BLACKPINK released the tracklist of their first full album three days before its official release.
According to a report by All Kpop, BLACKPINK: THE ALBUM confirmed that eight tracks will be included. In addition to the previously released "How You Like That" and "Ice Cream," BLACKPINK: THE ALBUM will feature the title track "Lovesick Girls," "Pretty Savage," "Crazy Over You," "Love to Hate Me" and "You Never Know."
The announcement confirmed the rumor that American rapper Cardi B. will be the featured artist for one of the tracks entitled "Bet You Wanna." This will be BLACKPINK's third collaboration with an international superstar this year.
It can be recalled that they previously collaborated with Lady Gaga for the dance track "Sour Candy," one of the songs that was included in her Chromatica album. They followed up the successful partnership by collaborating with U.S. pop superstar Selena Gomez for the summer song "Ice Cream."
YG Entertainment is also expected to announce more collaborations with major brands before BLACKPINK's October 2 album release. It was recently revealed that BLACKPINK members Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rose will have character accounts on PUBG as part of their partnership with the popular game, The Verge reported.
Apart from the character accounts where fans could send gifts and other items, "How You Like That" will be played in the lobby, a place frequented by many players upon entering the game. The song will be replaced by "Lovesick Girls" when BLACKPINK's album is released on Friday.
As part of promotions, it was confirmed that BLACKPINK will hold a live countdown event three hours before the album's release. The one hour event will be held on VLive where BLACKPINK members will introduce the tracks in the album. They will also grant wishes from fans which were sent via the hashtag #BP_WISHES.
BLACKPINK will also be featured in the first ever Netflix documentary about Kpop. The documentary is directed by Caroline Suh, who directed Netflix's Salt Fat Acid Heat.
In an interview, Netflix's VP for Documentary Features Adam Del Deo said that they chose BLACKPINK as the subject of the documentary because they are the most recognizable and most popular girl group in the world. The documentary chronicles Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rose's ascent from being trainees of YG Entertainment to featured performers in last year's Coachella Music Festival.
BLACKPINK was also featured on the cover of next month's U.S. edition of Elle Magazine. The quartet was touted by the magazine as the "future of music."
