BLACKPINK’s New Album to Arrive in 2026, YG Confirms

Where is YG's statement?

One article says January, the other just says "early 2026" but the direct quotes in both commit to no specific window at all.

lol

I told you, but you never listen. No one can make a Mini-Album, let alone a REAL full-album, in a couple of months. Even if it's just 6 songs. Especially when they're doing a World Tour and doing their solo stuff.

Trust me, YG's gonna postpone their album again soon.

YG should release these statements like they do with dating scandals

"It's difficult to know if they will comeback this month with feels, we'll check with the artist"

How unexpected

I will believe it when I see it

Early 2026 is fine.

The new songs better be higher quality than whatever the heck Jump was. 💀

Now imagine the bloodbath if the album ends up being released in March.

I thought it was end of 2025 now 2026.. I hate YG

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I told you, but you never listen. No one can make a Mini-Album, let alone a REAL full-album, in a couple of months. Even if it's just 6 songs. Especially when they're doing a World Tour and doing their solo stuff.

Trust me, YG's gonna postpone their album again soon.

I can think of another group that manages to juggle all of those same things and release them in a timely manner.

Interesting

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Now imagine the bloodbath if the album ends up being released in March.

oh that'd throw kpop back into the good 'ol days

low-key would wanna see that happen but knowing YG- it can be early 2026 or a random ahh day on which no one was expecting

why people angry at YG? He said that there is gonna be comeback, but never said a date. This happening literally every comeback. Some insiders or fans speculate about date off comeback, but when isn't happening, people says what yg postponed comeback again. Show me article there yg said it's gonna be November, then December.

I just hope it is coming before GTA 6 release

An album unrelated to Christmas. It's best to postpone it.

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I just hope it is coming before GTA 6 release

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Everything is coming before GTA 6 releases at this rate.

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Now imagine the bloodbath if the album ends up being released in March.

No one will be surprised lol

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why people angry at YG? He said that there is gonna be comeback, but never said a date. This happening literally every comeback. Some insiders or fans speculate about date off comeback, but when isn't happening, people says what yg postponed comeback again. Show me article there yg said it's gonna be November, then December.

"I'm hoping for Blackpink's album to be out by November, at the latest."

(timecoded - 8:15 if it doesn't jump there automatically)

"Hoping" is the thing that gives him deniability here. "At the latest" is definitely something that sets expectations though.

I can't @ YHS trying to act like a nice and polite young man in these videos. How hard do you think he practiced?

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I can think of another group that manages to juggle all of those same things and release them in a timely manner.

Do you really think TWICE or even my faves MAMAMOO made those albums every year in 2 months while doing other things? I mean TWICE is different, they don't have any or much say in the production, but when MMM released 4 EP (the 4seasons project) in 2018-2019 plus the "Reality in Black" album with "HIP" that was an insane 2 year, even Moos were protesting against the company to let them rest, and you know they write and produce most of their songs, and they did that while doing "Queendom", group tour, solo albums etc.

So yeah, trust me, no one is finishes EPs in less then 3 months, including everything not just the usual production process. If they're involved heavily in the making it's even longer. For groups like TWICE and BP it's easier because the only thing they need to do is record the songs and do all the CFs.

This is why we can see more and more groups and soloist with 7+ writers and composers. To make this process faster, and that's why Pop is a whole lot of mess now.

Also, TWICE's main focus is TWICE and that's all, but that's not true about BP anymore, and as much I hate both agencies, JYP is much bigger help than YG.

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Do you really think TWICE or even my faves MAMAMOO made those albums every year in 2 months while doing other things? I mean TWICE is different, they don't have any or much say in the production, but when MMM released 4 EP (the 4seasons project) in 2018-2019 plus the "Reality in Black" album with "HIP" that was an insane 2 year, even Moos were protesting against the company to let them rest, and you know they write and produce most of their songs, and they did that while doing "Queendom", group tour, solo albums etc.

So yeah, trust me, no one is finishes EPs in less then 3 months, including everything not just the usual production process. If they're involved heavily in the making it's even longer. For groups like TWICE and BP it's easier because the only thing they need to do is record the songs and do all the CFs.

This is why we can see more and more groups and soloist with 7+ writers and composers. To make this process faster, and that's why Pop is a whole lot of mess now.

Also, TWICE's main focus is TWICE and that's all, but that's not true about BP anymore, and as much I hate both agencies, JYP is much bigger help than YG.

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There is a little problem with your analysis though.

Which is that YG has had three years.

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There is a little problem with your analysis though.

Which is that YG has had three years.

