Blackpink — the four-piece Ok-pop act comprised of Jisoo, Lisa, Jennie and Rose – are now not working with YG Entertainment for his or her solo endeavors, the corporate introduced in a press launch on Friday.

The group will stay signed to YG Entertainment as an entity however the 4 girls will pursue their solo careers outdoors of the company. “We will do our utmost to support Blackpink’s activities, and we will cheer on the members’ individual activities with warm hearts,” learn YG’s assertion translated to English from Korean (by way of Soompi).

In a earlier press assertion relating to the group’s renewed contract, the corporate stated that Blackpink plans a brand new album and a world tour and would “continue to do its best to shine even brighter in the global music market as an artist representing not only our company but also K-pop. […] And we send our unwavering support and faith to [fans].”

Blackpink was fashioned underneath YG in 2016, however because the quartet hit new ranges of recognition and recognition worldwide there was hypothesis that their deal would have to be considerably renegotiated within the artists’ favor. Blackpink’s current world tour included 66 performances in 34 cities and was watched by 2.1 million spectators, YG has reported.

Individually, all of the members of Blackpink have expanded their presence within the world leisure trade with solo musical initiatives. The most up-to-date was Jisoo’s debut solo single bundle “Me,” whereas Jennie, who launched her solo undertaking again in 2018, freshly launched a new label and firm known as Odd Atelier (OA), and, earlier ths 12 months, made her performing debut in HBO’s “The Idol.”