Square One (single album)

Square One is the debut single album by South Korean girl group Blackpink. It was released digitally on August 8, 2016 by YG Entertainment. Lyrics on the single album were written by B.I, Teddy, and Bekuh Boom while production was also handled by Teddy, Future Bounce and Bekuh Boom.

Promotion
To promote Square One, Blackpink held their first live performances of "Whistle" and "Boombayah" at the SBS Inkigayo on August 14, 2016. A week later, on August 21, the group won its first award during a musical program for "Whistle" at Inkigayo.

Commercial performance
Square One reached number one on iTunes's album chart within two days of release, setting a record for a rookie Korean girl group. Both singles of Square One debuted in the top ten of the Gaon Digital Chart in South Korea. "Whistle" debuted at number one and "Boombayah" at number seven on the chart. The two singles as well as the tracks on Blackpink's second single album Square Two combined sold a total of 113,000 digital song downloads in the U.S. by August 2017.