The path to success is slow for some stars, but a meteoric rise right to the top for others. The latter was the case for girl group Blackpink, rightly crowned the queen of K-pop since day one of its debut on Aug. 8, 2016.
After years of breaking records and writing history, the quartet celebrates the seventh anniversary of its debut on Tuesday with a gigantic elephant sitting in the center of the celebration hall — will all four members renew their contracts with YG Entertainment?

At Blackpink's seventh annivesary, 'To renew or not to renew' is the question

Every K-pop fandom hopes its artist’s next song will top the charts, but for girl group Blackpink’s fan club Blink, their hopes are a lot more humble — that there will be a next song.

Blackpink has made history with every new song it has released since debuting in 2016, earning the titles “biggest girl group in the world” from the Grammys, TIME magazine, Rolling Stone, Forbes and many more.

Just last September, it became the first ever K-pop girl group to top Billboard’s 200 albums chart with its second full-length album “Born Pink.” Earlier this month, the group’s music video for "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" (2018) surpassed 2 billion views, marking the first time for a K-pop band to achieve the feat.

However, along with the shower of accolades that the band received with the “Born Pink” album was a recurring criticism; What took so long? It was the first new release to come from the group in two years since its last full-length album, “The Album.” 

However, along with the shower of accolades that the band received with the “Born Pink” album was a recurring criticism; What took so long? It was the first new release to come from the group in two years since its last full-length album, “The Album.” 

Is Blackpink too slow or is K-pop just too fast?

Blackpink fans accused American actor Margaret Qualley of making racist remarks against Jennie during Paris Fashion Week.

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Fans accuse actor Margaret Qualley of being 'racist' to Blackpink's Jennie

Rosé of Blackpink is set to release her first full-length solo album on Dec. 6, said her agency, The Black Label, on Wednesday. 

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Blackpink’s Rosé to drop first full-length solo album 'rosie' in December

Blackpink’s Lisa is slated to release a new solo single, “Moonlit Floor,” on Oct. 4, record company Sony Music Entertainment Korea said Monday.

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Blackpink's Lisa to release new single on Oct. 4

Blackpink's Rosé has signed a solo deal with Atlantic Records to expand her presence in the global music scene.

Blackpink's Rosé looks across the sea with Atlantic Records deal

Lisa of Blackpink, girl group Le Sserafim and boy band Seventeen secured prizes at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Wednesday at the UBS Arena in New York.

Blackpink's Lisa, Le Sserafim, Seventeen win big at this year's MTV VMAs

Jennie's agency, Odd Atelier, signed a partnership with Columbia Records ahead of the Blackpink member's solo music release in October, the agency said Monday. 

Blackpink’s Jennie teams up with Columbia Records for upcoming solo music

Rookie girl group Meovv starts its career with advice from Blackpink’s Rosé embedded deeply in their hearts: To love music and cherish every moment when they can.

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Blackpink Rosé tells Meovv to 'love music deeply' ahead of debut

BlackPink member Jennie's agency Odd Atelier (OA) denied recent rumors claiming that the singer's father has recently published a work of fiction featuring the group and warned of legal measures against those spreading false information.

Agency of Blackpink's Jennie denies her father is behind fiction featuring the group

Girl group Blackpink’s Lisa will join private chat service bubble in September, the service's operator DearU said Monday.   

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Blackpink's Lisa to join chat service bubble in September

Girl group Blackpink’s Lisa released her new song “New Woman” featuring Grammy-winning Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalía on Friday.  

Blackpink's Lisa becomes a 'New Woman' on collaboration single with Rosalía 

Girl group Blackpink held a “pink carpet” event Friday to showcase its concert film “Blackpink World Tour ‘Born Pink’ In Cinemas” at Times Square in Yeongdeungpo District, western Seoul.

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Blackpink's ‘pink carpet’ event for concert film in Seoul — in pictures

Blackpink’s Jisoo and actor Park Jeong-min will lead Coupang Play's 2025 original zombie series "Newtopia," the streaming platform said Thursday.

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