BLACKPINK Reportedly To Leave YG Entertainment.

BLACKPINK is a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment, with members Jisoo, Jennie, Rose, and Lisa. Image source: Instagram

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[{"selector":"#anim-4e53b07e-77fa-446b-9916-9ff86387de82 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.874999829338588%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-492f2446-62f2-4384-a90e-52a12b12675d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-50a10eff-f7ca-4289-aaa9-fe828293d167","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 119.35287%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "The biggest girl group in the world", BLACKPINK is the most successful Korean girl group internationally. They are the highest-charting female Korean act on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 13 with "Ice Cream" (2020) and number one on the Billboard 200 with their second studio album, Born Pink (2022). Image source: Instagram

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[{"selector":"#anim-ce6c22fd-3810-409c-97bd-e59d65396318 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(14.843749786673241%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-efaccca4-0376-4f7f-9cba-0946c95e6c6f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9a87b3e3-cf35-474c-89c5-df224ca33247","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 159.60649%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Jenny was a member of the first group published on June 1, 2016. He joined YG Entertainment as a trainee in 2010 after returning to South Korea from New Zealand. Image source: Instagram

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[{"selector":"#anim-59af255e-50c1-4454-9b85-4cb7196ddca1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(14.843749786673241%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4f5a0a73-25be-440c-8a80-f87007bc73f8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-784ec6d6-0aab-4e96-832b-504f16c087d2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 141.46538%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Jenny continues to promote as a member of the new girl group through several collaborations: she appeared in G-Dragon's 2012 music video for "That XX" from their One of a Kind EP, and was featured on their 2013 album Coup d'etat. Image source: Instagram

[{"selector":"#anim-b14f1a50-7cc0-4887-9f75-e6f4fcd996c7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(21.874999829338595%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dc8f7124-9bf4-4a9d-9e4b-abdb834d1ab3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-247de6ce-2a70-47ec-99c3-43e7d091de93","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 200.38988%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Jenny's song "Black" and Lee Hi's song "Special" from her album First Love (2013). Image source: Instagram

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[{"selector":"#anim-2c3083a4-83e2-4433-be08-45308ffb478f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5cc59bb9-0420-4c3d-930d-bc716c9a8974","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5113d056-66d6-4f1c-bc14-367fe5ff67b9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 188.13816%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Anybody have known that "Who's That Girl???" on YG Entertainment's YouTube channel in May 2012? Image source: Instagram

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[{"selector":"#anim-7427b27d-a931-4e67-9af0-978716f0832a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.874999829338588%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b9fef5f9-87fe-437a-9c4c-0dc49d82de63","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fa85e0f3-cfb6-49ff-b4b0-87769d4879a3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 168.94245%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] He joined YG Entertainment as a trainee in July and appeared in several commercials and music videos in his pre-release years, including "Spoiler + Happy Ending" from Epik High's studio. Image source: Instagram

[{"selector":"#anim-78b7a664-d568-4883-aa3e-09faade625ce [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-14.843749786673241%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5f23f1de-341a-4e02-83d2-c491f66b268e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-50afc3bd-1ecc-4bc1-9b7a-ff152a6cf9fe","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 189.40970%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "I'm Different" from the album Shoebox and Hi Suhyun's music video. She also played a small role in the 2015 drama The Producers. Image source: Instagram

[{"selector":"#anim-ba0997ee-3ca9-48d8-9070-8f05b5f9ad5e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-14.843749786673241%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1d702143-a4e0-4d20-866e-e4712837657b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a1ee9a03-335c-4218-8534-0761ccb2c36f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 307.93689%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Rose was the final member released on June 22, 2016. Image source: Instagram

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[{"selector":"#anim-aaa8dfa9-05b3-4dfe-ae7a-84eb3d111f9d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d3a7774a-2a91-4c6e-a461-e9202128798d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-de63c483-2c9d-43e7-acdf-6675103f53f4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 187.84713%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] She performed on G-Dragon's track "Without You" from One of a Kind, which was credited to her official public identity from "?YG New Girl Group". Image source: Instagram

[{"selector":"#anim-3e83b9b8-f43d-4909-a823-9cefce652d8f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(21.874999829338595%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f3ce24a2-426c-4db3-b93e-6db32854fc48","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e26fb52e-fd66-48a1-a0d8-2e4955c46e07","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 149.65705%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Blackpink's concept is represented by their group name; The "black" side represents their more mature, "girl crush" image, while the "pink" side represents their more beautiful and colorful image. Image source: Instagram

[{"selector":"#anim-885e4004-1dd9-412d-9f1a-998a3d00048d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-15.026041454446043%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cab629d3-9dc3-460d-b7e4-f1125818ca41","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a5da2e28-eda6-4ab9-9687-348ecacbb0a1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 137.59818%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Rose explained that the group feels that "two colors represent us the most because we're so girly but at the same time we're so wild," naming their song "Pretty Savage" as the song that best describes them because "It goes with 'dark pink'." Image source: Instagram

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