BLACKPINK IS THE SMARTEST GROUP TO COME OUT OF YG...

Would have been better if they just disbanded or left yg completely. I would have been so akorn rich today.

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Would have been better if they just disbanded or left yg completely. I would have been so akorn rich today.

u need guts to do that

and they don't have it

Idk if smartest, each group has different options and there's some luck involved

But they made the best decision imo

They are big enough to not depend too much on YG

It also shows they have some dignity

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u need guts to do that

and they don't have it

I think they played it smart though.

They still probably get to keep their BP name for use in individual promotions, they may be able to use it whenever they need to to sell more stuff to Blinks or promote their individual brands.

Better to be smart than brave.

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I think they played it smart though.

They still probably get to keep their BP name for use in individual promotions, they may be able to use it whenever they need to to sell more stuff to Blinks or promote their individual brands.

Better to be smart than brave.

bingo, no guts

just deception

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u need guts to do that

and they don't have it

awww you're saying you could be a blackpink member then?

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bingo, no guts

just deception

I don't get you how do you think it would be smart to sign with YG and let YG profit from them without giving them anything?. and how is that deception if they still renewed as a group do you want them for YG to get a cut from their earnings without giving them the bare minimum? you know YG sabotage them

...look at jihyo she had an album with 7 songs meanwhile the girls only released 2 songs and barely promoted at least the last solos were barely promoted . Why do you think renewing with YG for solo stuff is a good idea? they never lied because they are still gonna have group activities and if anything YG is actually gonna give them more music ( there is no other way) because that's the only way YG is gonna profit from them.

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I don't get you how do you think it would be smart to sign with YG and let YG profit from them without giving them anything?. and how is that deception if they still renewed as a group do you want them for YG to get a cut from their earnings without giving them the bare minimum? you know YG sabotage them

...look at jihyo she had an album with 7 songs meanwhile the girls only released 2 songs and barely promoted at least the last solos were barely promoted . Why do you think renewing with YG for solo stuff is a good idea? they never lied because they are still gonna have group activities and if anything YG is actually gonna give them more music ( there is no other way) because that's the only way YG is gonna profit from them.

like I said, they are deceiving fans

if they wanted out of yg, do it completely, go solo by going in all out

many examples above show groups that do this just do it to hold on to their group name

The members know they need the bp name, and they will used it to keep lying to blinks

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like I said, they are deceiving fans

if they wanted out of yg, do it completely, go solo by going in all out

many examples above show groups that do this just do it to hold on to their group name

The members know they need the bp name, and they will used it to keep lying to blinks

that's not deceiving lol put yourself in their place and we will see them performing again I don't know why you think they deceiving fans

because they still want to be perform as blackpink they just want to be able to explore other areas that have been denied or YG not be able to give them the bare minimum and you know this

you are being extremely radical and seeing things from one perspective things aren't black and white .

do you honestly think they don't like performing as group ? the way I see it they try to compromise and find a way like a middle ground it could work for all of them being a group and still be able to do have solo activities and with YG they couldn't do so

why do they need to pick one option when they can have a second option? DO you want YG to keep profiting from them shamelessly without making any effort? well, having bp brand name is something they gained for themselves and it's 'well deserved and I don't see any issue with that.

I still don't understand why do you want them to renew under YG knowing how bad is YG for solo activities.

Yeah, but we're probably never getting another comeback from them. They'll all be too busy to come together every 2 years. Especially since they're all going their own ways.

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that's not deceiving lol put yourself in their place and we will see them performing again I don't know why you think they deceiving fans

because they still want to be perform as blackpink they just want to be able to explore other areas that have been denied or YG not be able to give them the bare minimum and you know this

you are being extremely radical and seeing things from one perspective things aren't black and white .

do you honestly think they don't like performing as group ? the way I see it they try to compromise and find a way like a middle ground it could work for all of them being a group and still be able to do have solo activities and with YG they couldn't do so

why do they need to pick one option when they can have a second option? DO you want YG to keep profiting from them shamelessly without making any effort? well, having bp brand name is something they gained for themselves and it's 'well deserved and I don't see any issue with that.

