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YG Entertainment says reports of BLACKPINK transferring to a new agency false

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<p>YG Entertainment refuted reports that one of its girl groups, BLACKPINK, is transferring to another agency.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p>Reports about BLACKPINK moving to YG affiliate THEBLACKLABEL recently circulated online amid confirmed news that various artists were leaving YG.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p>In a report by Naver as translated by Soompi, YG said that the reports of BLACKPINK moving to a new agency are not true.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p>BLACKPINK made its debut in 2016 under YG Entertainment. </p><p>Following their debut, the girl group produced several hits including &quot;Whistle,&quot; &quot;Boombayah,&quot; &quot;Ddu-Du Ddu-Du,&quot; &quot;Kill This Love,&quot; and &quot;How You Like That,&quot; among others.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/ChUg4ebp2LC/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=524&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1041808.5%2C%22ls%22%3A426446.80000019073%2C%22le%22%3A427206.40000009537%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="817" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>The girl group is the first female Korean act to land the number one spot on the US Billboard 200 with their second studio album<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>Born Pink</em>, which was released in 2022.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p>BLACKPINK is currently on its<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>Born Pink World Tour</em>. They recently brought their concert tour to the US and Europe. They will be heading to various cities in Asia this 2023, including the Philippines.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p>In 2022, TIME Magazine named the group Entertainer of the Year.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:526px;height:659px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="Twitter Tweet" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1606167727147651072&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aent-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2023-01-02T08%3A42%3A24.207662%3Ad11d0a7a-8c94-4aaf-86c3-29ace9da62e0%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=2471ed12e441b0256f13f3a769af0a98e90f250e&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=a3525f077c700%3A1667415560940&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1606167727147651072"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>Recently, a number of artists have left YG Entertainment.The agency announced on December 30, 2022, that K-Pop boy group iKON was leaving them.</p><p>We are informing you that after a long discussion with the iKON members (Kim Jinhwan, Bobby, Song Yunhyeong, Goo Junhoe, Kim Donghyuk, and Jung Chanwoo) about their future activities, out of respect for each other’s opinions, we agreed to end our exclusive contract following the expiration of their contract period,&quot; YG said in a statement on December 30.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/8/9/fresh-scoops/blackpink-to-stage-a-concert-in-manila-in-march-20-201710"><strong><u>Read: BLACKPINK to stage a concert in Manila in March 2023</u></strong></a></div><p>On December 26, Monday, YG announced that BIGBANG member Daesung was leaving their agency. Another member of BIGBANG, Taeyang, recently signed with YG affiliate THEBLACKLABEL following the expiration of his contract with YG.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p>Korean actor Kang Dong-won also recently parted ways with YG after being with the agency for seven years.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p>Meanwhile, YG recently announced that they are launching a new girl group called BABYMONSTER soon.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/1/2/fresh-scoops/blackpink-praise-yg-new-girl-group-babymonster-114-204749"><strong><u>Read: BLACKPINK’s Lisa and Jennie praise YG’s new girl group BABYMONSTER: ‘They’re really good’</u></strong></a></div><p>A teaser video for BABYMONSTER was posted by YG on January 1. As seen in the teaser video, among the mentors of the new girl group are BLACKPINK members Jennie and Lisa.</p>

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