BLACKPINK Release 'Deadline', a Record First Week for a K-Pop Girl Group
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CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterBillboard[1][2], 14 January 2026: 'BLACKPINK announced ... that its highly anticipated new album is set to arrive ... on Feb. 27'; Korea JoongAng Daily reported its first-day sales on 28 February.
BLACKPINK's first release in three years and five months sold 1,461,785 copies on its first day on Hanteo, the most ever for a K-pop girl group, beating aespa's My World.
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