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Calling all BLINKs! Your favorite K-pop group, BLACKPINK, is getting a Funko Pop! makeover, and the upcoming collection is available for preorder. The toy brand took to X to announce the collaboration, which led to preorders on the Funko site to sell out quickly.
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“Coming soon: BLACKPINK makes their debut as officially licensed Funko collectibles! Sign up to be notified when Pop! JISOO, Pop! JENNIE, Pop! ROSÉ, and Pop! LISA,” the caption on the Tuesday (Oct. 10) post reads.
Don’t worry, though. You can still get your hands on the BLACKPINK merch as Amazon has a full stock of each member ready for you to add to your cart. The BLACKPINK Funko Pops! won’t be released until Jan. 1, 2024, but with how quickly preorders are selling out, you won’t want to risk waiting until the collectables are released — just in case they’re permanently sold out.
The collection features Funko Pops! of Lisa, Jennie, Rosé and Jisoo you can line on top of your record player stand as well as keychains of the “Pink Venom” singers that you can decorate your tote bags, backpacks and more with.
Keep reading to preorder each member or view the entire collection here.
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Start your collection with the Jennie figurine as she shows off a bold and cozy outfit consisting of a red hat, fuzzy brown boots and a cropped baseball top with a miniskirt and suspenders.
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Jisoo’s Funko Pop! boasts a sporty yet chic outfit consisting of a one-shoulder top with a pleated skirt and platform boots.
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Fans of Lisa can decorate their room with this mini figurine of her as she shows off a cute vest paired with an asymmetrical skirt, brown boots and some bold green nail polish.
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Complete the girl group with the Rosé Funko Pop!, which is sporting her signature blonde hair, a trendy maxi coat in a vibrant green that even Billie Eilish would approve of, and a black matching set.
The BLACKPINK and Funko collaboration doesn’t end there, either. The two are also putting out a Loungefly collection (you can sign up for notifications here), which features a backpack, wallet and crossbody purse you can pair with your BLACKPINK bucket hat and matching sweatshirt. Plus, the extra storage can hold everything from your BLACKPINK water bottle to the K-pop group’s exclusive hand sanitizer spray.
For more product recommendations, check out our roundups of the best NewJeans outfits, BTS merch and Stray Kids merch.
The rollout for Jung Kook‘s debut solo album, Golden, continues! The BTS vocalist’s label, BIGHIT Music, released a trio of concepts for the album on the group’s respective social media pages, much to ARMY’s delight. The final set of concept photos, titled “SUBSTANCE,” arrived Saturday and features the BTS member posing against a graffiti backdrop […]
Jung Kook is preparing to hit the stage solo. On Monday (Oct. 9), BIGHIT Music announced that the BTS vocalist will put on a concert following the release of his debut solo album, Golden, next month. “We are excited to announce Jung Kook’s ‘Golden’ Live on Stage with the fans on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, […]
Jennie‘s “You & Me” tops this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Oct. 6) on Billboard, choosing Jennie’s solo song as their favorite new music release of the past week. The BLACKPINK member’s “You & Me” brought in more than 83% of the vote, beating out new music from NewJeans, Drake […]
The competition in The Debut: Dream Academy continues to heat up, as four more girls say goodbye to their chances of making the final cut for HYBE x Geffen’s global girl group.
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The latest eliminations came on Sunday (Oct. 8), after the second of the competition’s three missions ended. The second mission, which took place in South Korea at the famed Training & Development (T&D) facility, required the remaining contestants to put their individual skills on the back burner and enhance their ability to work in a group with the other girls.
LE SSERAFIM’s catalog was the theme for the mission, with the remaining 18 contestants getting split up into four groups. The first two groups danced (Team A – Emily, Yoonchae, Lara and Sophia) and sang (Team B – Iliya, Karlee, Samara and Megan) to the K-pop group’s hit “ANTIFRAGILE,” while the latter two groups sang (Team A – Lexie, Marquise, Mei, Brooklyn and Nayoung) and danced (Team B – Daniela, Manon, Ua, Ezrela and Celeste) to “Fearless.”
In addition to performing to LE SSERAFIM’s tracks, the K-pop group surprised the girls at the Dream Academy with an appearance, and played a prank on the budding stars pretending to film content. The remaining 18 contestants also held a Q&A session with fans in Seoul to chat about the competition, perform the LE SSERAFIM tracks and give away prizes.
After the second mission concluded, fans voted via Weverse and YouTube to pick which of the contestant should remain in the competition. Brooklyn (USA), Mei (Japan), Karlee (USA) and Iliya (Belarus) were all chosen to go home, leaving 14 girls in the competition.
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Iliya
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Mei
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Once the third mission wraps, the remaining 10 girls will perform at the show’s live finale, which is set to take place on Nov. 17. The name of the group and its final members will be revealed after the finale.
Watch LE SSERAFIM surprise the girls of Dream Academy in the video below.
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Fans around the globe are rallying for their personal favorite contestants in creative ways, including two contestants who had their supporters surprise them with their own billboards. Both Sophia (Philippines) and Celeste (Argentina) had billboards made for them in their home countries. See below for TikToks of Sophia’s and Celeste’s fan-made billboards.
(G)I-DLE‘s latest EP, Heat, marks a major milestone for the K-pop group. After releasing multiple mini albums in Korean and Japanese, the girl group has recorded all the songs on Heat entirely in English as a way of giving back to their fans in the United States, the group shares in the latest episode of […]
K-pop girl group (G)I-DLE talks about their first English EP Heat, their fans’ reaction to “Queencard,” what they’ve learned from touring in the U.S., writing their own music and more in an interview with Billboard.
Miyeon:This year we had our solo stages.
Tetris Kelly:What is it like when somebody else is doing their solo stage? Are you, like, backstage, like, drinking water, relaxing, you take a break?
Minnie:Basically we had, like, quick changes, we have to change our outfit, and then maybe take some selfies.
(G)I-DLE:Yeah!
Soyeon:Hi, we are…
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Minnie:And you’re watching Billboard News!
Tetris Kelly:It’s Tetris with Billboard News, and it’s not every day you get to hang out with (G)I-DLE. Hi, ladies.
Tetris Kelly:So let’s talk about your new music. Heat is out. It’s your first full English-language album. So why now? Why did you decide to do it?
Minnie:It’s our debut EP in the U.S., so we’re super excited about this. And we just wrapped up our U.S. tour and you know, fans have been so supportive. We think that it’s about time to you know, give them back and be more connected to them. So we came up with this album, Heat. So yeah, we hope that they can like it.
Tetris Kelly:Oh, they’re gonna love it! And you gotta help kind of describe the album to me. So tell me, if you could pick three emojis to describe Heat, what are they going to be?
Watch the full interview above!
J-Hope is working hard, and he’s letting fans know. The BTS member shared a message via Weverse on Friday (Oct. 6) to update ARMY on how he’s doing during his mandatory military service in South Korea. “How are you, ARMYs??” he kicked off his note, adding saluting and purple heart emojis to his salutation. “It’s […]
NCTzens, the wait is over. NCT 127 is back, and released new album Fact Check on Friday (Oct. 6). The album arrived alongside a music video for the high-energy title track. The visual features members Taeil, Taeyong, Yuta, Jaehyun, Winwin, Mark and Haechan hitting intricate choreography in streetwear outfits, dancing in abandoned alleyways, shutting down […]
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