Blackpink on Track for Record Sales of New Album

Girl group Blackpink have sold more than 1.5 million copies of their second full-length album "Born Pink" in just a week since pre-orders began ahead of its release next month, their agency YG Entertainment said on Thursday.

Expectations are already high for the album, which is likely to set a new sales record, as there is still almost a month left before its release on Sept. 16.

Boosted by this explosive response, the girls resume their activities by unveiling a song titled "Pink Venom" from the album at an event set to be livestreamed on YouTube on Friday.

The quartet will also perform at the MTV Video Music Awards, one of the major music awards in the U.S., later this month before embarking on a world tour, which will pass through major cities in North America, Europe, Asia and Oceania.