ブラックピンク
burakkupinku
The phrase "blackpink" in Japanese is ブラックピンク (burakkupinku).
This phrase refers to the popular South Korean girl group Blackpink.
Which one should you use?
The standard way to refer to the group is ブラックピンク, while ブラピン is a common abbreviation used by fans.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is burakkupinku.
Did you know?
- In Japanese social media, the term 推し ('oshi') is frequently paired with ブラックピンク to denote which specific member of the group is a fan's favorite.
- Japanese fans often use the abbreviation ブラピン ('burapin'), which follows a common linguistic pattern of shortening four-mora foreign words into two sets of two morae.
- While 'black' and 'pink' have native Japanese names, ブラック and ピンク are used here because they evoke a modern, global fashion sense rather than traditional colors.
Examples in context
- インタビュアー： ブラックピンクは日本語が上手ですね。An interviewer: "Blackpink is good at Japanese, aren't they?"
- ブラックピンクはとても有名です。Burakku Pinku wa totemo yuumei desu.Blackpink is very famous.
- 昨日、ブラックピンクの曲を聴きました。Kinou, Burakku Pinku no kyoku o kikimashita.I listened to Blackpink's songs yesterday.
- ブラックピンクのスタイルはかっこいいです。Burakku Pinku no sutairu wa kakkoii desu.Blackpink's style is cool.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about music in a cafe.
- 陽太 Yotaブラックピンクの曲、好き？Burakku Pinku no kyoku, suki?Do you like Blackpink's songs?
- 美咲 Misakiうん、大好きだよ！Un, daisuki dayo!Yeah, I love them!
- 陽太 Yota美咲もブラックピンクを聴くんだね。Misaki mo Burakku Pinku o kikun da ne.So you listen to Blackpink too, Misaki.
- 美咲 Misakiダンスもすごくかっこいいよね。Dansu mo sugoku kakkoii yo ne.Their dancing is also really cool, isn't it?
