Vietnamese fans spend big to welcome Blackpink

"RoseGoldvn – BlackPink ROSÉ 1st Vietnamese Fanpage", a fansite of Blackpink’s lead vocalist Rosé, announced that their first project will display an image of Rosé and a welcoming message on three giant LED screens covering three sides of the TNR Tower facing central Hanoi’s three main streets: Chua Lang, Kim Ma and Nguyen Chi Thanh.

The demo of fansite RoseGoldvn's project to welcome Blackpink member Rosé to Hanoi. Photo courtesy of RoseGoldvn

After the announcement on Sunday, the post received over 15,000 reactions and thousands of comments. The fansite confirmed it had received a total of VND120 million ($5,065) in donations from its members to make the project happen.

On July 4, three other major big Blackpink fansites in Vietnam also confirmed that they had received VND100 million in donations and announced their first welcome project, which is the covering of a double-decker bus in images of Blackpink and hosting a city tour of Hanoi on the bus.

Jisoonly – Blackpink Jisoo Vietnam Fanpage, a fansite of member Jisoo, has received VND40 million in donations, while fansites for Jennie (Mandoo Jennie VN – Blackpink) and Lisa (Eternal Light – LISA BlackPink Vietnam Fanpage) also confirmed donations of VND80 million and 76 million, with upcoming projects to be announced soon.

The announcement of a project to put images of Blackpink on a double-decker bus that will tour around Hanoi. Photo courtesy of the fansites

Blackpink, one of the biggest girl groups in the world, will perform in Vietnam for the first time with two concerts on July 29 and 30 at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium.

The group was formed in 2016, consisting of four members Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo and Rose. After seven years, the group has achieved international success with numerous hits like "Ddu-Du Ddu-du," "Kill This Love" and "Pink Venom."

Their YouTube channel is the most-viewed on the platform with 30.399 billion views. Outside of music, the four members of the group are also global ambassadors for famous fashion brands.

Blackpink’s world tour Born Pink, which started late last year, has grossed about $163.8 million so far, with more than 900,000 tickets sold. This makes Born Pink the highest grossing girl group tour of all time, surpassing the previous record set by the Spice Girls ($78.2 million).