Square One (Blackpink single album)

Square One (stylized in all caps) is the first single album by South Korean girl group Blackpink. It was released digitally on August 8, 2016 by YG Entertainment and distributed by KT Music. The lyrics were written by Teddy Park, Bekuh Boom and iKON's B.I while the music was composed by Teddy Park, Future Bounce and Bekuh Boom.

Square One
Single album by
Blackpink
ReleasedAugust 8, 2016 (2016-08-08)
GenreK-pop
Length7:33
Language
Label
Producer
Blackpink chronology
Square One
(2016)		 Square Two
(2016)
Singles from Square One
  1. "Whistle"
    Released: August 8, 2016 (2016-08-08)
  2. "Boombayah"
    Released: August 8, 2016 (2016-08-08)

Promotion

To promote Square One, Blackpink held its first live performances of "Whistle" and "Boombayah" at the SBS Inkigayo on August 14, 2016.[1][2] A week later, on August 21, the group won its first award during a musical program for "Whistle" at Inkigayo.

Commercial performance

The tracks from the album, Whistle and Boombayah both debuted at the Gaon Digital Chart, on no. 1 and no. 7, respectively.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Whistle" (휘파람; hwiparam)
  • Park
  • Future Bounce
  • Boom
3:31
2."Boombayah"
  • Park
  • Boom
  • Park
  • Boom
4:00
Total length:7:33

Charts

"Whistle"
Chart (2016) Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)[3] 1
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[4] 2

"Boombayah"
Chart (2016) Peak position
South Korea (Gaon)[5] 7
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[6] 1
France (SNEP)[7] 196

Accolades
Awards
Year Organization Award Work Result Ref.
2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Music Video "Whistle" Won [8]
2016 Golden Disc Award Digital Bonsang "Whistle" Nominated [9]
2017 Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year – August "Whistle" Won [10]

References
  1. "BLACKPINK, BLACKPINK - '휘파람'(WHISTLE) 0814 SBS Inkigayo". August 14, 2016.
  2. "BLACKPINK, BLACKPINK - '붐바야(BOOMBAYAH)' 0814 SBS Inkigayo". August 14, 2016.
  3. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  4. "Chart Search "Blackpink"". Billboard. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  5. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  6. "Chart Search "Blackpink"". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  7. "lescharts.com - Blackpink - Boombayah". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  8. "2017 MAMA Nominations: BTS, EXO, Heize, IU, Seventeen, TWICE, & Wanna One Receive Top Recognition". October 20, 2017.
  9. Mehta Ankita (January 3, 2017). "Golden Disk Awards 2017: First lineup, hosts and complete list of nominations revealed". International Business Times. Archived from the original on August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  10. Yoon, Min-sik (February 24, 2017). "EXO, BlackPink, Twice win big at Gaon Awards". The Korea Herald. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
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