Do you still consider BLACKPINK an active group?

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    Do you consider BLACKPINK an active girl group? 34

    1. Yes (26) 76%
    2. No (8) 24%

    I don't.


    Cold_Wave, you questioned me in my other thread. This is my answer.


    To me, BLACKPINK are now in the phase of their career where they're soloists who occasionally get together to release a few new songs (I don't know if they're even going to tour anymore with the finality of the tone in their recently concluded tour).


    Outside of the one album they'll release every 3-4 years, they don't do anything as a group any more. I remember last year Blinks went crazy simply because all 4 members were seen together in Korea.


    That's not an active group to me. Not by K-Pop standards, where there is an endless stream of content being released by the active groups, even when not promoting.


    That is all.

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    They're not really "active" by Kpop's standards, and haven't been for a while now, but since they want to move more like western artists, they can still fool a lot of people into thinking of them as active, the same way they fool people into believing a mini is a full album, even if they only release something every few years. If any other Kpop group did this, they would be seen as a group whose active period has ended and are now on indefinite hiatus between releases. The fact that they toured recently probably goes a long way in maintaining the impression of them being active as well, but who knows if they'll ever tour again.

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    No they are not an active gg and it's ok

    Just like gg like SNSD, Mamamoo etc...aren't considering an active gg anymore considering that they release an EP every 5 years


    Quote from Yama-Chan

    Super Junior released music not that long ago. Nobody on this planet considers them an active group in the traditional sense of the word within the context of K-Pop industry norms.

    Using SUJU is a terrible takess

    Considering that they are still an active BG who's releasing a new things every year and constantly touring

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    Blackpink has always been like this, especially in the latter years of their career. The group takes a 1–2 year break and then comes together for touring and an album comeback. The only time they’re together outside of comebacks is for photoshoots. It’s been years since they last appeared on any variety shows together. I feel like nothing has really changed. The only difference is that instead of not seeing them at all during group hiatuses, we now see them actively promoting as solo artists. :cursing: :cursing: :cursing: :cursing:

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    Quote from QueenMaknae27

    Blackpink has always been like this, especially in the latter years of their career. The group takes a 1–2 year break and then comes together for touring and an album comeback. The only time they’re together outside of comebacks is for photoshoots. It’s been years since they last appeared on any variety shows together. I feel like nothing has really changed. The only difference is that instead of not seeing them at all during group hiatuses, we now see them actively promoting as solo artists. :cursing: :cursing: :cursing: :cursing:

    Change your vote to "No" then :cursing:

    Quote from icyruios

    Aren't they having a comeback?

    Then we won't see them do anything as a group for 3-4 years. Would you consider that active? When actually active girl groups usually release some type of content multiple days a week?

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    Quote from Yama-Chan

    Then we won't see them do anything as a group for 3-4 years. Would you consider that active? When actually active girl groups usually release some type of content multiple days a week?

    Then we should wait for them to actually not do anything for the next 3 to 4 years before calling them inactive no?


    Tbh I think it's a bit unfair to compare BP to groups that are releasing new stuff every week. Those groups are new and need to hustle for engagement to get more fans.


    BP is at a level whereby they don't need to do such things.

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    Quote from icyruios

    Then we should wait for them to actually not do anything for the next 3 to 4 years before calling them inactive no?


    Tbh I think it's a bit unfair to compare BP to groups that are releasing new stuff every week. Those groups are new and need to hustle for engagement to get more fans.


    BP is at a level whereby they don't need to do such things.

    Look at Twice.


    :pepe-tea:


    Then look at BP and RV and MMM.


    1 of those groups is active. 3 aren't really.

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    Quote from icyruios

    If you compare BP and RV I would say BP is super active


    RV is as good as disbanded. SM always expires their group after the contract. SNSD, f(x), RV. They don't disband the group by giving fans false hope that the group still exists

    Would you consider IVE an active group if they only released an album once or twice a decade and did one or two tours?


    That's where we are at with BLACKPINK now.

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    Quote from Yama-Chan

    Would you consider IVE an active group if they only released an album once or twice a decade and did one or two tours?


    That's where we are at with BLACKPINK now.

    Blackpink is not even inactive for a decade. In fact they aren't even a decade old


    They have not done anything much in 2023 and 2024


    But they came back in 2025 and even went on your. And is releasing new music in 2026


    How is that inactive?


    They will be inactive if let's say they have their upcoming comeback, and did like absolutely nothing for 2 more years like in 2023 and 2024


    But right now they are an active group

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    Quite frankly, if you're more active as solo artists than as a group, I don't consider you an active group any more.


    BLACKPINK did way more individual activities between 2022 and 2025 than any group activities. The group stuff were just breadcrumbs to keep the brand strong and the fandom alive.


    I don't consider that active by K-Pop standards, which is why I put them in the same category as Mamamoo and Red Velvet.


    The perfect example of an active veteran group continues to be Twice. They have continued to do a ton of group content and released multiple albums and singles each year.

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    I don't think just because you have more solo stuff means your group is inactive


    If anything it just means that individually you have enough brand power to not be fully dependent on your group

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    Quote from Popper-of-Ks

    They're not really "active" by Kpop's standards, and haven't been for a while now, but since they want to move more like western artists, they can still fool a lot of people into thinking of them as active, the same way they fool people into believing a mini is a full album, even if they only release something every few years. If any other Kpop group did this, they would be seen as a group whose active period has ended and are now on indefinite hiatus between releases. The fact that they toured recently probably goes a long way in maintaining the impression of them being active as well, but who knows if they'll ever tour again.

