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SQUARE UP is the first mini album by South Korean girl group BLACKPINK. It is available in two versions and contains 4 tracks, with "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" and "Forever Young" serving as the album's double title tracks. "Square Up", which means "stick together" and "prepare to fight", has a message of "let's stand up to the challenge", exploring a mature concept. The album was released digitally on June 15, 2018, and physically on June 20, 2018.
Track list[]
Digital version:[]
- "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du (뚜두뚜두)" - 3:29
- "Forever Young" - 3:57
- "Really" - 3:17
- "See U Later" - 3:18
Physical version:[]
- "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du (뚜두뚜두)" - 3:29
- "Forever Young" - 3:57
- "Really" - 3:17
- "See U Later" - 3:18
- "As If It's Your Last" (마지막처럼) - 3:33 - Physical Edition Hidden Track
Square Up - Physical Edition Hidden Track[]
5. "As If It's Your Last" (마지막처럼) - 3:33 - Physical Edition Hidden Track
Background And Release[]
On April 24, 2018, CEO of YG Entertainment, Yang Hyun-suk raised expectations of the group's comeback via SNS stating that by the end of this year Black Pink will return with new music soon. And on May 17, he revealed the month of June for the release while answering fan asked questions on SNS. It wasn't until May 25, he confirmed the date June 15 and revealed the album.
On June 1, the album's moving poster was unveiled, followed by full track list on June 5 and the individual moving poster of the members simultaneously.
Promotion[]
In the afternoon of June 15, Black Pink held a press conference for the release of "Square Up" at M-CUBE, Sinsa-dong, Seoul. On the same day, one hour prior to the EP's release a countdown special live was broadcast on Naver's V LIVE broadcasting site featuring Black Pink discussing the new music. It garnered over 850,000 viewers. On June 16, "Blackpink Area", a Square Up concept pop-up store was made public to the fans, at the same location where Blackpink House was filmed, for 9 days. It was further announced that the group will be appearing as guests on JTBC's Idol Room to promote their EP, making their debut on the show.
Black Pink held their comeback stage on MBC's Show! Music Core on June 16 and on SBS's Inkigayo on June 17 featuring performances of both title tracks "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" and "Forever Young", and will further continue promoting on various music programs in Korea.
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) | 61 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 26 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 21 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 125 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) | 28 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 11 |
| Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) | 8 |
| Japan (Oricon) | 11 |
| South Korean Albums (Gaon) | 1 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 24 |
| US Billboard 200 | 40 |
| US Digital Albums (Billboard) | 40 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 4 |
| US World Album (Billboard) | 1 |
Year-end charts[]
| Chart (2018) | Position |
|---|---|
| South Korean Albums (Gaon) | 21 |
| US World Albums (Billboard) | 12 |
| Chart (2019) | Position |
| South Korean Albums (Gaon) | 89 |
Release history[]
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Various | June 15, 2018 | Digital download | YG Entertainment, Genie Music |
| South Korea | June 20, 2018 | CD |
Audio[]
Spotify[]
Links[]
Videos[]
Official[]
- BLACKPINK - ‘뚜두뚜두 (DDU-DU DDU-DU)’ M/V TEASER
- BLACKPINK - 1st MINI ALBUM 'SQUARE UP' SAMPLER
- BLACKPINK - '뚜두뚜두 (DDU-DU DDU-DU)' M/V MAKING FILM
- BLACKPINK - '뚜두뚜두 (DDU-DU DDU-DU)' M/V
- BLACKPINK - '뚜두뚜두 (DDU-DU DDU-DU)' DANCE PRACTICE VIDEO (MOVING VER.)
- BLACKPINK - 'Forever Young' DANCE PRACTICE VIDEO (MOVING VER.)
- BLACKPINK - ‘SQUARE UP’ FAN SIGNING DAY IN GOYANG
- BLACKPINK - ‘SQUARE UP’ FAN SIGNING DAY IN YEOUIDO
Moving Poster[]
- BLACKPINK - 'SQUARE UP' ROSÉ MOVING POSTER
- BLACKPINK - 'SQUARE UP' JISOO MOVING POSTER
- BLACKPINK - 'SQUARE UP' JENNIE MOVING POSTER
- BLACKPINK - 'SQUARE UP' LISA MOVING POSTER
Focused Cam[]
- BLACKPINK - LISA '뚜두뚜두 (DDU-DU DDU-DU)' FOCUSED CAMERA
- BLACKPINK - JENNIE '뚜두뚜두 (DDU-DU DDU-DU)' FOCUSED CAMERA
- BLACKPINK - ROSE '뚜두뚜두 (DDU-DU DDU-DU)' FOCUSED CAMERA
- BLACKPINK - JISOO '뚜두뚜두 (DDU-DU DDU-DU)' FOCUSED CAMERA
Trivia/Achievements[]
- Square Up has over 1 billion streams on Spotify. It's the third album by a Korean female act to reach this milestone, joining Kill This Love and The Album as the only albums to do so.
- It's also the second album by a Korean female act to surpass 500 and 600 million streams.
- Square Up gained 199,168,486 streams in 2020 on Spotify. It's the fourth most streamed female K-pop group album in 2020.
- It gained over 182 million streams in 2021, making it the seventh most streamed album in 2021 by a Kpop female artist.
- With 412 million streams, Square Up is the most second most streamed/liked album by a female group on MelOn after The Album.
- Square Up is the first and only album by a female group where all the tracks (4) surpassed 50,000 likes on MelOn.
- Square Up has over 2.2 billion digital points on Gaon. It's the first album by a Korean girl group to achieve this.
- Square Up got 52 #1's on iTunes. It's the third album by a Korean girl group and fifth by a girl group with the most #1's.
- Square Up spent 1 week on the Billboard 200.
- Square Up has been certified Platinum by Gaon for over 250,000 copies sold.
- Overall, Square Up has sold 400,000 copies on Gaon. It is the fourth best selling physical album by a YG artist overall.
- Square Up has sold over 100,000 equivalent album units worldwide in 2021 so far.
- Square Up is the second most streamed K-Pop girl group album with over 3.2 billion total global streams.
- Square Up is the 14th most streamed album by a female artist released in 2018 on Spotify.
- Square Up (437K) is the best selling album by a female group on Gaon released in 2018.
- Square Up sold over 2.7 million equivalent album units worldwide, making it the 28th best-selling album released in 2018 worldwide.
- Square Up spent 22 weeks on the Billboard World Albums chart.
- Square Up has over 45,000 likes on MelOn.
- Square Up spent 446 days on the Worldwide Apple Music Album Chart, making it the second longest charting album by a Korean female act.
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|---|---|
| Jisoo • Jennie • Rosé • Lisa | |
| 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" |
| 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) |
| OSTs | "THE GIRLS" (2023) |
| 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] |
| Variety shows | BLACKPINK HOUSE |
| Documentary films | BLACKPINK: Light Up The Sky • BLACKPINK: The Movie |
| Reality shows | BLACKPINK DIARIES • 24/365 with BLACKPINK |
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