PUBG Mobile Brings Its First In-Game Concert With K-Pop Stars BLACKPINK

PUBG Mobile, the mobile game adaptation of PUBG: Battlegrounds for users on Android and iOS, was the second most-downloaded mobile game of 2018, with nearly 300 million downloads worldwide.

Having such a huge amount of users, its developer, LightSpeed & Quantum Studio, a division of Tencent Games, is certain that holding an in-game event would garner lots of audience and buzz.

Because of that, it is bringing the world-famous K-Pop group BLACKPINK to the game.

To bring the group's high-energy music and impressive choreography to the virtual world. the game creates 3D avatar characters for each of BLACKPINK members.

The official 3D avatar character versions of Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa would be performing on behalf of BLACKPINK during the group's 'BLACKPINK x PUBG Mobile 2022 In-Game Concert: The Virtual' event.

The news about the event was first shared, through a black and poster:

The concert is meant for users in North and South America from July 22-23 and from July 29-30, and for all other regions from July 23-24 and from July 30-31.

Through the event, users experience PUBG Mobile's first-ever in-game concert, by seeing the performances of many of BLACKPINK's hit songs.

And not only that, as the BLACKPINK event in PUBG Mobile is where the K-pop stars debut their new song called 'Ready For Love'.

The music video is meant to be a treat for fans who have waited for nearly 2 years for BLACKPINK's comeback.

After the in-game concert event, BLACKPINK would be releasing various collaboration items with PUBG Mobile, such as exclusive outfits the BLACKPINK wear for the PUBG performance, voice packs, and more.

YG Entertainment, the South Korean multinational entertainment agency for Blackpink, said that:

This event marks the second time the girl group collaborates with PUBG, since the game used songs from BLACKPINK's 'THE ALBUM' as the lobby background music for PUBG Mobile.