I still don't understand why do you want them to renew under YG knowing how bad is YG for solo activities.

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You are doing the same though. You are only seeing this from the perspective of Blackpink and not YG Entertainment.

This is an awful contract situation for YG. If there's going to be comeback it will have to be under YG's conditions otherwise it's not profitable for YG. YG needs big concert tours to recoup the money invested in a BP comeback. Album sales aren't going to be enough especially now that BP very likely has a better contract meaning YG receives even less money from Blackpink content.

Now the question is do the girls even want to do big tours while they manage their solo activities simultaneously? Do the agency of the girls want them to do big tours for YG? What if for example Lisa's new agency wants her to do a solo tour instead? There are so many variables now and the stars have to be aligned in the right way for a blackpink comeback. Surely you will also have 2 or 3 of the girls trying to get into acting and that is going to block a lot of time for a possible comeback.

What you will probably see next year is YG trying to milk fans with the Blackpink brand in every possible way without direct or only little involvement from the girls. Merchandise, mobile games, VR & AI, a remix album and more stuff like that.

Also even if there's going to be a Blackpink comeback it will likely be low effort from YG because it wouldn't be smart to use your best ideas and songs on a group you don't have 100% control over anymore.

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You are doing the same though. You are only seeing this from the perspective of Blackpink and not YG Entertainment.

This is an awful contract situation for YG. If there's going to be comeback it will have to be under YG's conditions otherwise it's not profitable for YG. YG needs big concert tours to recoup the money invested in a BP comeback. Album sales aren't going to be enough especially now that BP very likely has a better contract meaning YG receives even less money from Blackpink content.

Now the question is do the girls even want to do big tours while they manage their solo activities simultaneously? Do the agency of the girls want them to do big tours for YG? What if for example Lisa's new agency wants her to do a solo tour instead? There are so many variables now and the stars have to aligned in the right way for a blackpink comeback. Surely you will also have 2 or 3 of the girls trying to get into acting and that is going to block a lot of time for a possible comeback.

What you will probably see next year is YG trying to milk fans with the Blackpink brand in every possible way without direct or only little involvement from the girls. Merchandise, mobile games, VR & AI, a remix album and more stuff like that.

Also even if there's going to be a Blackpink comeback it will likely be low effort from YG because it wouldn't be smart to use your best ideas and songs on a group you don't have 100% control over anymore.

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Chances are in a ideal world 1 year BP , 1 year solo stuff

6 months of touring every 2 years or something.

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Chances are in a ideal work 1 year BP , 1 year solo stuff

6 months of touring every 2 years or something.

True but I just can't see that happening. I have some doubts if YG even wants a Blackpink comeback. All 4 members not resigning for individual activity is quite humiliating for Yang Hyunsuk and if you know YHS you know he's a big narcissist. Just making money from the Blackpink brand while not investing resources in BP could be fine for YG.

Yummy yummy blink tears

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Yummy yummy blink tears

Most blinks are actually weirdly super happy about this situation because now the girls are apparently freed from the evil YG empire that imprisoned them for 7 years while making the girls ridiculous rich. Not seeing the bigger picture that YG got a shit deal on their hands while their music department is in shambles. YG has no control over BP anymore and can't rely on them. YG would be next level dumb if they don't invest everything in their new groups now. I can even see YG push forward the debuts of their new bg and that japanese new gg.

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Most blinks are actually weirdly super happy about this situation because now the girls are apparently freed from the evil YG empire that imprisoned them for 7 years while making the girls ridiculous rich. Not seeing the bigger picture that YG got a shit deal on their hands while their music department is in shambles. YG has no control over BP anymore and can't rely on them. YG would be next level dumb if they don't invest everything in their new groups now. I can even see YG push forward the debuts of their new bg and that japanese new gg.

I think, like I already mentioned, people are making too many assumptions and predictions.

