Review
'Ddu-Du Ddu-Du' hits like a glitter bomb in a corporate meeting - totally chaotic yet everyone's secretly loving it! That track alone could power a small country with its energy, but Blackpink wasn't done flexing on 'Square Up'. The girls swing between moods faster than I change outfits before a date, giving us the euphoric summer anthem 'Forever Young' right alongside the sass-dripping 'See U Later'. This 2018 EP marked the moment when Blackpink stopped being "that other K-pop group" and became THE Blackpink.
I once played 'Really' during a road trip and my usually reserved cousin started doing choreography in the passenger seat - that's the power these four women wield! Their confidence practically leaps through your speakers and slaps you across the face (in the best way possible). What makes 'Square Up' so brilliant is how it showcases their genre-hopping abilities while maintaining that signature Blackpink attitude. These tracks weren't just songs; they were declarations that these ladies were coming for the global throne - and honey, they weren't asking for permission. - Starla