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Blackpink postpones online concert due to COVID-19 regulations

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/entertainment/10/13/20201013-blackpink-docu-netflix-13.jpg"/><figcaption>Blackpink. <em>Photo courtesy of Netflix</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>It looks like Blinks will have to wait a little bit longer to see new performances from their favorite girl group.</p><p>Blackpink announced Thursday it postponed its online concert for over a month to comply with the South Korean government’s stricter regulations against COVID-19 as the country continued to experience a spike in cases.</p><p>The concert, titled “The Show,” has been moved to January 31 from December 27, Jisoo said in a video posted on the group’s official Twitter page.</p><p>“In order to comply with the Korean COVID-19 prevention guidelines and to ensure a safe performance, unfortunately, we have made the decision to postpone ‘The Show,’” she said.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">‘THE SHOW’ POSTPONEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BLACKPINK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BLACKPINK</a>: THE SHOW now has a NEW DATE<br/><br/>YG PALM STAGE - 2021 BLACKPINK: THE SHOW<br/>🌍 2021.01.31 2PM (KST)<br/>🌍 Livestream on YouTube<br/><br/>Buy Access @ <a href="https://t.co/Zos677yYPu">https://t.co/Zos677yYPu</a><br/>More info @ <a href="https://t.co/0U47QnTk4C">https://t.co/0U47QnTk4C</a> <a href="https://t.co/NI4uz6pg44">pic.twitter.com/NI4uz6pg44</a></p>— BLACKPINKOFFICIAL (@BLACKPINK) <a href="https://twitter.com/BLACKPINK/status/1339374756349366272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>Main dancer Lisa said the girls wanted to give fans “some sort of comfort during these difficult times” through the concert.</p><p>“But the most important thing is the health and safety of everyone taking part in ‘The Show’ so in order to make sure that we prepare for the concert in a safe environment, we have decided to postpone ‘The Show,’” main vocalist Rosé added.</p><p>At the end of the video, Jennie thanked medical workers and “all the people who are working very hard to disinfect, quarantine and prevent the [spread of] disease.”</p><p>On Tuesday, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported 1,078 new coronavirus cases, the highest since the start of the pandemic.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/12/16/20/bed-shortage-looms-as-skorea-records-covid-19-surge">Bed shortage looms as S.Korea records COVID-19 surge</a></li></ul><p>So far, six K-pop idols are known to have contracted the disease: Bitto, Kogyeol and Xiao from the boy group Up10tion; Sihyeon and Yiren from the girl group Everglow; and soloist Kim Chungha.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/30/20/bitto-of-k-pop-group-up10tion-tests-positive-for-covid-19-after-appearing-on-weekend-music-shows">Bitto of K-pop group Up10tion tests positive for COVID-19 after appearing on weekend music shows</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/07/20/k-pop-star-chungha-tests-positive-for-covid-19">K-pop star Chungha tests positive for COVID-19</a></li></ul><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BWFwaghBpj4?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Blackpink announced Thursday it postponed its online concert for over a month to comply with the South Korean government’s tightened regulations against COVID-19.</p>

Blackpink announced Thursday it postponed its online concert for over a month to comply with the South Korean government’s tightened regulations against COVID-19.