--- title: BLACKPINK Is First K-Pop Girl Group to Perform at Coachella description: K-pop group BLACKPINK is one of the performers in the 2019 Coachella lineup, which includes headliners Ariana Grande and Childish Gambino. canonical: https://time.com/5493525/blackpink-kpop-coachella/ author: Kat Moon article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-01-03T21:15:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:56:41.636Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: BLACKPINK to Become First Female K-Pop Group at Coachella og:description: The four-member girl group from South Korea was announced in the 2019 lineup og:url: https://time.com/5493525/blackpink-kpop-coachella/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd6358f252ca8c90f/698942a24ee26204a1313bb1/gettyimages-643997070.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Blackpink K-Pop Awards og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: BLACKPINK to Become First Female K-Pop Group at Coachella twitter:description: The four-member girl group from South Korea was announced in the 2019 lineup twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd6358f252ca8c90f/698942a24ee26204a1313bb1/gettyimages-643997070.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # BLACKPINK Is Set to Become First Female K-Pop Group to Perform at Coachella by [Kat Moon](https://time.com/author/kat-moon/) ## Kat Moon Jan 3, 2019 9:15 PM UTC  BLACKPINK attends the 6th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards on February 22, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. BLACKPINK attends the 6th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards on February 22, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea.Han Myung-Gu—WireImage by [Kat Moon](https://time.com/author/kat-moon/) ## Kat Moon Jan 3, 2019 9:15 PM UTC BLACKPINK is on track to become the first female K-pop group to perform at Coachella. The four-member girl group from South Korea was announced as part of the [the 2019 music festival’s lineup](https://www.coachella.com/), which features headliners Ariana Grande, Childish Gambino and Tame Impala. The annual music festival held in Indio, California will be BLACKPINK’s official debut in the U.S. In past years, Coachella has had an estimated attendance of [125,000 per weekend](https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8005736/coachella-festival-2017-114-million-gross). This year, Coachella takes place on April 12th to 14th, and April 19th to 21st. BLACKPINK is set to play on both Fridays across the two weekends. Formed in 2016, the K-pop group — consisting of members Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa — have achieved record-breaking success. Last year, the quartet’s song “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” surpassed BTS and Psy to become [the most-watched Korean music video](https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8464130/blackpink-youtube-record-ddu-du-ddu-du-video) on YouTube in 24 hours. A few months later, the K-pop act reached another milestone when the same song became the fastest Korean group music video to gain [550 million views](https://www.forbes.com/sites/caitlinkelley/2018/11/26/blackpink-fastest-k-pop-500-million-youtube/). Besides the virality of “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du,” BLACKPINK reached a new audience when the group collaborated with Dua Lipa on the bilingual song “Kiss and Make Up” last October. The track [entered the Billboard Hot 100 Chart](https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8482359/dua-lipa-blackpink-kiss-and-make-up-hot-100-charts), making the K-pop act the only Korean female group with multiple entries on the chart. The four-member group will not be the only Korean act performing at this year’s Coachella. Indie band Hyukoh, from South Korea, was also announced in the lineup. 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