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Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 2491 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut full-length studio release for the South Korean pop group features guest appearances from Cardi B and Selena Gomez.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. The Telegraph (UK)
    Oct 2, 2020
    80
    It is only eight songs and comes in under 25 minutes long, yet it packs more hooks than a whaling armada. It is short, punchy and sweet enough to cause tooth rot, every moment crammed with crafted earworms and swaggering beats.
  2. The Guardian
    Oct 2, 2020
    80
    Brevity works in The Album’s favour. There’s no time for longueurs, no padding, no ponderous ballads. ... Striking, glittery, depthless and rather impressive.
  3. AllMusic
    Oct 5, 2020
    80
    Overflowing with confidence, Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa conquer each track on The Album with their vocal ability (both singing and rapping) and effortless charm, switching up styles to offer something for every type of fan.
  4. Consequence
    Oct 5, 2020
    67
    The Album showcases their signature style of blending genres and influences to create songs that are just as classically pop as they are identifiably BLACKPINK.
  5. Slant Magazine
    Oct 6, 2020
    60
    Crammed chockfull of crowd-pleasing EDM pyrotechnics and cheeky one-liners, The Album is undeniably a product of a well-oiled, state-of-the-art pop machine, but it feels stuck looking back to tried and true trends in both K-pop and Western pop music.
  6. Los Angeles Times
    Oct 2, 2020
    50
    “Ice Cream,” the song with Gomez, is the most gratifyingly stylish track here. ... [The Album] plays like a transmission from a previous era. “Crazy Over You,” with its airy wind-instrument sample, rewinds even further to the hip-hop exotica of Timbaland’s late-’90s heyday. ... There’s something vaguely oppressive about “The Album.”
  7. Sputnikmusic
    Oct 2, 2020
    48
    There is roughly an EP worth of songs here that bring something remotely interesting to the table, rather than simply rehashing past ideas and reproducing beats you’ve heard in 100 other tracks before.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 904 out of 1094
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 1094
  3. Negative: 160 out of 1094
  1. Khaleesi97
    Oct 4, 2020
    10
    The album is all I've been waiting for from them. We wanted a few more songs, but we know that's not on them, unfortunately. Lovesick Girls isThe album is all I've been waiting for from them. We wanted a few more songs, but we know that's not on them, unfortunately. Lovesick Girls is their best title track so far, it has a catchy beat and it kind of makes me feel nostalgic, makes me remember a few years ago when pop was really really good. In general, all the songs are really good, definitely worth the wait!… Expand
  2. Void_Lady
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    The album is completely flawless. With excellent vocals, perfect raps and contagious rhythm.
  4. nabru00
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. so good, omg, blackpink supremacy! blackpink is the group of our generation! only that… Expand
  5. Yoyoli
    Oct 4, 2020
    10
    Es hermoso obra de arte el álbum del año no me imagino otro álbum mejor que este BLACKPINK IN YOUR AREA
  6. Zaired
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    For the 1st Album of Blackpink, this Album is so powerful. Music, beats, lyrics and the diversity of the songs are on point. So much love it.
  7. arrius_harris
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    Amazing songs!!! The perfect album. everything that we've waited. They will have the song of the year!!!
  8. Hiroshiii
    Oct 3, 2020
    0
    I wish Blackpink would bring more versions of themselves. The first time I saw them getting a little away from the same concept was Ice cream,I wish Blackpink would bring more versions of themselves. The first time I saw them getting a little away from the same concept was Ice cream, and if I must say, what a huge fail. The album is short, only 6 new songs, and at least 3 of them I just cant remember because it felt it was really the same song. When are we going to get more than 10 musics a year? When are going to get more than black and pink? The girls have much to offer, I wait for the real revolution.… Expand

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