A: Wow! Are you listening to Blackpink’s new songs, too?
B: Yup, they are my favorite K-pop girl group.
A: Recently, they became the first group ever to take No. 1 and 2 simultaneously on the “Billboard Global 200” chart.
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B: That’s really something.
A: Their new album “Born Pink” also topped the US and UK charts at the same time.
B: They never cease to amaze me.
A: 哇！你也在聽Blackpink 的新歌啊？
B: 對呀，她們是我最喜愛的韓流女團。
A: 她們最近攻佔了「告示牌全球榜」冠亞軍，成為創下這項紀錄的首個樂團。
B: 好厲害。
A: 新專輯《Born Pink》還同時登上英美兩地專輯榜冠軍。
B: 她們總是能讓我不斷感到驚奇。
（Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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