Apart of live performances it also included several pre-recorded tracks. The Show opened with " Kill This Love", following a video featuring sights of dark and empty cities around the world. It was available exclusively on Blackpink's YouTube channel and included first-time performances of songs from The Album. A promotional teaser for the concert was first released on November 23, 2020.
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Under a partnership between the group's label YG Entertainment and YouTube Music, it was the first concert in YG Entertainment's online concert series "YG Palm Stage". Due to COVID-19 pandemic regulations in South Korea at that time, the concert was postponed to January 31, 2021. To celebrate the album's release, Blackpink announced their first online pay-per-view concert, The Show, for December 27, 2020. It received generally favourable reviews from music critics, and was one of the world's best-selling album of 2020. "I hope our fans enjoyed our performances and got some positive energy through our concert," Jisoo said.South Korean girl group Blackpink released their first Korean-language studio album, The Album, on October 2, 2020. Rose premiered her solo track "Gone," which will be on her upcoming solo album. Kicking off the show with its 2019 release "Kill This Love," the four members ― Jennie, Rose, Lisa and Jisoo ― rocked the stage with hits including "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" (2018), "How You Like That" (2020) and "Lovesick Girls" (2020). Unlike many other K-pop online concerts, BLACKPINK's gig did not utilize much state-of-the-art technologies like virtual reality (VR) to enthrall the viewers, but instead put emphasis on the members' voices and movements only, just like with an "offline" concert.
As of Monday afternoon, the total number of subscribers is more than 56 million. YG added that around 2.7 million people newly subscribed to BLACKPINK's YouTube channel after the group announced it would hold the online concert. Some 280,000 people around the world watched BLACKPINK's show. Given that the membership costs 36,000 won to 48,000 won ($29.99 to $39.99) depending on the perks, gross sales from the 90-minute show are estimated to have reached over 10 billion won ($8.9 million). Only fans who paid for a membership for BLACKPINK's official YouTube channel could enjoy the virtual gig. YG and YouTube will confirm the figure later on." "We don't want to highlight the event's quantitative aspect, but decided to reveal the number of viewers after receiving many requests. "Our primary data shows that about 280,000 people purchased a membership on YouTube to get access to THE SHOW," the company said in a statement, Monday. Some 280,000 viewers across the world watched K-pop girl band BLACKPINK's first-ever online-only concert, titled "YG PALM STAGE ― 2021 BLACKPINK: THE SHOW," Sunday, according to the quartet's agency YG Entertainment. K-pop girl band BLACKPINK held its first online concert, titled "YG PALM STAGE ― 2021 BLACKPINK: THE SHOW," on YouTube, Sunday.