BLACKPINK Confirms Official Japanese Debut

BLACKPINK are ready to debut in Japan almost exactly 1 year after their Korean debut.

YG Entertainment and Avex Group‘s joint company YGEX have announced that BLACKPINK will be debuting in Japan later this year.

BLACKPINK will hold their debut showcase on July 20 at Nippon Bukodan in Tokyo.

Following their showcase, the group will release their first Japanese mini-album on August 9. Their debut mini-album will include Japanese versions of their 4 songs already released (“Whistle”, “Boombayah”, “Playing with Fire”, and “Stay”) as well as brand new, unreleased tracks.