We don't know the scope of the contract YG has with the girls in terms of "group activities". We don't know what it entails, what the specifics are, and what clauses are in the contracts.

If YG had any smarts in this, I would assume (see... assume) that they have stipulations in the group about content release. Either a minimum albums clause for duration of the contract or a minimum releases per set time frame as well as other various promotional clauses and a tour.

But nobody here knows what the contract entails and it's possible we won't ever.

So too assume that this is amazing news for the girls and Blinks and think we will be swimming in new stuff, or to conversely start dancing on Blackpinks grave thinking it's all ogre is jumping the gun completely.

We need to... continue to wait and see.

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We need to... continue to wait and see.

I think this best describes the whole situation in a nutshell, which isn't a good thing. Their surviving contemporaries are still with their companies and still active, while everything BP is still stuck in an uncertain holding pattern even after (finally) receiving news of their contract situation. I wouldn't be satisfied or even content with that if I were a fan.

time will tell if this was the right move

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I think this best describes the whole situation in a nutshell, which isn't a good thing. Their surviving contemporaries are still with their companies and still active, while everything BP is still stuck in an uncertain holding pattern even after (finally) receiving news of their contract situation. I wouldn't be satisfied or even content with that if I were a fan.

Ehhh... Que sera, sera

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Yummy yummy blink tears

I think you mean once tears... people were hoping they disband so much so twice could get 1 just because BP disbanded xd

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Yummy yummy blink tears

tears of joy. They got half of what they wanted.

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I think this best describes the whole situation in a nutshell, which isn't a good thing. Their surviving contemporaries are still with their companies and still active, while everything BP is still stuck in an uncertain holding pattern even after (finally) receiving news of their contract situation. I wouldn't be satisfied or even content with that if I were a fan.

If you were a fan you'd be already used to even 2 years of hiatus

It can't get worse than it already was

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I think you mean once tears... people were hoping they disband so much so twice could get 1 just because BP disbanded xd

"Get 1" what? One of these groups are always active and the other is on hiatus half the time. They're not directly competing. And for all we know they have effectively disbanded this time.

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Why should we care

Because it affects BP group activity? BP can't do activities if YG doesn't even have the budget for it lol.

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I think, like I already mentioned, people are making too many assumptions and predictions.

We don't know the scope of the contract YG has with the girls in terms of "group activities". We don't know what it entails, what the specifics are, and what clauses are in the contracts.

If YG had any smarts in this, I would assume (see... assume) that they have stipulations in the group about content release. Either a minimum albums clause for duration of the contract or a minimum releases per set time frame as well as other various promotional clauses and a tour.

But nobody here knows what the contract entails and it's possible we won't ever.

So too assume that this is amazing news for the girls and Blinks and think we will be swimming in new stuff, or to conversely start dancing on Blackpinks grave thinking it's all ogre is jumping the gun completely.

We need to... continue to wait and see.

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YG tried to hide/deflect the individual contract situation regarding Blackpink members. YG always does this stuff when they are fcked. Let's be real all 4 members left YG individually. No matter how you spin it this is humiliating for YG and shows that the relationship isn't great.

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"Get 1" what? One of these groups are always active and the other is on hiatus half the time. They're not directly competing. And for all we know they have effectively disbanded this time.

One thing that gets me speculating that YG still has some degree of control in this, or at least some degree of semi-favourable outcome for them (and a semi favourable outcome for them involves profit generating group activities) is the very fact that they themselves announced that the girls did sign to continue group activities with YG. Sure they could have just pre-empted a competing announcement, but I can't see them making an announcement if the contract is so weak for them that it amounts to soft disbandment of the group.

That and the fact that all the members were still referencing Blinks as late as this week as opposed to "fans" and hyping each others outputs that still indicates there is group harmony among the members. If there were indications that the members were moving on from each other, that would be a bigger indication of disbandment.

