South Korean pop music, better known as K-pop, has exploded in popularity over the last several years. Originally a self-contained local music ecosystem, the music and its celebrity stars have gradually gained global appeal, turning K-pop into one of Korea’s biggest cultural exports (you can watch a short documentary about the global explosion of K-pop here).
On Monday night, K-pop girl group BLACKPINK took a big step in their world takeover with a musical guest spot on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, marking their debut performance on American TV. For their U.S. late-night debut, BLACKPINK—comprised of singers Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa, and Rosé—performed a rendition of their single “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du”, a hit song from their 2018 EP, Square Up. Anticipation for the performance was high, as the hashtag #BLACKPINKonLSSC trended worldwide in the leadup to the performance. Stephen Colbert himself was sold on the performance, tweeting later in the evening that The Late Show‘s twitter is “now a BLACKPINK stan account.”
This is now a BLACKPINK stan account. https://t.co/At6tm8OX8K
— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) February 12, 2019
You can watch BLACKPINK make their U.S. TV debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert below:
BLACKPINK – “Ddu-du Ddu-du”
[Video: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]
The group doubled down on their big news day in the States by announcing a run of North American arena tour dates set for this summer. In addition to the newly announced dates, BLACKPINK was recently announced as part of the 2019 Coachella lineup, making them the first K-pop group to lock in performances on both of the high profile festival’s two weekends.
You can check out a list of BLACKPINK’s upcoming tour dates below.
BLACKPINK North American Tour Dates
April 12–14 — Coachella
April 17 — The Forum, Los Angeles, California
April 19–21 — Coachella
April 24 — Allstate Arena Chicago, Illinois
April 27 — Firstontario Centre Hamilton, Ontario
May 1 — Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
May 5 — Infinite Energy Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
May 8 — Forth Worth convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas
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