BLACKPINK drop their new single ‘Pink Venom’; Lisa and Jennie prove they are the best rap-duo – WATCH

BLACKPINK is back and they are giving BLINKs a taste of ‘Pink Venom’.The South Korean K-pop girl group premiered their first single in nearly two years, ahead of a planned nine-month world tour.Bringing their trademark brand of spunk, sassiness and mischife, the girls debuted their track that comes with its own unique flavour. Lisa and Jennie steal the show with their epic rap duet while Jisoo and Rose shine in their own light as they hit the high notes and add musical elements to the song.”Since it’s our comeback after a long time… we wanted to express our identity. So we put together words ‘Pink’ and ‘Venom’, two contradictory words that will well remind you of us,” Jennie said at a media event.

The band’s management agency YG Entertainment said the music video for the song, which features traditional Korean instruments, is the most expensive it has ever produced.

The new album, Born Pink, set for release on Sept. 16, presold more than 1.5 million copies in a week, double the number of the group’s first album, YG said.

“Rather than focusing on breaking records, we have really prepared for the new song so our fans and audiences can love it … (but) if we are able to break records, we would be really thankful,” Rose said.

BLACKPINK will kick off their world tour in October and visit at least 26 cities through to June, performing to some 1.5 million fans. The foursome – Jisoo, Jennie, Rose and Lisa – have become a global phenomenon since their debut in South Korea in 2016 and have collaborated with stars such as Lady Gaga, Cardi B and Dua Lipa. Some of their songs such as ‘Kill This Love’ have gathered more than a billion YouTube hits, but group members have focused more recently on solo releases. Besides performing the track on tour, the girls will also perform the song LIVE for the first time at the American Video Music Awards, where Lisa is up for an award for her solo track ‘La Lisa’.