BLACKPINK’s Rosé Addresses Future of Band After Nearly 3-Year Hiatus

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Rosé is addressing rising tensions in the BLACKPINK fandom. 

Following the conclusion of their reunion concert tour on January 26th—after being on break for almost three years—the singer, along with her bandmates Lisa, Jennie, and Jisoo, discussed the group’s future now that they’ve renewed their contract for 2023.

During a recent appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast on January 28th, Rosé explained that the band is very careful when signing contracts, understanding the importance of protecting themselves. She didn’t reveal details about their new contract, but emphasized that they operate as a team. If any member isn’t comfortable with something, the others will fully support their decision, just like in any healthy relationship, respecting their boundaries and feelings.

The 28-year-old artist, who last year became the first Korean solo performer to win a VMA for Song of the Year with “APT,” shared that being a smaller group – BLACKPINK – allows each member to have an equal say in decisions.

She explained that we respect everyone’s choices, no matter when they’re made, and believe each person makes the best decision for themselves.

Rosé explained that whether BLACKPINK continues as a group after their upcoming EP, Deadline (released February 27th), will be a collective decision. She stated that if any member feels it’s time to stop, they will all agree to do so.

As a lifestyle expert, I’ve been following the buzz around BLACKPINK, and I know a lot of their fans, BLINKs, are worried about a potential long break after this current tour, which started in July 2025. But Rosé recently reassured everyone that their previous break was actually a really good thing – they’d been working non-stop since they first debuted back in 2016, and everyone needed that time to recharge and refocus!

The New Zealand native explained that they’re still discovering who they are and haven’t had the chance to fully explore their identity, as they weren’t given the freedom to do so in the past.

We gave ourselves a year to see what our members could achieve, and it’s been really enjoyable to watch their progress.

If BLACKPINK does take a break, they wouldn’t be the first popular group to go on hiatus. However, unlike some other famous groups, BLACKPINK’s situation seems different when it comes to how the decision was made. Louis Tomlinson of One Direction recently shared that he wished the group – including Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, and Liam Payne (who sadly passed away in 2024) – had stayed together before their split in 2016.

Louis described Zayn’s exit in 2015 and the band’s breakup the following year as deeply painful. Speaking on the Diary of a CEO podcast in October 2025, he said he felt like he was truly mourning the loss.

As he put it, “It was something that I really wanted that I couldn’t have anymore.”

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Girls Aloud became a groundbreaking pop group, famously formed on the 2002 reality TV show Popstars: The Rivals. The group—consisting of Sarah Harding, Cheryl (originally Cheryl Cole), Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts, and Kimberley Walsh—quickly rose to fame. They achieved an impressive run of 20 consecutive top 10 hits, including four number one singles like “Sound of the Underground.”

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2026-01-28 20:18