BLACKPINK are closing out their all‑stadium Deadline World Tour tonight in Hong Kong, wrapping a run that started in Seoul last July and hit major markets like Tokyo, Singapore, London and New York. The shows doubled as a preview for Deadline, a new mini‑album that’s set to land shortly after the tour, marking the group’s first multi‑track project together since Born Pink in 2022.
During the touring gap, all four members focused on solo work, with releases from Jennie, Rosé and Lisa each reaching the top 10 globally and Rosé in particular scoring a major streaming hit. That solo momentum is part of why anticipation around Deadline is high despite the lack of confirmed track list, collaborators or concept details from YG Entertainment.
Industry write‑ups frame the Deadline era as a reset: a move back to coordinated group activity after a stretch where BLACKPINK’s public presence was dominated by fashion deals, solo tours and brand campaigns. With no follow‑up tour announced yet for the mini‑album, attention is on how they roll out videos and promos once the current stadium dates officially end.
Looking further into 2026, reporting suggests a full group album is also in the pipeline, which would be their first long‑form project since Born Pink and could extend the Deadline era into a longer run of releases. For K‑pop fans tracking enlistments, contracts and hiatuses across the scene, BLACKPINK’s renewed group schedule is being treated as one of the year’s big stabilizing moves.
