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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Ali Shutler

Blackpink at the O2 Arena review: every minute was spectacular

Blackpink have been breaking records since their formation in 2016 and earlier this year, their chart-topping second album Born Pink confidently underlined their status as the biggest girl group in the world.

Even with nothing to prove, Blackpink still kickstarted the European leg of a world tour at London’s O2 Arena armed with lasers, fireworks and a string of backing dancers. And that was just for the first song. By the end of their two-hour, 23-song set, Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa and Rosé had unleashed waves of streamers onto the capacity crowd, wheeled a four-piece live band onto the stage and danced in front of literal walls of fire. Every minute of the show was spectacular.

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