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PLAYING WITH FIRE (불장난 buljangnan) is a song recorde by South Korean girl group BLACKPINK. It is the first and one of the double title tracks from their second digital single albumSQUARE TWO.

Composition[]

The intense drum beats are the main focus, and the rhythmic piano patterns and unique synth repetitions fill the sound richly, and the chorus shows off a fiery feeling with a powerful performance. This EDM song highlights the unique voices of each member, and its lyrics contain an unstoppable thrill and attraction, as well as an uncontrollable love affair.

Audio[]

Lyrics[]


Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 92
Japan (Japan Hot 100) 81
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart) 3
US World Digital Songs (Billboard (magazine)) 1

Monthly charts[]

Chart (2016) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart) 3

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2016) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart) 71
Chart (2017) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart) 33

Accolades[]

Awards
Year Organization Award Result
2017 Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year – November Won

Music program awards[]

Program Date
Inkigayo (SBS) November 27, 2016
December 4, 2016


Mp3 Audio[]

Video Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • The Playing With Fire M/V was the second BLACKPINK song to reach 100 million views and 1 million likes on YouTube, the first being Boombayah.
  • The Playing With Fire M/V was the most viewed K-pop music video in the month of November 2016.
  • In this song only Lisa raps, not Jennie.
  • 'Stay and Playing With Fire are the only BLACKPINK songs performed on M Countdown.
  • Playing With Fire has 195.9 million streams and 5.5 million unique listeners on MelOn.
  • Playing With Fire is BLACKPINK's sixth music video to reach 700 Million Views on YouTube.
  • Playing With Fire has over 300 million streams on Spotify. It is BLACKPINK’s 8th song to surpass 200 million streams on the platform.
  • Playing With Fire has over 7 million likes on Youtube, making it BLACKPINK's 10th music video to do so.
  • Playing With Fire is the third most streamed song by a female group on Genie with over 63 million streams.
    • It's the 84th most streamed song on Genie.
  • Playing With Fire has over 2.5 unique listeners on Genie.
  • Playing With Fire has over 434,000 shazams on Shazam.
  • Playing With Fire is the seventh most liked song by a female group on MelOn. (181K)
  • Playing With Fire is the ninth most streamed song by a K-Pop girl group on Spotify.
  • Playing With Fire spent 51 weeks in the top 100 on MelOn weekly chart, making it BLACKPINK's second longest-running song. It's also the ninth longest running song by a female group.
  • Playing With Fire spent 42 weeks in the top 50 on MelOn weekly chart, making it the fourth longest running song by a female group. It's also BLACKPINK's second longest running song.
  • Playing with Fire spent 357 days in the top 100 on MelOn daily chart.
  • With 100 weeks, Playing With Fire spent the most weeks in the top 100 for a song by a female group on Genie weekly chart.
  • Playing With Fire spent 6 weeks in the top 10 on MelOn weekly chart, making it BLACKPINK’s seventh song with the most weeks on the chart.
  • Playing With Fire has been certified gold by QQ Music.
  • Playing With Fire debuted at #17 on the Worldwide iTunes Chart.

Navigation[]

Jisoo Jennie Rosé Lisa
Korean discography
Studio albums THE ALBUM (2020) • BORN PINK (2022)
Live albums BLACKPINK 2018 Tour 'In Your Area' Seoul (2019) • BLACKPINK 2021 'The Show' Live (2021)
Mini albums Square Up (2018) • Kill This Love (2019)
Single albums "SQUARE ONE" (2016) • "SQUARE TWO" (2016) • "How You Like That" (2020)
Digital singles "As If It's Your Last" (2017) • "How You Like That" (2021) • "Pink Venom" (2022)
Singles "WHISTLE" (2016) • "BOOMBAYAH" (2016) • "PLAYING WITH FIRE" (2016) • "STAY" (2016) • "As If It's Your Last" (2017) • "DDU-DU DDU-DU" (2018) • "Kill This Love" (2019) • "How You Like That" (2020) • "Ice Cream" (with Selena Gomez) (2020) • "Lovesick Girls" (2020) • "Pink Venom" (2022) • "Shut Down" (2022)
Collaborations "Kiss and Make Up" (with Dua Lipa) (2018) • "Sour Candy" (with Lady Gaga) (2020) • "Ice Cream" (with Selena Gomez) (2020)
Other releases "So Hot (THEBLACKLABEL Remix)" (2017) • "Awesome Phone Song" (2020) • "Awesome Screen, Awesome Camera" (2020) • "Kiss and Make Up (Remix) (Mixed)" • "For The Love" (2021) • "Sour Candy (Shygirl & Mura Masa Remix)" (2021) • "Ready For Love" (2022)
Covers "Loser" (2015) • "Sure Thing" (2017) • "So Hot (THEBLACKLABEL Remix)" (2017) • "Price Tag" (2020) • "Lonely" (2020) • "You & I" (2020) • "The Lazy Song"
Japanese discography
Studio albums BLACKPINK In Your Area (2018) • Kill This Love -JP Ver.- (2019) • The Album -JP Ver.- (2021)
Live albums BLACKPINK Arena Tour 2018 "Special Final in Kyocera Dome Osaka" (2019) • BLACKPINK 2019-2020 World Tour In Your Area - Tokyo Dome (2020)
Mini albums BLACKPINK (2017) • Re: BLACKPINK (repackage) (2018)
Singles "DDU-DU DDU-DU" (2018)
Digital singles "DDU-DU DDU-DU (Remix ver.) (Japanese ver.)" (2019) • "Lovesick Girls -JP Ver.-" (2021)
Other releases Natsukoi Basket♪ ("Playing With Fire" (Japanese ver.)) (2020)
English discography
OSTs "THE GIRLS" (2023)
Events
Solo concerts BLACKPINK 2018 Tour (In Your Area) Seoul x BC Card
Online concerts BLACKPINK: The Show
Private concerts BLACKPINK 2019 Private Stage (Chapter 1)
Virtual concerts BLACKPINK: The Virtual
Japan tours BLACKPINK Japan Arena Tour 2018
Japan solo concerts BLACKPINK Japan Premium Debut Showcase
World tours BLACKPINK 2019 World Tour [In Your Area] BLACKPINK World Tour [Born Pink]
Filmography
Variety shows BLACKPINK HOUSE
Documentary films BLACKPINK: Light Up The SkyBLACKPINK: The Movie
Reality shows BLACKPINK DIARIES24/365 with BLACKPINK
Related topics
YG EntertainmentUniversal Music JapanInterscope RecordsTeddy Park
Official links
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