{"id":429895,"date":"2026-05-07T11:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/429895\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:39:10","slug":"blackpink-lands-on-korean-stamps-in-tribute-to-global-k-pop-phenomenon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/429895\/","title":{"rendered":"BLACKPINK lands on Korean stamps in tribute to global K-pop phenomenon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e664394b-aa53-4b3c-9cb8-4c814069adaa.jpg\" style=\"height: auto; aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1139; width: 100%\" alt=\"Commemorative BLACKPINK postage stamps \/ Courtesy of Korea Post\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Commemorative BLACKPINK postage stamps \/ Courtesy of Korea Post<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Korea Post said Thursday it will release a commemorative BLACKPINK stamp collection on June 16, featuring 10 stamps and a special collector\u2019s packet carrying portraits of the group\u2019s members.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The agency said the release recognizes BLACKPINK&#8217;s role in expanding the global reach of K-pop and elevating the profile of Korean popular culture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Since debuting in August 2016, BLACKPINK has emerged as one of the world\u2019s most commercially successful girl groups, propelled by international hits including \u201cDDU-DU DDU-DU,\u201d \u201cKill This Love\u201d and \u201cHow You Like That.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The group\u2019s second studio album, \u201cBORN PINK,\u201d became the first album by a K-pop girl group to surpass 2 million sales, while its third EP, \u201cDEADLINE,\u201d recorded the highest first-week sales for a K-pop girl group, according to Korea Post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">BLACKPINK also became the first Asian act to headline the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the first K-pop act to headline a major concert at Hyde Park in London. The group has also appeared at United Nations events promoting sustainable development goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The commemorative stamp set will be available at major post offices nationwide and through Korea Post\u2019s online platform beginning June 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">The 10-stamp collection will cost 8,800 won ($6), while the commemorative packet will be priced at 25,000 won.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">Advance online sales will run from Monday through Thursday for Korea Post online members. Overseas purchases will also be available through YG Select and Korea Post\u2019s international stamp website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-p\">This article was published with the assistance of generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Commemorative BLACKPINK postage stamps \/ Courtesy of Korea Post Korea Post said Thursday it will release a commemorative&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":429896,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[146,85,46,409],"class_list":["post-429895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/429896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}