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Taylor Swift was suddenly compared to Blackpink after releasing her new album.
According to Hollywood Reporter, Taylor Swift’s new album titled “The Tortured Poets Department” includes 31 songs, of which 16 songs were announced in advance.
When releasing the album, the female singer suddenly introduced the second part with the remaining 15 songs, creating a fever on the charts.
Taylor Swift’s release of the double album “The Tortured Poets Department” is considered one of the biggest music events of the year.
On social networks, audiences expressed surprise when Taylor Swift released 31 songs at the same time, almost regardless of the album’s achievements or spread.
Meanwhile, compared to Blackpink, the group has only had 33 songs in Korean released during their 7 years of operation.
This comparison became a topic of discussion on X and Facebook and attracted the attention of fans.
Previously, Taylor Swift’s album “Red (Taylor’s Version)” was released in 2021, including 30 songs. That is also the number of songs that Blackpink released from 2016 to 2022.
If including the solo songs of the 4 members and collaborations with other artists, Blackpink only has 41 songs, which is about 5.9 songs for each year of their career.
Of course, Blackpink cannot be compared with Taylor Swift because they come from two different musical backgrounds and work differently.
Many controversies arise when every year, Blackpink has few musical activities. Fans believe that the talents of all four members are being wasted when they are held back and limited by YG Entertainment.
YG has not had any group surpass the mark of 80 Korean songs. Big Bang – the legendary boy group of Kpop – has only 69 songs throughout their career.
Pop culture critic Kim Youn Ha commented: “It’s natural that fans want to see more content about their favorite groups. However, from Blackpink’s case, we cannot conclude that releasing a lot of songs is good and releasing a few products is bad.”
After releasing their second full album – “Born Pink”, Blackpink started a world tour. After 26 shows, Blackpink earned 78.4 million USD. This achievement makes Blackpink the girl group with the highest tour revenue of all time, surpassing the Spice Girls’ 2019 “Spice World Tour” ($78.2 million).
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