YG Entertainment established the South Korean girl group BLACKPINK. JISOO, JENNIE, ROSÉ, and LISA make up the quartet. BLACKPINK has captured the hearts of fans since the release of their first single [SQUARE ONE] in August 2016. Since then, they’ve turned every single they’ve released into a smash song, including “DDU-DU DDU-DU” and “Kill This Love,” propelling them to global superstardom. As a result of their popularity, BLACKPINK became the first K-pop female group to perform at Coachella, the biggest music festival in the United States, in 2019.
Hollywood, California (September 8, 2020) – BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky, Netflix’s first K-pop documentary, follows the rapid growth of the South Korean four-member superstar girl group BLACKPINK.
The film, directed by Caroline Suh, director of the Netflix docuseries Salt Fat Acid Heat, and produced by RadicalMedia, interweaves rare interviews with never-before-seen videos of BLACKPINK members Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa, from their trainee days to becoming worldwide celebrities.
It highlights the highs and lows of being a K-pop idol group, as well as each member’s extraordinary skill, which when combined, produces BLACKPINK’s distinctly groundbreaking DNA. The video culminates with BLACKPINK’s historic 2019 Coachella performance, in which they became the first K-pop female group to take the Coachella stage.
“The K-pop boom has swept the globe, and BLACKPINK has undoubtedly become the world’s most recognizable and popular girl group,” remarked Netflix’s VP Documentary Features, Adam Del Deo.
Director Caroline Suh’s dependable relationship with Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa provides organic and honest instances that give fans a genuine inside look into the lives of BLACKPINK, as well as the dedication and arduous preparedness each participant puts into every hit song, past performance, and sold-out arena tour.
