Looks like the YG Family is set to dominate the K-pop scene next year!
In a surprise move on July 22, 2024, at 12 M.N. KST, YG Entertainment posted a video detailing their plans for 2025. YG Entertainment founder and former CEO Yang Hyun-suk appeared in the video himself to announce all the planned activities for their groups.
By their groups, we mean all of them.
The video announcement (and Yang Hyun-suk) started with a surprise announcement that 2NE1—one of YG Entertainment and K-pop’s most successful girl groups to have ever been formed, will be reforming and reuniting for a global tour. The tour is set to begin in Seoul this October and will continue on to Osaka in November and Tokyo in December.
More cities and dates will be announced in the future.
This, according to fans, was the most surprising thing to ever happen. BLACKJACKs, or 2NE1’s fandom, suddenly rose up from the “dead” and rejoiced over the girl group’s ‘undisbandment’.
You have to be a blackjack to understand how hard it was to accept their sudden & unfair disbandment and also waiting patiently for this they to see them as a group again! Once again as what we said before “ WE NEVER SAID GOODBYE 2NE1” pic.twitter.com/FpFVk04pKT
— 𓆩♡𓆪 xxiCHERRY 🫧 (@spicychaelincl) July 21, 2024
2NE1 IS BACK 👑 pic.twitter.com/eS3Mg1DFTa
— 🇮🇳🍒 (@memealuvzCLx) July 21, 2024
every blackjack when the 2ne1 announcement was announced:pic.twitter.com/6RHw77JXVI
— jex || FREE PALESTINE NOW (@2ne7swift) July 21, 2024
WELCOME BACK 2NE1 pic.twitter.com/Y01dtpIohQ
— 박봄 daily! (@ParkBomDaily) July 21, 2024
2NE1 is already in the morning news of South Korea. pic.twitter.com/rGmnRdYRbz
— 2NE1 Charts (@2NE1Achievement) July 22, 2024
2NE1, THE IDOL'S OF YOUR IDOLS WILL HAVE A COMEBACK!!! PREPARE FOR THEIR POWER! pic.twitter.com/c0tsWLf3gi
— jex || FREE PALESTINE NOW (@2ne7swift) July 21, 2024
From this day till today 🫠
“war is over”
2NE1 IS COMING pic.twitter.com/A780CdtpFM
— 𓆩♡𓆪 xxiCHERRY 🫧 (@spicychaelincl) July 21, 2024
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW WE FEEL RIGHT NOW THATS ARE CHILDHOOD RIGHT THERE. WASN'T ABLE TO GO TO THEIR CONCERTS IN THE PAST BECAUSE I WAS JUST A STUDENT AND I WAS ALWAYS TEAM BAHAY. BUT WHEN I ALREADY HAVE A JOB THEY WERE DISBANDED. AHHH BUT I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO FEEL FOR YG
— ㅎ (@not_a_korean) July 21, 2024
2NE1 has shaken up the world! After the announcement of their return, the k-pop legends are all over the news from South Korea to the Philippines. They are also being promoted in New York’s Times Square, while trending #1 on various platforms. The queens are back! pic.twitter.com/8TizsMdWbH
— 박봄 daily! (@ParkBomDaily) July 22, 2024
2NE1 IS BACK pic.twitter.com/pxCnhFgZXv
— S. 🐰🍀 (@parksxndxrx) July 21, 2024
*everybody bout to get in bed for the night*
2NE1 :
pic.twitter.com/Q8b85NKoP2— 2NE15BACK (@444bommie) July 21, 2024
YG Entertainment has announced that a global tour of 2NE1 is planned for 2025!
2NE1 will be the first 2nd gen k-pop girl group to go on three global tours! pic.twitter.com/EScu96Pagn
— 박봄 daily! (@ParkBomDaily) July 21, 2024
The 2NE1 members also shared the news on their social media pages, not even hiding their joy over their reuniting.
