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Written by: Adristi Putri Febrianti
BLACKPINK, the extremely popular K-pop idol group, has announced plans for a comeback and a world concert tour in 2025. They provided exciting news for their fans, known as BLINK. This announcement was made live by Yang Hyun Suk, one of the founders of YG Entertainment, in a video uploaded to the YG Entertainment YouTube account on July 21, 2024.
According to Yang Hyun Suk, next year will be a busy period in the music industry with many artists being active simultaneously. One of the main highlights is the highly anticipated comeback of BLACKPINK, as well as the start of their world tour. This decision not only ignites enthusiasm among BLINK but also implies that the group will continue to play an important role in the global K-pop industry.
Previously, BLACKPINK achieved great success with their world tour titled BORN PINK, which ran from October 2022 to September 2024. This tour included a total of 66 performances in 22 countries, including their phenomenal performances in Jakarta on March 11-12, 2024, at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK). Their achievements in this tour not only included extremely high ticket sales but also broke the record for the highest gross revenue ever achieved by a vocal group, female group, Asian artist, and South Korean artist, totaling 331.8 million US dollars.
1. YG Entertainment Idol Making a Comeback in 2025
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After three days of its release, the 4 minute 16 second video remains popular and ranks 16th on the YouTube trending list. In addition to announcing BLACKPINK's comeback plans and their world concert tour in 2025, Yang Hyun Suk from YG Entertainment also discussed the highly anticipated comeback of the group 2NE1. The group will reunite for a concert celebrating their 15th anniversary, starting in Seoul in October 2024, followed by performances in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan, until the end of this year and in other countries next year.
In addition to 2NE1, YG Entertainment also confirmed world tour plans for other groups such as BABYMONSTER and TREASURE next year. WINNER will also make a comeback after two of its members, Mino and Yoon, complete their mandatory military service in December 2024. AKMU, the sibling duo, is also set to return with a new album next year.
Furthermore, YG Entertainment will introduce a new group named NEXT MONSTER, scheduled to debut next year. In his statement, Yang Hyun Suk expressed his commitment to bringing many YG Entertainment artists together with their fans and trying to realize all the plans set by this company.
2. BLACKPINK's Contract with YG Entertainment
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On December 6, 2024, YG Entertainment announced that Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo, and Rose of BLACKPINK have agreed to continue their group activities under the agency. However, for individual activities, all four members have signed contracts with other agencies.
In its statement, YG Entertainment stated that this decision was made after in-depth discussions with BLACKPINK, and that they are proud to continue a long-term relationship with this group. YG Entertainment is committed to continuing to support BLACKPINK in shining on the global music stage as the main representation of their agency and of K-pop as a whole.
Yang Hyun Suk, the executive producer at YG Entertainment, emphasized that they fully support BLACKPINK's future steps and believe that the group will continue to achieve remarkable accomplishments in the music industry.
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