Jennie, Lisa, Rosé and Jisoo of BLACKPINK have each pursued solo endeavors since the South Korean girl group went on hiatus two years ago is coming back! The award-winning K-pop group is officially reuniting with new music and a tour in 2025, YG Entertainment founder Yang Hyun-suk said in a video shared on BLACKPINK's . "There will be a highly-anticipated comeback from BLACKPINK," he said in the clip, uploaded on July 21 and translated from Korean. "And it will also be the year BLACKPINK starts their world tour.
" Related: Hyun-suk added, "We are working hard so that many YG artists can meet with many fans." BLACKPINK's last tour in 2022 included 66 shows with over 1.8 million tickets sold.
Although the group never officially disbanded, all four members: Jennie, Lisa, Rosé and Jisoo, signed individual contracts to pursue solo musical endeavors. The four artists then all re-signed as BLACKPINK to YG Entertainment in 2023, per the . On June 20, BLACKPINK revealed on that their 2022 tour was turned into a concert film titled , which begins limited screening on July 31.
The group also announced on on July 19 that they will be hosting a special signing event on Aug. 8 for 88 fans "who best express their love for BLACKPINK through fan letters, drawings, photos, or stories about their precious memories with BLACKPINK." The contest will only be available for subscribers.
The South Korean girl band — whose name was inspired by the mixture of tough "black" and flirty "pink" aspects present in their music and stage persona — first rose to fame thanks to their 2016 single " ," which quickly hit No. 1 on chart. The group's second studio album (2022) topped U.
S. and U.K.
album charts and further solidified their fame, culminating in a headlining performance at Coachella in 2023. Individually, BLACKPINK's members have all achieved success as well. Jisoo has starred in the JTBC historical K-drama series (also ).
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Coachella Jennie was named the face of , a Seoul-based beauty company, in 2021, and starred opposite Lily-Rose Depp in HBO's . Rosé released her solo project, , in March 2021. Lisa released her debut solo project, , in September 2021, which features the songs "Lalisa" and "Money," the former of which won the MTV Video Music Award for best K-pop video in 2022 and earned a Guinness World Record and broke multiple YouTube viewership records.
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