The Album
by BlackPink
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 2491 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 1,998 out of 2491
  2. Mixed: 78 out of 2491
  3. Negative: 415 out of 2491
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  1. 301020
    Jun 23, 2023
    10
    amazing album, the tracklist is very good, incluiding the features! Lovesick Girls is the best song on the album and one of the best songs of blackpink!
  2. DianaL8
    Apr 17, 2023
    0
    FINALLY an album after so much time and they choose that song as the main track Lisa's solo Lalisa wes better
  3. PhoenixStar3
    Apr 15, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wish I could see some depth in these songs. It's also known that they don't write their own music, which probably limits them. As a non kpop fan who just started getting into KPOP, it's hard to judge work with such formulaic method, it's just so typical of others in their genre, more flash than actual musicality… Expand
  4. catpartie
    Apr 14, 2023
    1
    A majorly disappoiting debut album. A distinct sound and message as expected from a debut album was not delivered. the melodies are extremely repetitive and predictable. The lyrics have no clear message, with an excessive use of aave, theyre a bit hard to listen to.
  5. LynnDixie
    Dec 5, 2022
    0
    I dislike this album with a passion. It feels like it's full of empty words and bad rap parts full of blaccent. The company just threw something together to appease fans. The work of the girls seems superficial and bland. Full of self praise and tearing down other women. Not very girl power if you ask me.
  6. kissmemomo
    Jan 12, 2023
    1
    mmm.. I can't like their songs no matter how hard I try it's so bad thank god it will be their last year as a group!
  7. aestheticmoon
    Dec 17, 2022
    8
    This is how you enjoy music without even knowing the meaning of the korean lyrics, proving how they be producing good musics and literally no skip songs on this album. Lovesick Girls is their best song. It’s pure perfection. I don't know why some people don't like Ice Cream...that is one of the my favourite song in this album.
  8. Nuguopina
    Dec 7, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Más de lo mismo, una y otra vez las mismas frases sin sentidos, con falso empoderamiento, sonido pegadizo y sonidos rimbombante… Expand
  9. Aurenis
    Dec 6, 2022
    0
    Is dont know I suposed that always is the same music anda I Don't like for nothing sorry
  10. Maribon96
    Dec 6, 2022
    1
    uhm... just listened it i and i found nothing really memorable... alt ought i don't like How you like that... probably it was the most impact-ful song
  11. Arnueowo
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece, absolutely cinema, i never heard kpop before but when I hear Blackpink, they making me love the kpop
  12. clg127
    Oct 22, 2022
    8
    The first single from the album, ‘How You Like That’, serves as a loud and energetic intro to their first full body of work, appropriately titled ‘THE ALBUM’. The hip-hop fused EDM track refuses to show any shocking abilities that the group members possess, instead choosing to allow listeners to dance and not care about lyrics or any hard-to-sing high notes. The second single from theThe first single from the album, ‘How You Like That’, serves as a loud and energetic intro to their first full body of work, appropriately titled ‘THE ALBUM’. The hip-hop fused EDM track refuses to show any shocking abilities that the group members possess, instead choosing to allow listeners to dance and not care about lyrics or any hard-to-sing high notes. The second single from the album, ‘Ice Cream’, includes appearances throughout the song from American singer Selena Gomez, who is used as nothing but buzz to help the song perform better in western music markets. The group could have performed this song without her, however she certainly is necessary to the song and it’s success, as it explains why the song is such a drastic change in comparison to BLACKPINK’s previous recent singles. The actual song itself doesn’t appear to be that bad, being a basic pop song that many western music markets would enjoy.

    The third song (and promotional single?) from the album is the upbeat ‘Pretty Savage’, which showcases the groups’ abilities with melodic rapping, and to use a lot of curse words. Despite this, the song is actually good, however it seems to be what was going to be the third single from the album, before the group received complaints from some fans claiming that this sound was not what they wanted anymore.

    The fourth song, ‘Bet You Wanna’, contains an absolutely necessary feature from Cardi B, as she ensures that the song will not become lost and forgotten by the general public. Her verse also adds to the song, which would have been boring without her addition. However, to have a song featuring the popular American rapper Cardi B, it would be common sense to make it a single to promote your group. However, the people behind BLACKPINK were too stupid to even see how this could help promote them in western music markets, further adding to their success.

    The third single from the album, ‘Lovesick Girls’, is an extreme drastic change from the group’s previous releases. The electropop and EDM single evokes a nostalgic feeling from 2010s pop music, likely due to David Guetta’s involvement in the production, and earns Jisoo and Jennie their first writing credits, and Jennie her first composition credit. The song is, by far, the best song that appears on the album, and adds credibility to the group’s versatility within their singles.

    The sixth song from the album, ‘Crazy Over You’, is the second full English-language song. The song takes inspirations from hip-hop, trap, and uses Arab instrumentation, which is usual for the group to delve into different cultures. The song features strange onomatopoeia and interesting flow and rhythmic choices in the rap sections, overall leaving the listener questioning if the group’s condition has worsened for their first album.

