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The four-member Blackpink - Jisoo, Jennie, Rose and Lisa - are the most successful K-pop girl group internationally. Blackpink were the first all-female K-pop band top perform at US festival Coachella and continue to break records as their star rises.

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  • Son of 2 professional athletes, rapper Jackson Wang followed his parents into sports, competing for Hong Kong’s fencing team before switching to music and finding fame with K-pop boy group Got7
  • Solo since 2019, the rapper is carving his own way with Team Wang, and notching endorsements from luxury brands – including the Cartier Trinity campaign alongside Jisoo, Mescal and actress Yara Shahidi

Singapore has seen a boom in concerts since pandemic lockdowns ended, with big names like Blackpink, Coldplay and Ed Sheeran playing sold-out shows.

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Thai K-pop star Lisa has an as yet undisclosed role in the third season of hit HBO series The White Lotus, set in luxury resorts, Variety reports. Filming will begin in Thailand this month, it says.

Tourism chief Kevin Yeung says that he will talk to local concert organisers about bringing in more big names though who performs will ultimately depend on the market.

Jennie Kim, who starred in HBO’s The Idol with Lily-Rose Depp, is the face of Chanel’s Coco Crush, while Lalisa Manobal – who represents Prada, Celine and Bulgari – looks set to join The Walking Dead

The Puzzle bag, created by designer Jonathan Anderson in 2014, features several triangular leather panels, and has evolved to include different shades, variations and straps

Blackpink’s Lisa is cresting on nearly 100 million followers, with Jennie and Jisoo following close behind, while from BTS, V, Jimin and J-Hope are the most followed in 2023

After K-pop girl group’s four members all sign new contracts with agency YG Entertainment, fans celebrate. ‘Real music is coming back’, one posts on X. A new album and world tour are coming.

King Charles praised the quartet’s roles as advocates for the UN’s SDGs and as ambassadors of COP26, in the presence of Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, William and Kate, and British PM Rishi Sunak

K-pop singer Lisa of megastar group Blackpink gets ban from China’s Weibo, with fans linking it to her burlesque show at the Crazy Horse club. Actress Angelababy, who reportedly saw the show, banned too.

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‘Jisoo and Ahn recently ended their relationship,’ K-pop superstar’s management agency says, confirming earlier report. The Korean power couple acknowledged in August 2023 that they were dating.

From Blackpink’s Lisa to Sonam Kapoor’s take on Wednesday Addams before Jenna Ortega nabbed the Netflix role, here are our favourite Halloween costumes donned by Asian celebs over the years

K-pop superstar seen posing with dad and holding a TAG Heuer gift box, assumed to contain gift for him from Frédéric Arnault, watch brand’s CEO who’s said to be dating the Blackpink singer.

The criticism came after Chitthip Bruschweiler shared an Instagram photo of her daughter, Lalisa “Lisa” Manoban of K-pop supergroup Blackpink, posing with scantily clad dancers at a Paris club.

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Blackpink members Rosé, Jisoo, Jennie and Lisa have come to the end of their contracts with YG Entertainment, causing rumours over whether they are breaking up and three members going elsewhere.

Blackpink’s Lisa is about to join the ranks of legendary guest performers at Paris’ Crazy Horse burlesque show – so what numbers will she perform, and just how risqué will her show get?

K-pop sensation Blackpink just wrapped its Born Pink World Tour with a two-day finale in Seoul – Style looks back at each member’s best fashion moments

Want to spot the stars in Asia? From Marina Bay Sands in Singapore to Banyan Tree Bangkok and Man Wah at Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong, here’s where to go

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From Blackpink’s Lisa and Jennie to Apink’s Hayoung, Red Velvet’s Yeri and (G)I-dle, here are 6 K-pop mega stars who are owning football-loving ‘blokecore’ aesthetic

Low-rise jeans are back, and sexier than ever thanks to TikTok and celebrities like Bella Hadid and Blackpink’s Jennie. Kate Moss and Britney Spears among others made low-rise trousers and skirts trendy in the ’90s.

Touring musical superstars such as Taylor Swift, Beyonce, BTS and Blackpink are aiding the growth of music tourism, when people combine seeing their idols perform with tourist attractions and shopping.

Blackpink superstar Jisoo is confirmed to be dating K-drama star Ahn Bo-hyun – so what do we know about this handsome talent who’s captured the singer’s heart?