Take a deep break. Okay! Blinks, here we go! After years of asking for it, Blackpink is finally on the cover of the popular magazine Rolling Stone! The June 2022 issue will feature
four-member international pop sensation, notice they dropped K-pop, along with an in-depth more personal, and revealing interview!
Blackpink on the cover of one of the most iconic pop culture magazines is not only groundbreaking in multiple ways but proves that Hallyu (Korean wave) is on the rise! Blackpink will be the first girl group featured on the magazine cover since Destiny's Child in 2001. Blackpink will also be the second all-Asian musical act to appear on the cover of the magazine, the first being BTS in May 2021. The photos were taken by Korean-born fashion photographer, Peter Ash Lee.
The special edition box includes a copy of the June 2022 issue of Rolling Stone plus individual copies of the same issue with a solo cover of each member! The box set also includes four premium 5×7″ Blackpink photo prints shot by photographer Peter Ash Lee exclusively for Rolling Stone, and get a bonus Rolling Stone sticker sheet.
The special set will be released in small quantities and is expect to sell out quickly! While the regular Blackpink group cover will be available on all newsstands, the individual covers will only be available in the box set.
The special edition Rolling Stone box set is priced at $129 USD exclusively on the Rolling Stone shop. Pre-orders will begin the first week of August so hurry up! You can pre-order your box set here!
This is huge in the Korean entertainment industry, especially for K-pop! Even if you're not a fan of K-pop, you have to appreciate the soft power South Korea has had for the past decade. Will it be as powerful as the United States in a few years? Let us know your thoughts below and whether you will buy one of these exclusive box sets!