Blackpink is a wildly popular K POP group that consists of Jisoo (G sue), Jennie, Rose
(Rosay in english, Lo Jeh in Korean) and Lisa.
Now for the sake of not messing up her name even though i most likely already did, i’m
gonna use the english pronunciation of Rosay.
Anyway, at the time of this recording the group, formed by YG Entertainment, have a
total of 27 million YouTube subscribers, recently signed a deal with interscope records, were
guests on The Late Late Show with James Corden and are coming off their Kill This Love world
tour.
They’ve also received endorsements from large brands including Louis Vuitton, Dior
Cosmetics, Reebok, Puma, and Sprite Korea to name a few.
According to channelkorea.com, the groups network is estimated around 25.3 million bucks,
although other websites claim their net worth is as high as 40 mil!
We’re going to tell you guys all about that and what the girls from Blackpink spend their
money on here for you on the Rich Life.
What's going on guys?
Jarred Bronstien here and today we are going to take a look at the financial come up of
one of the most popular K Pop bands out there, Blackpink, and what they spend their fortune
on here for you on The Rich Life.
Our last couple of videos in this series were on Lavar Ball and Canadian Rapper Nav.
Be sure to let us know who is next in the comments down below.
Today’s trivia question is how much money did Blackpink donate collectively to the victims
affected by the Sokcho wildfires?
I’ll also be reading your comments from a previous video we did, so stick around until
the very end of the video, and I'll see you guys after the intro.
Blackpink was formed back on June 29th 2016 with their debut single album Square One.
The album featured the two hit songs, Whistle and Boombaya which would top the Billboard
World Digital songs chart taking the 1 and 2 spot, becoming the fastest act to do so,
and the third Korean artist or group to hold the top two spots behind Big Bang and this
guy.
They would only see their popularity grow eventually leading the group to win a total
of 25 awards, receiving 93 nominations, clocking in 36.2 million within 24 hours after their
release of the music video for the song Ddu-Du Ddu-Du, and eventually becoming the most viewed
music video by a K pop group on youtube, currently at 853 million views at the time of this recording.
Blackpink would also go on a world tour, drop their second EP, Kill This Love on April 5th
2019 and of course perform at the Coachella Festival on April 12th and 19th of this past
year, becoming the first female K-pop group to do so.
We did a Before They Were Famous video on Blackpink just a couple months ago so be sure
to check that out to find out more about them and their rise to fame.
Back to the money talk.
Now when it comes to youtube money, it’s always very tough to determine how much people
can actually make.
I know in the Ace Family Rich Life video I used an example that they got 50 cents per
view, obviously that was a ludicrous thing to say and you guys let me know about that
in the comments below.
Now when it comes to how much you get per view, it depends on how big you are and which
advertisements you’re getting on your videos.
I’m gonna say for the channel that ranks 43rd in subscriber count, they’d be getting
premium ads on their channel.
Let’s underestimate here and say they get 0.003 cents per view, or 3000 bucks for every
million views.
In that last 30 days alone, the Blackpink channel has gotten just under 365 million
views.
Meaning, at 0.003 per view, they would’ve totalled just under 1.1 million dollars in
ad revenue.
If my youtube channel made that in 30 days I’d be laughing too.
Now according to the popular Youtube Analytics website socialblade.com, the estimated revenue
for the Blackpink’s channel for the year is estimated between 1.4 million and 22.2
million.
Obviously there’s a huge gap there, but if you we’re to meet in the middle, their
channel alone would be bringing in about 12 million a year.
Other Youtube related websites, such as youtubers.me estimate Blackpink’s channel made 463 thousand
in the last 30 days, but 101 thousand in the last week.
Again, next to impossible to find an exact number, which is why I can’t say for sure
but I can give you a ball park range.
That doesn’t include their merchandise either.
When I went to the YG website and clicked to buy their merch, it redirected me to Amazon,
where T shirts are selling for 47 bucks, jewelry ranges from about 30-50 bucks, and they even
got a sticker set for 20 bucks.
There’s a total of 29 pages of merch, so I could be here all day, but let’s get on
with the video.
Alright so its clear these ladies make bank.
