by Jonathan Hicap, Manila Bulletin
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK will be rocking the stage at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), which will be held on Aug. 28 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
The VMAs and BLACKPINK made the announcement on Aug. 15.
“We are SO excited to announce @BLACKPINK will be making their debut on the #VMAs stage!!! Catch their performance of ‘Pink Venom’ LIVE on Sunday 8/28 at 8p on @MTV!” VMAs posted on Twitter.
BLACKPINK also tweeted, “We’re performing at the 2022 #VMAs.”
“Pink Venom” is BLACKPINK’s pre-release single that will be released on Aug. 19.
“Their new song ‘Pink Venom’ which will be pre-released on the 19th is a song that portrays BLACKPINK’s charms in an intense way,” said YG Entertainment, according to the YG blog.
BLACKPINK’s comeback studio album “Born Pink” will be released on Sept. 16 and they will embark on their world tour with a scale of 1.5 million people.
BLACKPINK the Virtual is nominated for Best Metaverse Performance while Lisa’s “Lalisa” is nominated for Best K-pop at the VMAs.