    The seventh song, ‘Love To Hate Me’, is the third full English-language song from the album, which is a bass heavy dance-pop song, where the lyrics focus on clapping back at haters of the group. The group don’t do a very good job of this, but the result was a good song so the lyrics don’t matter too much, which is something shown in all BLACKPINK songs. The song finished with a rap verse done by rapper/dancer Lisa, who’s inspirations clearly lie within African-American culture, specifically with the use of AAVE. However, this makes you question whether this is genuine inspiration, or a mock of where this style of music and word delivery originated. The final song from the album, ‘You Never Know’, is a ballad the provides the same purpose as the song that appears before it, but at least vocalist Jisoo finally gets a chance to show off her own vocal abilities.

    Overall, ‘THE ALBUM’ seems like a rushed piece of work that the producers knew they could release due to fans of the group waiting so long for new content. However, maybe it would’ve been in their best interests if they just released another EP. The reason why I rate the album so high is solely because of the third single, ‘Lovesick Girls’, which is an extreme improvement for the group, and is, in my opinion, one of the best songs released by an artist in 2020. The title also seems like a laugh in the faces of fans who waited so long, coining the phrase “where is the album?” which has now because the actual albums’ title. However, as appropriately titled it may be, it doesn’t actually appear correct as this 8-track project appears to be just an extended EP, instead of a full body of work.    … Expand
  13. SmellyJelly
    Oct 1, 2022
    10
    BLACKPINK IN YOUR AREA. All of all, Jennie, Rosie, Jisoo and Lisa are the all talented girls
  14. Cibas
    Oct 5, 2020
    10
    A espera valeu muito a pena. Álbum maravilhoso. todas as músicas com potencial de ser faixas títulos e com variedades. Blackpink realmente é a revolução
  15. blankpink
    Sep 26, 2022
    1
    yikes. everything sounds the same, teddy needs to retire or take a long vacation.
  16. Hizo
    Sep 21, 2022
    10
    One of the best debut albums out there better late than never good job girls
  17. tanith
    Sep 19, 2022
    0
    is bad! all this song! ----------------------------------------------------- bad
  18. Mari134
    Sep 18, 2022
    0
    Pienso que teddy se aprovecha del fandom y da otra vez lo mismo pero de otras palabras, lo mismo de siempre expresado en otras palabras. Aburrido
  19. Dana47272727
    Sep 17, 2022
    0
    Flop
  20. phgnst
    Sep 17, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O melhor DEBUT ALBUM por um ato coreano na história. Sem pular uma única faixa, todas são muito boas. Feliz por finalmente ter um full album delas, amo as rainhas e proprietárias da indústria do kpop.… Expand
  21. RivailtonJr
    Sep 17, 2022
    10
    Best album ever.
    Perfect
    The album is a masterpiece, great musics and vocals
  22. InaMori
    Sep 17, 2022
    0
    Album soso y con poco carisma. La unica canción decente es su Title Track pero como sus fans carecen de conocimiento musical obviamente no es la más escuchada. Junto con Stay, LSG es la unica canción de BP que muestra ALGO de musicalidad, el resto de cancion es basura remezclada siguiendo las mismas formulas para hacer cada vez canciones que de lo repetitivas que son solo te producen ascoAlbum soso y con poco carisma. La unica canción decente es su Title Track pero como sus fans carecen de conocimiento musical obviamente no es la más escuchada. Junto con Stay, LSG es la unica canción de BP que muestra ALGO de musicalidad, el resto de cancion es basura remezclada siguiendo las mismas formulas para hacer cada vez canciones que de lo repetitivas que son solo te producen asco y agonía. Podrán ser todo lo pegadizas que quieran, pero eso no quita lo poco involucradas que se encuentran esas chicas en sus canciones y carrera. Son muñecas usadas, caras bonitas sin talento, solo Rosé se salva.… Expand
  23. SamGuerrero27
    Sep 16, 2022
    10
    It's a great Album. It contains sweet and rough melodies that I can relate to when I listen to it. I love it!
  24. sooyatrevosa
    Sep 16, 2022
    10
    Such a good album, the only problem actually is the number of songs, all of them show blackpink charisma we all know and the ballad "you never know" is a comfort song with touchful lyrics that amazes us all.
  25. onedownfourdown
    Sep 1, 2022
    10
    With engaging songs and incredible production, this is one of the most high-quality sounding k-pop albums out there. Each track is special in its own way and it definitely leaves you wanting for more since it’s only 8 tracks.
  26. DaMamypoko
    Aug 22, 2022
    0
    Cheap sounding album. No growth from past works. Still silly raps. No lyricism. No great vocals. No harmonies. Just a basic kpop kids bop album.
  27. cloud2
    Aug 16, 2022
    6
    The album has many strong points, such as the tracks featuring Selena Gomez and Cardi B, however some fall flat and appear uninspired.
  28. Taylenda
    Aug 6, 2022
    10
    Simplesmente perfeito, todas as músicas são incríveis e ótimas de se ouvirem
  29. lilpip
    Jul 17, 2022
    0
    this is the worst album I ever hear, it's so bad I would never recommend this
  30. Emally
    Jul 16, 2022
    0
    generic and no personality, nothing copyright and artistic identity, the album's purpose is to talk about female empowerment, but it's all written by a man and let's be honest what an uncreative album name
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71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. 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.
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  2. 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.
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  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.
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