BORN PINK
BLACKPINK
BY ANTHONY VYSTOROPSKI
BLACKPINK in your area! Blinks get ecstatic, and newcomers listen to what this K-pop girl group has to offer. “BORN PINK” is their second full album to be released after debuting in 2016 with YG entertainment. BLACKPINK’s new album “BORN PINK” is introduced with the song “Pink Venom,” which, from the beginning, entices us with a chant. “BORN PINK” is a rebirth into the sweet but dangerous persona: where, if provoked, it will bite back. The rhythm and beats of this album will have you up and dancing on your feet alongside, bopping your head back and forth the whole time.
From “Shut Down” to “Typa Girl” encompasses a strong and empowered era of being one and true either with your besties or simply by yourself. Each singer gets to shine in their own light through the songs providing individuality through cohesiveness. All the while, with “Yeah Yeah Yeah,” we take a turn into the soft and strong transition into independence. The producers and mixers at YG have outdone themselves yet again. Ranging from fast, strong, upbeat songs to something slower, heartfelt, and more instrumental, we get it all in this album.
The way I would divide the album would be 3-3-2. The first three remind you how much of a baddie you are. The next three balance your strength with reflection and softness as two halves of a whole. The final two songs are about rebirth in terms of finding yourself and becoming who you want to be from within. Being “Ready for Love” once you have found yourself. Because as RuPaul once said, “If you don’t love yourself, how in the hell are you gonna love somebody else?