K-pop super-girl group BLACKPINK will be making a comeback in August this year. The group released its last album in 2020. Their agency YG Entertainment confirmed the development in a statement and revealed that the group will be finishing recording soon. YG Entertainment mentioned that the girls will be shooting their music video for the comeback this month. Following the release of their album, BLACKPINK will embark on its most extensive world tour by the end of the year.
YG ENTERTAINMENT CONFIRMS BLACKPINK'S COMEBACK
YG Entertainment's statement read, "We have prepared a lot of BLACKPINK-esque music that has been prepared with great effort over a long time. By the end of this, alongside their comeback, BLACKPINK will embark on the largest-ever world tour for a K-Pop girl group, to expand their communication and reach with fans around the world. We will continue large-scale projects for the group as well.”
Before this, BLACKPINK released their first studio album ‘THE ALBUM’ in October 2020 with the lead song 'How You Like That.' After that, the girls focused on their solo activities with Jennie releasing her solo debut in November 2019, followed by Rosé. Lisa then released her solo debut singles in 2021 and Jisoo ventured into acting with the K-drama Snowdrop, among other things. BLACKPINK's comeback news has left their fans (BLINKS) excited.
BLACKPINK is a four-member girl group that made its debut in 2016. The group members for BLACKPINK include Rose, Jennie, Lisa, and Jisoo. They are one of the most loved and followed acts in the world. Their international fan-following is also one of the largest amongst K-pop groups.
YG went on to say that BLACKPINK’s forthcoming second album would kickstart “a continuous large-scale project which will extend through the second half of the year”, with the tease of “a lot of BLACKPINK-esque music [that] has been prepared over a long period of time”. It’s implied that the group’s new album will be just one of several releases planned for the 2022.
addition to those “large-scale projects”, BLACKPINK will hit the road for an ambitious world tour – described by YG as “the largest world tour in the history of a K-pop girl group” – that comes in a bid to “expand their rapport with fans worldwide”.
Word of BLACKPINK’s comeback first emerged back in April, when reports claimed that a new album could arrive “as early as June”. YG shot down the rumours of an album releasing that soon, but confirmed that BLACKPINK were indeed preparing for a return.
That return was also teased by Jennie during her guest appearance on the Game Caterers YouTube channel last March, where she said: “BLACKPINK is also making a comeback soon. I don’t know if I’m allowed to say this, but since I’m the only [BLACKPINK member] here, I’ll just say it. Please look forward to it. Thank you very much.”
Back in May, Rosé, said she doesn’t think the girl group will “ever end”, describing her fellow BLACKPINK members as “family forever”. She told Rolling Stone: “I grew up with them. They’re a part of me. I don’t think it’ll ever end. It’s dumb of me to ever worry about that or think about it.”
That same month, Jisoo admitted she still feels unsure about pursuing a music career outside of BLACKPINK. She explained that she has not formed a picture of what a solo career would look like for her: “What do people want from me? There’s a chaos of conflicting questions. So I’m still tilting my head in confusion. I’m not sure what will happen with my solo plans this year.”
BLACKPINK have not released any new music since ‘THE ALBUM’ came out. 2021 saw Rosé and Lisa embark on their solo careers, releasing their respective debut single albums in March and September. Meanwhile, Jisoo took on her first-ever leading role as an actress in the historical-romance K-drama Snowdrop.
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