BLACKPINK: Square One - Single Album


Square One 

was released on August 8, 2016 as a single album from BLACKPINK. Released under the label YG, with producers Teddy, Bekuh Boom, and Future Bounce. The single album only has two lead singles and no B-sides. There is no prior release as this is BLACKPINK’s debut.

Square One features members Lisa, Rose, Jisoo, and Jennie at the average age of 19.8 years old.

Square One’s songs are:
  • Lead Singles: Whistle | Boombayah
If you would like further information see previous chapters for deeper dives into each.

Square one has a total of 710 words with 351 words (49.4%) in Korean versus 359 words (50.6%) in English. About 25.5% (181 words) sung in unison with 74.5% (529 words) split between the members. The average was 132.9 words with the average standard deviation being 25.6 words and the average margin of error of 12.9 words. Member Jennie had the highest number of words with Rose having the least.

Rank
  1. Jennie - 185 words
  2. Lisa - 177 words
  3. Jisoo - 89 words
  4. Rose - 78 words
Jennie - Highest Word 


Square One had a track time of 7 minutes and 33 seconds with a total singing time of 6 minutes and 36 seconds. 20.3% (87 seconds) sung in unison by all four members with 79.7% (309 seconds) divided between them in individual sections. The average is 77.3 seconds with the average standard deviation being 7.8 seconds and a margin of error of 3.9 seconds. Member Jennie had the highest amount of time, while member Jisoo had the least.

Rank
  1. Jennie - 95 seconds
  2. Lisa - 74 seconds
  3. Rose - 73 seconds
  4. Jisoo - 67 seconds
Jennie - Highest Time


Both songs charted separately, however it was hard to find information on the Square One album by itself. The album was not nominated for any awards during the award season cycle.

Jennie had the highest count with placing #1 twice (1 word: 1 time) while Lisa (1 word) and Rose (1 time) each placed #1 once each.
Jennie - Ranked #1 Twice 

Whistle earned the highest points between the two songs with 1,271.7 points while Boombayah only earned 811.1 points. The average between the two for this album is 1,041.4 points.

Square One by BLACKPINK earned a total of 2,432.6 points and a grade of C for word distribution, however in Application (time) the single album earned a grade of A.

Points Breakdown:
  • Standard Deviation - 166.6 points
  • Margin of Error - 183.2 points
  • Album Awards - 0 Points
  • Album Charts - 0 Points
  • Songs Points Total - 2,082.8 points

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