You have a point, but do you think they worked on that album for 3 years and they didn't released it yet? It's obvious they only started working on it like 2 months ago or around that time when JUMP was made.

I don't think YG had any plans for BP in general, but he's broke as hell and he need them one last time. To be honest, if they want to release an album next year, they should do it on their 10th Anniversary. That would make more sense, because I can't see YG doing anything else anyway.

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You have a point, but do you think they worked on that album for 3 years and they didn't released it yet? It's obvious they only started working on it like 2 months ago or around that time when JUMP was made.

Yes, and that is stupid. They should have started working on the album as soon as the contract renewal was complete. For the members, who are busy, they can work off-and-on. Since Twice has been mentioned, Chaeyoung's album took something like three years I think.

No wonder it's called Deadline.

What do YG's A&R do for the three years between Blackpink releases? Easiest job in the world, apparently.

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Yes, and that is stupid. They should have started working on the album as soon as the contract renewal was complete. For the members, who are busy, they can work off-and-on. Since Twice has been mentioned, Chaeyoung's album took something like three years I think.

No wonder it's called Deadline.

What do YG's A&R do for the three years between Blackpink releases? Easiest job in the world, apparently.

They focused on the other groups, especially Babymon. I mean, look their discog, in 2 years they already have half the discog of BP.

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Do you really think TWICE or even my faves MAMAMOO made those albums every year in 2 months while doing other things? I mean TWICE is different, they don't have any or much say in the production, but when MMM released 4 EP (the 4seasons project) in 2018-2019 plus the "Reality in Black" album with "HIP" that was an insane 2 year, even Moos were protesting against the company to let them rest, and you know they write and produce most of their songs, and they did that while doing "Queendom", group tour, solo albums etc.

So yeah, trust me, no one is finishes EPs in less then 3 months, including everything not just the usual production process. If they're involved heavily in the making it's even longer. For groups like TWICE and BP it's easier because the only thing they need to do is record the songs and do all the CFs.

This is why we can see more and more groups and soloist with 7+ writers and composers. To make this process faster, and that's why Pop is a whole lot of mess now.

Also, TWICE's main focus is TWICE and that's all, but that's not true about BP anymore, and as much I hate both agencies, JYP is much bigger help than YG.

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How did I know I'd be getting a Mamamoo advertisement in response?

No, I don't think albums have to take only a couple of months to make, although they actually can from the perspective of an artist who has to do nothing but record the tracks, ie Blackpink. Your typical Kpop groups don't labor over their albums for many months to years on end. They're in and out of the studio while the company toils away with the rest of the creative process.

For your information, Twice often write their own songs. And while the group may be their main focus, you're selling them short substantially by failing to mention their solo albums, subunit albums, subunit tours, Japanese albums that these other groups don't produce, world tours every other year, multiple members now have acting careers, and most of them are busy recording the usual CFs and doing live appearances as well. They are more than likely still the busiest group in Kpop ten years in.

Mamamoo haven't done anything as a group in several years, so they're not a great comparison, even if they were busier than they are now back in the day. Regardless, it doesn't take many moons to record an album, especially when you're not contributing to the other aspects of its creation. I think it's quite obvious that they're having trouble producing this album on time because the members can't be bothered, not because YG is fretting over the quality of his production. This is a side gig to them now.

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How did I know I'd be getting a Mamamoo advertisement in response?

No, I don't think albums have to take only a couple of months to make, although they actually can from the perspective of an artist who has to do nothing but record the tracks, ie Blackpink. Your typical Kpop groups don't labor over their albums for many months to years on end. They're in and out of the studio while the company toils away with the rest of the creative process.

For your information, Twice often write their own songs. And while the group may be their main focus, you're selling them short substantially by failing to mention their solo albums, subunit albums, subunit tours, Japanese albums that these other groups don't produce, world tours every other year, multiple members now have acting careers, and most of them are busy recording the usual CFs and doing live appearances as well. They are more than likely still the busiest group in Kpop ten years in.

Mamamoo haven't done anything as a group in several years, so they're not a great comparison, even if they were busier than they are now back in the day.

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You know why I mentioned MAMAMOO? I couldn've mention i-dle as well, because they're a self-made groups, unlike Blackpink or TWICE. I know some TWICE members wrote some songs, but they're not heavily involved, they only write a song every year or so.

Recording songs is the easiest and fastest part of the production, I'm sure you know this, but that doesn't mean YG or any other company can finish the work faster than 3 months, I mean, if we're talking about a Mini-Album with 5-6 songs.

I don't sell TWICE short, but you know damn well that JYP can hire a lot of producers and they buy songs just like any other BIG4 company so they can make the workflow faster. The only difference between JYP and YG is that JYP releasing albums every year. The process is the same, tho.