Oh... and if ALL the members are starting their own labels as opposed to jumping in with established ones for their solo careers, the new labels will do very well do have some support, backing and networking with an established company to some degree. It would be in all parties best interest to have cordial and working relations between the members solo labels and YG.

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shows that the relationship isn't great.

Another assumption rooted in speculation.

Show SOLID proof. Not a jump to a conclusion.

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Another assumption rooted in speculation.

Show SOLID proof. Not a jump to a conclusion.

Well then we can just not discuss anything I guess.

The announcement doesn't make me confident that there will be much content in the future from Blackpink as a group.

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Because it affects BP group activity? BP can't do activities if YG doesn't even have the budget for it lol.

So YG will take all the blame

It's the best for everyone

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Well then we can just not discuss anything I guess.

The announcement doesn't make me confident that there will be much content in the future from Blackpink as a group.

Hahahhaha exactly, I’ve been reading the comments of blinks on this forum and my god they are dumb dumb, clinging to every last hope like they always do. Like the last 7 YEARS haven’t taught them anything, history don’t lie. This is the end of BP, the girls were smart in renewing the BP brand to try and milk as much out of their fans as they can along with YG. It’s funny that fans believe in their idols so much, when they’re part of the problem. The girls want an easy and affluent lifestyle, fans equals monnneeeyyy. Come onnnnn it’s obvious they’re going to focus on their solo stuff to then make moreeee moneeeyyyy, while blinks cry and wait for another eternity for them to all comeback 😂😂😂 This has been a good day for meeeee

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I think you mean once tears... people were hoping they disband so much so twice could get 1 just because BP disbanded xd

OMG, are we still doing this? Are yall refusing to give up on delusions even while your favorite group is in its last legs?

Touring was the last chance for BP to finally prove they are ahead of Twice, yet they are showing similar results.

Enough

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OMG, are we still doing this? Are yall refusing to give up on delusions even while your favorite group is in its last legs?

Touring was the last chance for BP to finally prove they are ahead of Twice, yet they are showing similar results.

Enough

Similar results? If you mean BP being ahead and JYP scrambling to try put Twice ahead in attendance , I guess they can though cause cheap tickets sell.

We have to see if each of them open their own agencies tho, bc if that's the case that would make things WAY easier

Jennie is already save from that, her website even mention bp, so all good there

Now

If the other are under other companies, that isn't owned by them, thats when things get complicated

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like I said, they are deceiving fans

if they wanted out of yg, do it completely, go solo by going in all out

many examples above show groups that do this just do it to hold on to their group name

The members know they need the bp name, and they will used it to keep lying to blinks

Are you blink? If so I can't believe I am seeing blink who is not pleased with this, arguably the best, outcome.

it was the best outcome

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You are doing the same though. You are only seeing this from the perspective of Blackpink and not YG Entertainment.

This is an awful contract situation for YG. If there's going to be comeback it will have to be under YG's conditions otherwise it's not profitable for YG. YG needs big concert tours to recoup the money invested in a BP comeback. Album sales aren't going to be enough especially now that BP very likely has a better contract meaning YG receives even less money from Blackpink content.

Now the question is do the girls even want to do big tours while they manage their solo activities simultaneously? Do the agency of the girls want them to do big tours for YG? What if for example Lisa's new agency wants her to do a solo tour instead? There are so many variables now and the stars have to be aligned in the right way for a blackpink comeback. Surely you will also have 2 or 3 of the girls trying to get into acting and that is going to block a lot of time for a possible comeback.

What you will probably see next year is YG trying to milk fans with the Blackpink brand in every possible way without direct or only little involvement from the girls. Merchandise, mobile games, VR & AI, a remix album and more stuff like that.

Also even if there's going to be a Blackpink comeback it will likely be low effort from YG because it wouldn't be smart to use your best ideas and songs on a group you don't have 100% control over anymore.

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In case BP tours again YG would get the cut

in case BP makes a comeback YG stocks would skyrocket

BP is YGs last relevancy in kpop

YG can't lose anything with BP in picture with them.