BLACKPINK: did they renew with YG, and which labels handle each member's solo work?

The renewal: two announcements in December 2023

• December 6, 2023 — group contract renewed. YG Entertainment announced that Jennie, Jisoo, Rosé and Lisa had renewed their exclusive contract for group activities. As reported by The Korea Herald, the statement read: "Based on our strong trust in one another, Blackpink renewed its exclusive contract with the agency for group activities," and YG said it would actively support future albums, world tours and other group promotions. Founder Yang Hyun-suk said: "We are so happy to continue our relationship with Blackpink. We will do our best to help them become artists that represent K-pop and shine even brighter in the world's music market." On the members' individual contracts, YG said only that they were "still under negotiation."¹
• December 29, 2023 — no individual contracts. YG said: "We recently extended our exclusive contract with Blackpink for its group projects. We agreed not to proceed with an additional contract for each member's individual activities." The same report noted that the December 6 renewal covered group activities only, and that Jennie had said she would start her solo career in 2024 through a company she founded, OA.²
• In short, YG runs BLACKPINK as a group, while each member's solo work is handled by her own company. The 10th-anniversary reports of August 2026 describe the same structure. The length of the new group contract does not appear in any source opened for this page.^2,17,18

How each member's company came about

• November–December 2023, Jennie. Jennie founded OA (ODD ATELIER) with her mother in November 2023 and announced it on social media on December 24. On September 9, 2024, OA announced a partnership with Columbia Records, a Sony Music label, and said a new single would arrive that October, about a year after "You & Me" in October 2023.^3,8
• February 8, 2024, Lisa. Lisa announced LLOUD on Instagram as "a platform to showcase my vision in music and entertainment." In April 2024 she announced a partnership with Sony Music's RCA Records under which she keeps full ownership of all recordings released through RCA.^3,5
• February 21, 2024, Jisoo. Jisoo wrote on social media that she was "making a new beginning with the name 'Blissoo.'" On January 28, 2025, she announced a global solo deal with Warner Records, which released her first mini album, AMORTAGE, on February 14.^4,10
• June 18, 2024, Rosé. Rather than founding her own company, Rosé signed a management contract with The Black Label, founded by producer Teddy. The label said the deal was "based on the deep trust Rosé and Teddy built over the years, as an artist and a producer." The company is an associate of YG, and its roster at the time included Taeyang, Jeon So-mi and Park Bo-gum. On September 27, 2024, her deal with Atlantic Records, part of Warner Music Group, was announced.^6,7,9
• Of the four overseas partners, Columbia and RCA are Sony Music labels and Atlantic is part of Warner Music Group. Among the four announcements, the Lisa–LLOUD deal with RCA is the one that spelled out ownership of the recordings.^5,8,9,10

First solo songs and chart results

• Jennie. She was the first member to go solo, with the single "SOLO" in November 2018. Ruby, her first full-length album after founding OA, entered the U.S. Billboard 200 at No. 7 in March 2025 with 56,000 units, including 26,500 physical copies, making her the third member after Rosé and Lisa to reach the chart's top 10 as a soloist.^11,13
• Rosé. She was second, with the two-track single "R" in March 2021, fronted by "On the Ground"; according to The Korea Times, the debut track topped the Billboard Global 200. "APT." with Bruno Mars peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and had spent 18 consecutive weeks on the chart as of late February 2025. Her first full-length album, rosie, reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200.^9,11,12,13
• Lisa. She was third, with the solo debut single "LALISA" in September 2021. Alter Ego, her first full-length album after founding LLOUD, entered the Billboard 200 at No. 7 in March 2025.^11,13
• Jisoo. She was the last to debut solo, with the single album ME and its lead track "FLOWER" on March 31, 2023. According to The Korea Herald, "FLOWER" was the first K-pop female solo album to pass one million copies in its opening week. From AMORTAGE (February 14, 2025), her first mini album under BLISSOO and Warner, the lead track "earthquake" debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart, No. 47 on the Global 200 and No. 22 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart, and the album passed half a million copies in its first week.^10,11,12
• All four members' first solo songs came out before the December 2023 announcement that no individual contracts would be signed.^2,11

Group activities: what is confirmed

• DEADLINE world tour. It opened at Goyang Stadium in Gyeonggi Province in July 2025 and was built as 33 shows in 16 cities. It closed with Tokyo Dome on January 17–19, 2026, and three shows at Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong on January 24–26.^15,17
• Digital single "JUMP." Released in July 2025, it became the group's third No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, and reached No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, spending 10 weeks on that chart.^15,16
• Third mini album DEADLINE. On January 15, 2026, YG posted on its official site that the group would return as a full group after three years with DEADLINE on February 27. According to The Korea Herald it was the first album in about three and a half years since the second full-length album BORN PINK in September 2022; explaining the three-month slip from the originally announced November 2025 release, YG said the music video and other key work were already complete and the focus was on maximizing quality. "JUMP" is included on the album.^14,15
• DEADLINE results. The Korea Times reports first-week sales of 1.77 million copies. The album entered the U.S. Billboard 200 at No. 8, and the lead track "GO" debuted at No. 44 on the UK singles chart; The Korea Times counts "GO" as the group's 11th Billboard Hot 100 entry.^16,17
• 10th anniversary. BLACKPINK debuted on August 8, 2016 with "BOOMBAYAH" and "WHISTLE." On August 8, 2026, a 10th-anniversary fan event for Weverse membership subscribers was held in Seoul, and YG said it had "confirmed with [individual] labels that all four members will be attending." As of the August 2026 reports, no further album or tour schedule had been confirmed.^17,18

Are they disbanding? The answer by official announcements

• No disbandment has been announced. None of the official notices and reports from 2023 to 2026 opened for this page mention a breakup, an end to group activities or a fixed end date. In 2026 the group released a full-group album, finished a tour and attended its 10th-anniversary event together.^14,15,18
• "They left YG" is only half right. In December 2023 the members renewed the group contract and declined individual ones. Solo releases therefore come from each member's company and overseas label, while group albums and notices come from YG.^1,2,14
• The contract length has not been disclosed. Neither of the December 2023 announcements nor later reports give the term or expiry of the group contract. This page records only confirmed announcements and does not cover industry speculation about when it might end.^1,2

How to read this page

Chart positions are as of each article's date, and sales figures are label announcements relayed by the press. YG's 2023 statements are quoted as English-language outlets rendered them. The disbandment and contract items record that nothing has been announced, not a guarantee about the future; this page will be updated if a new notice appears. Each member's and company's full history is in the respective Hallyu Wiki article.