THE ALBUM

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The Album debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart and sold 1,092,550 copies in its first month, becoming the best-selling album by a female act in South Korea at the time and the first in the chart's history to surpass one million sales. On June 7, YG Entertainment released a prologue of Blackpink's newest reality show, 24/365 with Blackpink, ahead of its launch on YouTube.The opening track, " How You Like That", is a pop, trap and hip-hop song infused with regal horn blasts and a braggadocious hook, accompanied by elements of Arabic music during Lisa's second verse rap. Sputnikmusic compared the track positively to the band's 2017 disco single, " As If It's Your Last". The album's standard edition artwork depicts the group's logo in pink font under a shining pink crown against a stark black background, which was first unveiled in a teaser poster by YG Entertainment in July 2020 along with the album's official release date.

All three singles also became top-ten hits in South Korea, with "How You Like That" peaking at number one for three weeks, "Ice Cream" at number eight, and "Lovesick Girls" at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart. Products labelled '*item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' will be supplied to you directly by Exertis via their approved couriers. This performance is after the group swept the real-time charts with its first full-length album, The Album". You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Rolling Stone labelled the song as the "sassiest kiss-off track since" Ariana Grande's " Thank U, Next".On November 25, the group performed "Lovesick Girls" at the Waktu Indonesia Belanja, an event held by e-commerce platform Tokopedia. Read more about the condition New: An item that is still in its original shrink wrap from the manufacturer and the original manufacturer’s seal (if applicable) has not been removed.

The Album debuted at the top spot of the Gaon Album Chart, and broke the record of first week sales on Hanteo among girl groups, with 590,000 copies sold in just one day after its physical release date. American singer Selena Gomez collaborated on " Ice Cream" and rapper Cardi B featured on " Bet You Wanna". El vendedor envío bien protegido mi paquete, es una tienda de música conocida aquí en México, no lo abrí porque es un regalo. The album includes two collaborations: 'Ice Cream' with Selena Gomez and 'Bet You Wanna' featuring Cardi B. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.In its second week, the album descended to number six, with 35,000 equivalent album units earned, becoming the second K-pop act to spend multiple weeks in the top ten. In a mixed review from Slant Magazine, Sophie Ordez wrote that "crammed chockfull of crowd-pleasing EDM pyrotechnics and cheeky one-liners, The Album is undeniably a product of a well-oiled, state-of-the-art pop machine, but it feels stuck looking back to tried and true trends in both K-pop and Western pop music. Yeung of AllMusic said "overflowing with confidence, Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa conquer each track on The Album with their vocal ability (both singing and rapping) and effortless charm, switching up styles to offer something for every type of fan.