Just because MMM weren't active as a group for 3 years doesn't make my point invalid, and I wasn't talking about recording. As I said above, that's the fastest part of the process.

I could've mention their solo albums if you sleep better. Moonbyul's "Starlit of Muse" has 12 songs and it took a whole year to finish it.

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Regardless, it doesn't take many moons to record an album, especially when you're not contributing to the other aspects of its creation. I think it's quite obvious that they're having trouble producing this album on time because the members can't be bothered, not because YG is fretting over the quality of his production. This is a side gig to them now.

I don't disagree about this part, I said the same thing about the members, and it's not a bad thing. After almost a decade they want to focus on their solo career. But this isn't just about recording songs, this process more complex than you want to paint it. It's not just writing and producing songs, and then record it. They have to shoot MVs, CFs etc, and if the members have other things to do, like Kdrama shooting, solo careers and so on, it's even harder.

That's all I'm saying.

BP have solid solo careers, sorry they don't need to stay in the company who never prioritized them and sorry they are relevant to try new things as soloists. They care about BP, but they don't need to sacrifice their careers when yge never treated them right, but yeah, let's act like the girls don't care.

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BP have solid solo careers, sorry they don't need to stay in the company who never prioritized them and sorry they are relevant to try new things as soloists. They care about BP, but they don't need to sacrifice their careers when yge never treated them right, but yeah, let's act like the girls don't care.

It's not the company who never prioritized BP, it's BP. Did you ever see them complain about their lack of work? Nope. They were enjoying their time being socialites.

If the album is anything like Jump. Then we jump... off a bridge.

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I know some TWICE members wrote some songs, but they're not heavily involved, they only write a song every year or so.

I know this is aside from the point, but, uh, not true?

Dahyun - Wikipedia

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Chaeyoung - Wikipedia

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Jihyo - Wikipedia

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Nayeon - Wikipedia

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Those are just the most prolific writers in the group.

Here are the releases where they made up the bulk of the lyric credits:

Taste of Love (EP) - Wikipedia

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With You-th - Wikipedia

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Feel Special - Wikipedia

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They're not I-dle, but this image shows how they compare to the rest of the girlgroup industry. I don't think it includes the credits on Twice's two most recent releases or Chaeyoung's solo album (which was largely self-produced along with Gliiiico):

edit: note that the criteria here is "sole"/"primary", the creator has removed songs where the idol has a credit, low on the list, among many others. This may or may not be fair, idk, but that's why some are lower than they otherwise would be.

But ultimately, looking at the credits only gives you a partial picture of involvement. The A&R team don't show up there, but have a large influence in the direction for most groups, I'm sure you'd agree. In Twice's case, especially since More & More, the group have largely decided on the direction of their music together. They're involved in song selection, they often take charge of line distribution, etc.

And on that note, we probably shouldn't speculate on Blackpink's involvement, because we don't really know. It was said in the past that credit was withheld. I wouldn't put anything past YGE. They're involved in their solo work. Probably more involved in this album than they were in the past. But we don't know!

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It's not the company who never prioritized BP, it's BP. Did you ever see them complain about their lack of work? Nope. They were enjoying their time being socialites.

Are you dumb? Kkkk they complained so many times even asked on national TV to release songs. But what can I expect from you?

And yes, rookie 2017 BP told yge "no, we don't want to release music, we want to promote individually" uhum, I'm sure they did.

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Are you dumb? Kkkk they complained so many times even asked on national TV to release songs. But what can I expect from you?

Prove it.

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Prove it.

Excuse me sir, it was you who started the lies, do your own research instead of spreading fake news with your biased irrelevant opinion. Should I teach you how to google too?

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Excuse me sir, it was you who started the lies, do your own research instead of spreading fake news with your biased irrelevant opinion. Should I teach you how to google too?

In other words, you're the one lying. You want to cast aspersions at me, but you can't back up your own false claims at all. "Google it," she says.

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In other words, you're the one lying. You want to cast aspersions at me, but you can't back up your own false claims at all. "Google it," she says.

In others words, no I'm not, but I don't want to "prove" anything to YOU, who hates BP over petty fanwars, I just corrected your fake news bc you are too comfortable lying about BP. Have a nice day/night.

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In others words, no I'm not, but I don't want to "prove" anything to YOU, who hates BP over petty fanwars, I just corrected your fake news bc you are too comfortable lying about BP. Have a nice day/night.

Except you didn't "correct" anything. That would require, you know, proof of what you're saying, which you clearly cannot provide.