"Lisa, Jennie, Rosé, and Jisoo have broken numerous records since their debut in 2016: the first to sell one million, then two million, album copies in South Korea; the first Korean group to top the Billboard 200 album chart; the highest-grossing concert tour by a female artist. Blackpink, and K-pop and K-culture more broadly, are now a source of South Korean "soft power," expanding the country's cultural influence across Asia and beyond."
"Blackpink's individual artists have launched their own agencies as they try to become stars in their own right: Lisa's LLOUD, Jennie's Odd Atelier and Jisoo's Blissoo. It's a new venture for K-Pop, normally dominated by big agencies like YG Entertainment (which own Blackpink), Hybe and SM Entertainment. Now, Lisa, Jennie and others are branching to new media like television and fashion.- Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia editor"
Twelve influential women across the Asia-Pacific demonstrate power beyond corporate boardrooms through cultural, political, and sporting influence. Blackpink achieved record-breaking sales, topped the Billboard 200, and mounted the highest-grossing female concert tour, reinforcing South Korea's cultural expansion as soft power. Individual members launched their own agencies—LLOUD, Odd Atelier, Blissoo—shifting industry norms and moving into television and fashion. In Singapore, Josephine Teo, appointed minister for digital development and information in 2024, leads Smart Nation 2.0 with a S$1 billion commitment to AI for public good, updated national AI governance, standards for generative AI, and global safety initiatives.
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