All four members of the Ok-pop sensation Blackpink are leaving YG Entertainment to pursue their solo careers.
“We just lately prolonged our unique contract with Blackpink for its group initiatives. We agreed not to proceed with a further contract for every member’s particular person actions,” stated YG Entertainment in a press launch on Friday.
YG introduced on Dec. 6 that the four-member group had renewed an unique contract with the company for group actions.
Since their debut in 2016 with singles Whistle and Boombayah, the quartet has flourished as a world-renowned Ok-pop lady group, enchanting the general public and topping main US and UK music charts.
The group’s different releases have all been hits, together with Playing With Fire, Kill This Love, Lovesick Girls, Pink Venom and Shut Down.”
Blackpink rewrote Ok-pop historical past for feminine teams final yr when their second studio album, Born Pink, topped the Billboard 200 and the British Official Albums Chart Top 100, the primary Ok-pop lady group to take action.
Earlier this yr, the group ended their second world tour, ‘Born Pink’, on a excessive be aware, attracting 1.8 million followers worldwide.
Jennie of Blackpink was the primary member of the group to announce her new starting underneath a brand new company that she has established for her solo profession.
“This yr was crammed with many accomplishments, and I’m so grateful for all of the love I’ve obtained. I’m additionally enthusiastic about what’s to return, as I begin my solo journey in 2024 with an organization that I’ve established referred to as OA. Please present numerous love for my new begin with OA and naturally, Blackpink,” Jennie wrote in a publish on her Instagram account on Sunday. — The Korea Herald/Asia News Network
