BLACKPINK Receive Honorary MBEs from Britain's King Charles

King Charles on Wednesday presented K-pop girl band BLACKPINK with honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire medals in the presence of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during his state visit to the United Kingdom, Buckingham Palace said.

The quartet – Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rose – chatted, laughed and took photographs with the British monarch as he presented the medals.

"It's amazing you're still talking to each other after all these years," King Charles jokingly said to the band.

"I hope I shall be able to see you perform live at some point".

BLACKPINK received the MBEs in recognition of their role as COP26 Advocates for the United Nations climate summit held in Glasgow in 2021.

The band officially debuted on August 8, 2016, with two singles — “Whistle” and “Boombayah” — which quickly rose to the top of the charts in South Korea (the former even hit Number One). That immediate success set the tone for Blackpink, who quickly became international superstars.

They’ve since dropped hit singles like “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du,” “Ice Cream,” “Sour Candy,” “Pink Venom,” and a pair of wildly successful albums while also touring the world.

Since their debut in 2016, BLACKPINK has become one of the most successful girl groups in the world. 

They made history in July, becoming the first K-pop group to headline a major UK music festival, and took to the stage at the BST Hyde Park summer festival in central London in front of a crowd of 65,000 for a sold-out concert.