BLACKPINK to mark 10th anniv. with fan event in Seoul

SEOUL, August 7 -- K-pop girl group BLACKPINK will honor the 10th anniversary of their debut with a limited meet-and-greet for fans in the South Korean capital, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday. The quartet, consisting of four members, is set to attend the event on the group's birthday, Saturday, at an undisclosed location in Seoul, according to industry sources.

This will be the first time all four BLACKPINK members have appeared together in front of fans in South Korea since their July 2023 stop on the "Deadline" world tour in Goyang, a northern suburb of Seoul. Since their debut under YG Entertainment in 2016, BLACKPINK has emerged as a dominant force in global pop music, consistently topping charts and expanding their influence into fashion, luxury branding, and advertising.

Their 2022 album "Born Pink" broke records as the first by a female K-pop act to top the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, as well as the British Official Albums Top 100. In February, the group released their third EP, "Deadline," marking their first group project in over three years, which debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200.