K-pop girl group Blackpink return with new EP Deadline after more than 3 years

The National Museum of Korea was bathed in pink lights to mark the Feb 27 of the 5-track release. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SEOUL – K-pop superstars Blackpink released their new extended play (EP) Deadline on Feb 27, the first release from the group in more than three years since their second full-length album in 2022.

The National Museum of Korea in central Seoul was bathed in pink lights to mark the release. More than 300 fans had lined up in the atrium of the museum on Feb 27, set up as a listening zone for the five tracks of the EP.

The four-member girl group’s global following has helped it set records. Earlier in February, Blackpink became the first artiste in the world to surpass 100 million YouTube subscribers, according to the band’s agency YG Entertainment.

The band was also the first K-pop group to headline Coachella and the British Summer Time concerts.

“These days, even when I’m walking on the street, at a clothing store, restaurant, or cafe, I hear K-pop,” said Ms Ko Seon-a, a 20-year-old Korean woman living in Japan who had come to the museum on Feb 27.

The five tracks on the new EP include the title track Go and the pre-released electronic dance music (EDM) track Jump.