girl group Blackpink. It was released as a digital single on November 1, 2016, by YG Entertainment and distributed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K-pop Hot 100
The K-pop Hot 100 is a music singles chart in South Korea, launched by ''Billboard'' in conjunction with ''Billboard'' Korea () on August 25, 2011. It is the second Asian ''Billboard'' chart after the Japan Hot 100. The chart used the same multimetric methodology as the US Hot 100 and rankings were compiled based on Hanteo Chart data, streaming and download data from Naver VIBE, and domestic radio and television music playback data. Updates were published on ''Billboard'' Korea's website every Tuesday, and appeared on billboard.com the following day. Silvio Pietroluongo, ''Billboard''s Director of Charts, called the launch "a milestone event", as it would "provide the Korean music market with what we believe is Korea's most accurate and relevant song ranking." Pietroluongo further stated that they were "excited to be expanding ''Billboard''s globally recognized Hot 100 chart franchise into this country, and look forward to enhancing the K-Pop Hot 100 chart in the near future with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaon Music Chart
The Circle Chart (), previously known as the Gaon Music Chart or the Gaon Chart (), tabulates the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in South Korea. It is produced by the Korea Music Content Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Founded in 2010. History Gaon Chart was launched in February 2010 by the Korea Music Content Association, under the sponsorship of the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, with the aim to create a domestic national chart similar to the ''Billboard'' charts of the United States and the Oricon charts of Japan. The word ''gaon'', which means "middle" or "center" in Korean, was chosen to represent fairness and reliability. The chart started tracking sales from the beginning of that year. A small awards ceremony was held in conjunction with the launch ceremony on February 23, at the Westin Chosun hotel in Seoul. Girl group Girls' Generation was awarded the Top Artist of January, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Of A Kind (G-Dragon EP)
''One of a Kind'' is the first extended play of South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper G-Dragon. It was released on September 15, 2012, digitally, and September 18 physically, through YG Entertainment. The EP consists of seven songs all written or co-written, and co-composed by G-Dragon himself. Upon release, the album was a commercial success in South Korea. It peaked atop the Gaon Albums Chart and on the ''Billboard charts, Billboard'' World Albums Chart. The EP also entered the ''Billboard'' 200 peaking at number 161, making G-Dragon the first Korean soloist with a Korean-language album to enter that chart. As of 2017, the album has sold over 260,000 copies in his native country, making it the highest selling album by a Korean soloist since the release of his debut album ''Heartbreaker (G-Dragon album), Heartbreaker'' (2009). Release and promotion The lead single from the EP, "One of a Kind (G-Dragon song), One of a Kind", was released on August 24. "That XX" and "Crayon (so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.Official Charts Company , access-date=March 21, 2017 Contemporary EPs generally contain four or five tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of other than 78 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G-Dragon
Kwon Ji-yong (; born August 18, 1988), also known by his stage name G-Dragon (지드래곤), is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and fashion designer, known as the " King of K-pop". G-Dragon is the recipient of numerous awards, including seven Mnet Asian Music Awards, six Melon Music Awards, two Korean Music Awards, two Golden Disc Awards, two MBC Entertainment Awards, among several other awards. Additionally, he is the first and only solo artist to receive the Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year in 2013. Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, G-Dragon officially debuted in 2006 and rose to prominence as the leader of the South Korean group Big Bang, which went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands in the world. In 2009, he released his first solo album '' Heartbreaker;'' the album and its title track of the same name were commercially successful, becoming the best-selling album by a Korean soloist at the time and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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