Blackpink: Light Up the Sky

Blackpink: Light Up the Sky
Official release poster
Directed byCaroline Suh
Produced byCara Mones
Starring
CinematographyLuke McCoubrey
Edited byPeter Holmes
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • October 14, 2020 (2020-10-14)
Running time
79 minutes
Countries
  • South Korea
  • United States
Languages
  • Korean
  • English
  • Thai

Blackpink: Light Up the Sky (Korean: 세상을 밝혀라; RR: Sesang-eul Balkyeora, stylized as BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky)[1] is a 2020 documentary film directed by Caroline Suh, that tells the story of South Korean girl group Blackpink as bandmates and as individuals, and details their rise to fame.[2][3] The documentary film was released just under two weeks after the release of Blackpink's first studio album The Album, and has been described as "an endearing documentary that emphasizes each member's individuality".[4]

Blackpink: Light Up the Sky was released worldwide on Netflix on October 14, 2020. It is Blackpink's first documentary and Netflix's first K-pop original content.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Netflix was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Minsker, Evan (September 9, 2020). "Netflix Announces BLACKPINK Documentary Light Up the Sky". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Murphy, Chris (September 9, 2020). "Blackpink: Light Up the Sky to Light Up Netflix This October". Vulture. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  4. ^ Winkelman, Natalie (October 14, 2020). "Blackpink: Light Up the Sky to Light Up Netflix This October". The New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  5. ^ White, Peter (September 8, 2020). "Netflix Explores K-Pop With Blackpink Documentary". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 4, 2020.