With BLACKPINK set to release a new song and a collaboration song with Lady Gaga, fans around the world are paying attention and expectations to their new aspects. Major foreign media outlets also highlighted the global performance of "Kill This Love" last year, predicting that Black Pink will further solidify its status through this year's project.

On May 4 (local time), Forbes, a leading U.S. business magazine, reported on Black Pink's comeback with a new album and its collaboration with Lady Gaga, saying, "The two recent announcements suggest that it will be a year of top achievements in Black Pink's career."

Forbes said, "Since 'Kill This Love', Black Pink's fan base has grown considerably, and its awareness of K-pop has expanded in the United States as well. It means BLACKPINK is more likely to be warmly welcomed when the new project is unveiled," they explained.

They added, "What makes BLACKPINK's reputation even higher is collaboration with Lady Gaga, one of the biggest stars on Earth. Lady Gaga shared a tracklist of her upcoming album "Chromatica" and featured "Sour Candy," featuring Black Pink, they said.

Forbes said, "Black Pink will be able to set new highs on Billboard albums and song charts, and quickly increase the total number of hits. 2020 will be recorded as Black Pink's best year," they observed.

In addition, foreign media including the U.K. (Metro) also reported on Black Pink's comeback and collaboration with Lady Gaga, expressing expectations for Black Pink's activities.

BLACKPINK gained worldwide popularity last year by releasing its second mini-album "KILL THIS LOVE." In particular, the title track "Kill This Love" set the highest record for a K-pop girl group, ranking 41st on the U.S. Billboard's main single chart, "Hot 100," and 24th on the main album chart, "Billboard 200."

Black Pink's new record march is endless. The music video for "Kill This Love" showed a steady rise, surpassing 800 million views (based on YouTube), and Spotify, which is considered the world's largest music platform, proved its powerful ripple effect by having the largest number of followers among girl groups in the world. It has also maintained its top spot on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales Chart for as long as 55 weeks, continuing its unwavering global popularity. 

BLACKPINK announced its comeback in June, stirring up the domestic and foreign music scene. BLACKPINK, which swept the music charts in every song they release and showed global top girl group power in name and substance, is increasingly looking forward to their performance in 2020 with what kind of music they will make history with this time.