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'The Album': Blackpink to drop first full-length LP, excited fans say 'we waited four years for this'

The South Korean girl group managed by YG Entertainment had been teasing the album for weeks with individual posters of each member and short clips

Blackpink are less than an hour away from dropping their first-ever full-length LP titled 'The Album'. The South Korean girl group managed by YG Entertainment had been teasing the album for weeks with individual posters of each member and short clips that narrated a tiny part of a larger story. Fans of the K-pop superstars spent weeks trying to figure out all the messages and hidden facts about the upcoming album with the help of the teasers but now, they won't have to wait long for it.

Blackpink – which consists of members Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé – had previously announced the release date for 'The Album' as October 2. The complete tracklist is as follows:

‘Lovesick Girls’
‘How You Like That’
‘Ice Cream’ featuring Selena Gomez
‘Bet U Wanna’ featuring Cardi B
‘Pretty Savage’
‘Crazy Over You’
‘Love to Hate Me’
‘You Never Know’

'The Album', which consists of eight tracks, has kept fans excited for weeks on end. Now, with the album just about to drop, fans are taking to Twitter to talk about how big the moment is. One fan, speaking about how patient they have been and posting a video of unboxing the vinyl version of 'The Album', tweeted, "'The Album' is so pretty. I love it, especially version four. I'll do a giveaway later. Let's stream hard for Blackpink. We waited for so long for this full album #BLACKPINK #THEALBUM #THEALBUMToday #LovesickGirls @BLACKPINK." Talking about the songs on the record, another fan wrote, "Rosé said they have songs included on the album from years ago... they've been waiting SO LONG for this moment @BLACKPINK #THEALBUM."

A different fan, urging everyone to stream the latest Blackpink record, said, "Do not watch 'The Album' tracks lyric videos on YouTube. Stream it on Spotify, Apple Music & other audio streaming apps @blackpink #thealbum #lovesickgirls." While another, sharing a video from Blackpink's VLive event wrote, "Haha they’re about to release their full album yet they’re here fighting over stickers I vote #blackpink for #thegroup on this year's people's choice awards #pcas @blackpink."

Talking about the upcoming release, more fans expressed their utter excitement like this one fan who wrote, "BLINKs, less than an hour left! Make sure you have DMs open. We'll let you know when we begin funding, but please be patient. Not everyone will be funded in the first 24 hrs. @BLACKPINK." While another said, "I can't believe we are getting a full album of Blackpink after 45 minutes its so unreal A FULL ALBUM OMG I can't wait I am so EXCITED." Another fan, expressing similar sentiments, added, "In less than an hour, we will be able to hear the album on full!!! We waited for four years for this!!! Lets gooooo #lovesickgirls #blackpink."