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Hype Malaysia
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hype Malaysia
BLACKPINK Announces 'DEADLINE' Asia Tour Dates; Malaysia Not Included?
Things have not been looking so good for YG Entertainment lately. The agency has received a great deal of negative feedback from fans since February this year, after teasing that BLACKPINK (블랙핑크) would be going on tour despite no announcement of a comeback album. The criticism intensified after Yang Hyunsuk (양현석), Executive Producer of YG Entertainment, shared more details about the group's comeback plans, though no specific dates were given. Although ticket sales for the US and UK dates have been strong, fans have still expressed concerns and scepticism about the success of the tour, as BLACKPINK has less than a month to prepare. The dates for the Asian stops were announced today (Tuesday, 27th May), and sadly for Malaysian fans, it appears that we will not be seeing the girls this time around. YG Entertainment officially announced the dates for the 'BLACKPINK: DEADLINE Tour' across Asia, with Taiwan as the first stop. However, as seen in the photo above, Malaysia is nowhere to be found. Instead, the group will be heading to neighbouring countries such as Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand for this upcoming tour. The announcement also stated that they would be performing for two or three days for each stop during the Asia leg of the tour. Shortly after the new tour dates were posted, Malaysian fans were left disappointed that BLACKPINK would be skipping Kuala Lumpur this year, especially as the group performed here back-to-back during their 'IN YOUR AREA' and 'WORLD PINK' tours. Many lamented that Malaysia was not included in the upcoming 'DEADLINE' tour, while others speculated that this was likely because the venues at other stops were large indoor stadiums, whereas Malaysia only has outdoor stadiums that could accommodate the targeted capacity. Some also suggested that there could be internal conflicts between YG Entertainment and local concert organisers, which might explain why the K-pop idols are skipping Malaysia. It is worth considering the possibility that more dates will be announced later and that our country could be included as a stop next year, if the tour is extended into 2026. What do you think? Will we see BLACKPINK perform in KL again for the DEADLINE tour? Sources: Instagram (1)(2)
Hype Malaysia
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hype Malaysia
(Video) YG Entertainment Under Fire Following BLACKPINK's Comeback Plan Announcement
It's been a long day without any news of global sensation girl group BLACKPINK's comeback, and fans are growing restless. The group's last comeback was with their stellar album, 'Born Pink', almost three years ago, so it's no wonder any new announcement from YG Entertainment has fans in a frenzy. Yesterday (25th May 2025), in a formal announcement video, Executive Producer of YG Entertainment Yang Hyunsuk (양현석), touched on BLACKPINK's comeback plan, mentioning that their group activities will resume this year. Earlier this year, BLACKPINK announced that they would be reuniting once again on the world stage for their long-awaited 'Deadline' World Tour, opening their first show at Goyang Stadium in Seoul on 5th July 2025. Unfortunately, the new announcement video gave nothing to fill the void for fans, as YG announces that the release of their new song is yet to be confirmed. 'Although we don't have a confirmed date yet, news about BLACKPINK's new song will be announced soon', Yang Hyun-suk stated. Unsurprisingly, the lack of plans for the quartet prompted anger amongst fans. Most were unsatisfied that there is just less than two months until the tour, but BLACKPINK has still no album in sight. Twitter user @/wynechithlaing highlighted, 'It's been 3 years since BLACKPINK's last comeback, but the date is still unknown? And it's a single, not an album? We need a pre-release single and a full album with promotion before their world tour'. Other fans also highlighted the scarcity of songs over the years, with Twitter user @/bluebowlsof_898 commenting, 'One new song for a very expensive ticket and then the same 32 songs of which 20 will be performed for the 926726th time. Are you all not ashamed?'. This brings discourse over YG Entertainment's position with BLACKPINK's group activities amid their solo activities. Do you think we'll be able to see a full album before their comeback tour? Watch the full video here: Sources: Twitter, YouTube Alyssa Gabrielle contributed to this article
