Overview

• Blackpink’s inaugural Italian concert at Milan’s Ippodromo La Maura on August 6 drew a crowd of 50,000 as part of their Born Pink World Tour.
• Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attended with her daughter Ginevra and was accompanied by South Korea’s ambassador, signaling strategic cultural diplomacy.
• Television host Michelle Hunziker watched from the VIP terrace alongside her daughters Sole and Celeste, illustrating the event’s celebrity allure.
• Since their 2016 debut under YG Entertainment, Blackpink have sold 1.8 million tickets on this tour and built a 98-million-strong YouTube subscriber base.
• The quartet is set to become the first female K-pop act to headline London’s Wembley Stadium later this month.