In less than the first 3 months of the year, BLACKPINK members are having extremely productive individual activities. This makes fans extremely happy as they are no longer afraid of being “hungry” like when YG let the girls “enlist” last year. However, this also raises a concern that it will be a long time before BLACKPINK returns to group activities as previously announced by YG.
BLACKPINK is having a series of productive personal activities after not renewing their personal contract
Recently, reporter Lee Chang Hee of Korean media gave comments from domestic researchers about BLACKPINK’s activities regarding the future of YG.
Accordingly, Hana Securities predicts that BLACKPINK’s large-scale tour with a long hiatus will be repeated. There were rumours that BLACKPINK would return in the fourth quarter of 2024. This will be followed by a world tour in 2025 and a return in 2026. Experts estimate that YG’s annual performance fluctuations will increase depending on BLACKPINK’s activities.
Or as Lee Hwa Jeong, a researcher at NH Investment & Securities, commented: “Because YG depends heavily on BLACKPINK, the stock price is also likely to repeat similar fluctuations. To make a more conservative measurement, we have changed the expected release date of BLACKPINK’s next new album.” BLACKPINK into 2025 but YG Entertainment’s stock price does not reflect any expectations.
In other words, YG hopes to regain success for the upcoming albums of BABYMONSTER and TREASURE in the first half of the year and a specific schedule for BLACKPINK’s group activities in the second half of 2024.”
Korean media reported the opinions of domestic researchers stating that BLACKPINK will return to group activities in the second half of 2024.
Previously, in mid-January 2024, the Korean news site Ten Asia also shared with Mr Lee Ki Hoon, a researcher at Hana Securities, about BLACKPINK’s comeback schedule: “It will take time to confirm the scale of the entire tour until BLACKPINK’s next comeback. Estimated around the second and third quarter of this year.”
However, in mid-February 2024, a YG official said it was expected to be difficult to see BLACKPINK’s return this year because the members are focusing on individual activities.
However, this person also shared: “Because the members are all aware of fans’ expectations for the BLACKPINK group with a full lineup, discussions on this issue will take place periodically.”
Korean media continuously predicts BLACKPINK’s return to group activities in 2024.
