Square One (stylized in all caps) is the debut single album by South Korean girl group Blackpink. It was released digitally on August 8, 2016 by YG Entertainment. The lyrics were written by B.I, Teddy Park, Bekuh Boom while the music was composed by Teddy Park, Future Bounce and Bekuh Boom.[1][2]
To promote Square One, Blackpink held its first live performances of "Whistle" and "Boombayah" at the SBSInkigayo on August 14, 2016.[3][4] A week later, on August 21, the group won its first award during a musical program for "Whistle" at Inkigayo.
Commercial performance[]
The tracks from the album, Whistle and Boombayah both debuted at the Gaon Digital Chart, on no. 1 and no. 7, respectively.