BLACKPINK’s Jisoo reached the top 40 in the UK charts and broke a record

Jisoo made official chart history today by becoming the first BLACKPINK member to score a Top 40 hit with her debut release FLOWER.

South Korean singer, born Kim Ji Soo, sees her debut solo album at No. 38 on this week’s official singles chart; a feat yet to be achieved by fellow bandmates Rosé, Lisa, and Jennie.

Previously, Rosie narrowly missed the Top 40 with her first single of 2021, On the Ground (42).

Last year, BLACKPINK made history by becoming the first K-pop girl group to claim an official #1 album with their second LP BORN PINK. Prior to that, the band had reached No. 2 with their debut album, The Album.

Jisoo’s success comes as a flood of K-pop stars are starting to see top 40 hit singles in the UK. Last week, BTS star Jimin broke his own chart record with his single Like Crazy Pt. No. 2 became the band’s first UK top 10 single.

Last month, Jimin’s BTS bandmate J-Hope was the first to score a Top 40 solo single, with J.Cole’s street collaboration debuting at No. 37.

To date, BLACKPINK has scored eight top 40 singles in the UK: 2018’s Dua Lipa team-up Kiss and Make Up (36), 2019’s release Kill This Love, 2020’s How You Like That, Selena Gomez’s Ice Cream Collab (39), Lovesick Girls (40) and the collaboration with Lady Gaga Sour Candy (17), as well as 2022 singles Pink Venom (22) and Shut Down (24).