    Blackpink has never work like the usual kpop group. Their comeback, hiatus and release style is more aligned to Western Artist ever since the beginning after YG dropped the 2 singles per comeback after Square One & Two.


    They took long hiatus between albums. Release singles in between (AIIYL, The Girls, collabs etc) and then rollout album with proper lead single, second/third singles.


    What they are doing now is no different than what they previously did except longer hiatus to let the members to explore solo careers (which is part of the contract by the way).

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    Only in this ridiculous forum where a group

    - went on a group world tour

    - release a group single

    - going to release a group album


    Is considered as "non-active". Lmao


    Moderator, please consider closing this thread. This is pure hate and ragebaiting

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    Actually they released one group song in 2023, so you can not say they did nothing


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    Quote from number-one

    Actually they released one group song in 2023, so you can not say they did nothing


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    And they have been releasing group merchs throughout the years, non-stop.


    If RV is not considered inactive, in no way Blackpink should be considered inactive also...

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    Quote from gerrard174

    Blackpink has never work like the usual kpop group. Their comeback, hiatus and release style is more aligned to Western Artist ever since the beginning after YG dropped the 2 singles per comeback after Square One & Two.


    They took long hiatus between albums. Release singles in between (AIIYL, The Girls, collabs etc) and then rollout album with proper lead single, second/third singles.


    What they are doing now is no different than what they previously did except longer hiatus to let the members to explore solo careers (which is part of the contract by the way).

    Using the Kpop definition of "active," all of this just means they were never active to begin with. Blackpink are a paradox. :/


    Quote from gerrard174

    If RV is not considered inactive, in no way Blackpink should be considered inactive also...

    Take it from an actual RV fan, those of us who aren't delulu are perfectly aware that they've been Girls Generationed since their last release in 2024 and are no longer active.


    Except their "group world tour" left just about everyone, including many dedicated fans, with the impression that they performed as four solo artists and not as a cohesive group. Their group single also gave serious "We were never in the same room together" vibes, and fans are already noticing the same thing from their recent teasers. So you're being way too dismissive of the thread's premise given the unique circumstances. The fact that it enraged you so easily doesn't make it bait.

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    Yes and no. They were definitely inactive until Jump. Between the finale of Born Pink tour to July 2025, they did pretty much nothing as a group to call them active.


    But, otoh, they have released music (Jump), did a proper world tour, and are releasing an album soon, so yes now they are an active group.


    After this album, I will put them straight into the disbanded groups list tho.

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    Quote from Yama-Chan

    And then they won't release another one for the rest of the decade.


    That's an active group to you?


    Mamamoo plan to release an album this summer and go on another tour. I don't consider them an active group today.

    Yeah because summer is still a little while away and they havent done anything as a group since 2023. But I think you would consider mamamoo an active group if they released music last year and toured the entire second half of last year right up until last month and were about to release music next week. That's like group stuff for the entire past 7 months but that's not a currently active group apparently...


    You could make this exact same thread and poll about mamamoo and the results would be completely different. It's not the same situation.

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    We are used to BP coming back every 2/3 year so they have never been "active" since 2022 according to kpop standards.

    right now they are but blinks thought since they renewed the girls would’ve more leverage to release more music instead we got a mini after 3 years lol some blinks are delusional here if they think it’s okay that jump had no promo in Korea, the world tour was announced before the album. The release gives here damn.

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    Quote from icyruios

    I didn't they disbanded


    I said they are as good as disbanded

    Six of one and half a dozen of the other. A "good as disbanded" group would, just like an actually disbanded group, have a significantly lower chance of returning than one that's merely on hiatus and actively promising to return at some point. Granted, this promise isn't always upheld by groups that insist they're just on hiatus, but this also isn't one of those situations where we know there's a snowman's chance in Hell of it actually happening (coughfxcough.)

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    Quote from Popper-of-Ks

    Six of one and half a dozen of the other. A "good as disbanded" group would, just like an actually disbanded group, have a significantly lower chance of returning than one that's merely on hiatus and actively promising to return at some point. Granted, this promise isn't always upheld by groups that insist they're just on hiatus, but this also isn't one of those situations where we know there's a snowman's chance in Hell of it actually happening (coughfxcough.)

    You happy can already

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    firstly one has to define what is meant by "active"


    ie. if one states the criteria and metrics and baseline for determining each person's interpretation as to what is meant by active then everything else is easy

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    The funny thing is, people say if a group go on a hiatus longer than 2 years without any meaningful reason they're inactive or Legacy groups like SNSD, but for Blackpink there's an argument that they weren't active every year.


    Sure, but BP never had a 4 year hiatus. They're a legacy group, just like SNSD, MAMAMOO and everyone else.


    They're active now, but that doesn't mean they're an active group. The minute they bring in some money for Yang Yang Yang he's gonna put them on shelf again for who knows how long. Not to mention, I don't feel the girls care about BP anymore. They came back because they're bound by their contracts, but their main focus is obviously their solo career now. That's another reason they're a legacy group.

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