And although we don’t know the exact dollar amount, they we’re featured on the forbes
30 under 30 Asia Sports and Entertainment section, their hit single Ddu-Du Ddu-Du opened
at the number 55 spot, which is 20 spots higher than the previous record which was held by
Wonder Girls.
After signing with interscope records for an undisclosed amount (im sure its a lot of
money), they made their US TV debut on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
0:01-0:11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBUJCaj6wyI
As mentioned earlier they also appeared on the Late Late show with James Corden, helping
grow their brand worldwide.
The group is all share an apartment in Seoul, South Korea, called the Han River Bamseom
Apartments, which is believed to cost around $10,000 a month.
When it comes to the group’s individual purchases, it seems some of the girls like
to spend more of themselves than others.
Or at least it seems that way.
Scrolling through Lisa’s instagram, you’ll see she mostly wears Blackpink merch, with
the occasional Adidas t shirt, but she has some jewelry such as her watch, bracelets
and rings that she likes to wear.
Rosay on the other hand can be seen pictured next to Louis Vuitton purses and satchels
which cost around $2000 a piece, hugging a stuffed MCM branded dog, which is another
$2000 and a Fendi bag which goes for, you guessed it, 2 G’s.
I guess she’s got a thing for the number 2000.
Jennie seems to be more of a fan of the popular luxury brand Chanel, posting photos of a pair
of the Pharell Channel collaboration shoes which cost $2300, rocking a Chanel dress which
starts somewhere between 2-3 thousand bucks.
Jinsoo can be seen wearing a versace shirt which comes in at 300 bucks, a Yves St. Laurent
purse which costs about 3 thousand, and a pair of Gucci shoes which will cost ya about
$1000.
Now it is fair to say some of these items could very well be endorsements and sponsorships,
but i’m sure the ladies enjoy the finer things in life, given all their success.
And I’m not hating at all, if I was making millions on millions i’d be spending that
shit too.
I feel I’d look something like this.
Maybe one day.
So it’s safe to say the ladies of Blackpink are doing quite well for themselves and their
brand is expected to continue to grow throughout 2019.
In fact, people are claiming they’re bigger than the popular K pop boyband BTS.
I’ll be honest, BTS was the first K-pop band I ever heard of, and not to discredit
them, but it’s looking like the ladies of Blackpink might actually have an edge on them.
Jennie, Jinsoo, Rosay and Lisa we’re able to hit 150 million views on youtube with their
latest single in 21 days, beating BTS who accomplished the same feat in 24 days.
However, BTS has had better results than Blackpink on the Billboard charts.
At the end of the day, both bands definitely have had and are expected to have a tremendous
amount of success.
And maybe Blackpink’s success is coming from some good karma.
Earlier I asked you guys about their charitable donation during the Sokcho wildfires.
Well in total, the 4 ladies donated an extremely generous $40 million dollars to all the families
and people affected by the tragic natural disaster.
I want to know what you guys think of both Blackpink and BTS.
Which of the two do you like more?
Who do you think will have a bigger year in 2019?
As always I love hearing from you guys so be sure to let me know in the comments below.
Speaking of comments, in the Rich Life of Lavar Ball video we did
Whitneyooo20 hours ago (edited) I love that subtle shade at liangelo 9:37
Jacob Cohen22 hours ago This dude a little inaccurate... how does
liangelo have a “bright” nba future I get lemelo might but not gelo
RESPONSE - C00IKlKlI0I22 hours ago dude are you seriously trying to find a reason
that minor to hate
I asked you guys if you thought Lavar’s ESPN comments
were innocent and a handful of you guys responded saying yes, no harm, no foul.
futureisnow22 hours ago I highly doubt if Lavar meant what they're
saying he meant.
HOW DO THEY KNOW WHAT HE MEANT ????? You can't assume that he meant something sexual from
that statement.
APOLOGY ????? Give me a break !!!! NOOOOOO Give me 2 breaks !!!! I don't KNOW 100% that
he DIDN'T mean anything sexual but guess what NEITHER DO YOU !!!!! Take a psychology course
( I have by the way ) and study how the mind works AND these types
of subjects before you start ACCUSING people of insinuating something as serious as this
!!
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