We're five months into the year, and the biggest BLACKPINK chart story isn't the group at all — it's Jennie, holding at No. 10. If you're just joining us: Jennie's 'Dracula' remix with Tame Impala had already turned into her biggest U.S. solo chart story, climbing back to No. 10 on the Hot 100 and giving her campaign a summer-long test of radio, streaming, and short-form durability. The question was simple: was that peak a one-week flex, or could it actually stick? This is BLACKPINK Daily — and today we've got that answer, plus Rosé back on record about the future. Cera, run the number. Outlook Respawn, with Diya Mukherjee:
BLACKPINK member Jennie’s cross-genre collab with Australian psychedelic-rock project Tame Impala has retained its No. 10 placement on the Billboard Hot 100, marking its 37th consecutive week on the singles chart. According to the metrics cited by Yonhap, the track Dracula matched its peak position for a second consecutive week while extending its run on the chart to 37 weeks.
Thirty-seven weeks. Holding at No. 10 for a second week in a row, per Yonhap. You can't argue with that — it's a number sitting on the Hot 100 longer than most full album cycles. And the reason it's still parked at ten is the Tame Impala collab specifically. 'Dracula' bridges K-pop and legacy psych-rock, and that crossover is giving it a kind of staying power pure streaming spikes usually don't buy. So when outlets want to call BLACKPINK an event-driven act, this is the part they skip. A Kevin Parker co-sign helping a K-pop solo go nine months deep on the chart and sit in the Top 10 — reckon with that creative choice, not just the play count. Here's the parallel I can't stop looking at. DEADLINE is selling out stadiums, and Jennie's solo track is quietly rewriting K-pop's Hot 100 staying-power record at the same time. Both engines, full throttle, July 5th premiere locked. From E! News:
After BLACKPINK’s three-year hiatus, Rosé addressed the future of the act, which also includes Lisa, JENNIE and Jisoo, following the recent reunion tour and upcoming album. The “APT” singer joined Alex Cooper on the Jan. 28 episode of the ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast where she expressed gratitude that BLACKPINK’s small group size allows them to have an equal voice in calling the shots.
Quick note before anyone gets excited — that Rosé Call Her Daddy clip in the feed is from January 28th. It's five months old. Right on the same day Jennie's holding No. 10 for a 37th week. The archive's working overtime today. But here's what's actually useful in it — she told Alex Cooper the four-member size means each of them gets an equal voice in the big calls. That's how a renewal conversation can even happen internally. And in January, the future was still an open question. Since then? DEADLINE EP is out, the tour sold the stadiums, July 5th premiere is locked. So the comments stand — they just got answered by everything around them. Exactly. The OT4 timeline's the only unconfirmed piece left, and a January podcast doesn't move it an inch. That's the tension, though, Cera. Solo engines screaming — Jennie on the Hot 100, the run we just hit up top — and the group's next chapter is still “equal voices, we'll see.” Loud solos, quiet group. If BLACKPINK Daily is part of your routine, take a second to subscribe and leave a quick review wherever you're listening. It really helps more fans find the show and stay plugged in with us.
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