WELCOME BACK, #BLACKJACKS ♠️♥️#2NE1 #투애니원 #YG #WELCOME_BACK pic.twitter.com/6aUXo5GP4b
— Sandara Park (@krungy21) July 21, 2024
#CL Instagram update after the news of 2NE1’s return for a world tour
“I’ll do the best I can with what I got”#씨엘 @chaelinCL pic.twitter.com/GRnCO88QOl
— The CL Source (@theclsource) July 21, 2024
Following that announcement, Yang Hyun-suk also detailed the activities of their other artists—BLACKPINK, BABYMONSTER, AKMU, TREASURE, and WINNER.
BLACKPINK is slated for a highly anticipated comeback, as well as an upcoming world tour.
🚨| YG Entertainment announces plans for BLACKPINK to have a comeback and world tour in 2025. pic.twitter.com/y7ZNSKK4eI
— Pop Base (@PopBase) July 21, 2024
yg confirms a BLACKPINK comeback and a world tour for 2025😭😭 pic.twitter.com/MV64idZRrs
— HERVÉッ (@imhrve) July 21, 2024
BLACKPINK 2025 IS COMING pic.twitter.com/nc3MZQlEAL
— B✩ (@rose_arerosie) July 21, 2024
This has brought the woes and concerns of fans over the girl group’s apparent lack of activities, where BLINKs themselves have been planning to attend BLACKPINK’s anniversary event and asking them questions of their official group activities instead of the usual fan-call things.
Blackpink at the fan meeting when y’all ask them about their comeback next year pic.twitter.com/RIU3xBpxdl
— Nicolas is happy (@niggaolas) July 21, 2024
TREASURE, YG Entertainment’s youngest boy group, and BABYMONSTER, the agency’s youngest girl group, are also set to embark on world tours of their own in 2025.
WINNER, whose full-group activities have been halted due to the members going on their mandatory military enlistment, is speculated to return in 2025. Members Mino and Yoon are set to be discharged from the military by the end of 2024.
AKMU—YG Entertainment’s beloved brother-sister duo act, will be continuing their promotions. The duo have recently released their third EP, “Love Episode” in June 2024 and had just recently celebrated their 10th anniversary in the industry.
Yang Hyun-suk also revealed that YG Entertainment has its “next monster” waiting in the wings. In other terms, they’re preparing to debut a brand-new group in 2025.
Fans had definitely a lot to say, especially with the news that all of YG Entertainment’s girl groups will be active simultaneously in the upcoming months.
for the first time in history, yg entertainment now has 3 ACTIVE GIRL GROUPS
2nd gen: 2NE1
3rd gen: BLACKPINK
5th gen: BABYMONSTERTHIS ICONIC TRIO. pic.twitter.com/pGKsUOs24E
— el (@baesdolls) July 21, 2024
if 2NE1 and BLACKPINK did a collaboration, it would mark a legendary and historic moment in music i’m so serious. pic.twitter.com/VeVmOUz5oH
— GP (@GhoulPinks) July 21, 2024
YG Entertainment now has three active girl groups, a first in the company's 28-year history. pic.twitter.com/rBseQiY9hU
— Pop Base (@PopBase) July 21, 2024
2NE1, BLACKPINK and BABY MONSTER will all be active in 2025 under YG Entertainment. pic.twitter.com/XFPnWovx8d
— 2NE1 Charts (@2NE1Achievement) July 21, 2024
now that all of 2NE1, BLACKPINK and BABYMONSTER are active i think it’s time we bring this ICONIC mashup back just imagine this as a collab opener for a concert yg girl groups are truly something else pic.twitter.com/z8XDBSFAms
— el (@baesdolls) July 21, 2024
BLACKPINK, 2NE1 and BABYMONSTER are all confirmed to be active in 2025. pic.twitter.com/fWTJHN25Ys
— About Music (@AboutMusicYT) July 21, 2024
for the FIRST TIME in history of YG entertainment – the three iconic girl groups of their respective generations will be active!!
2nd Gen: 2NE1
3rd Gen: BLACKPINK
5th Gen: BABYMONSTERWE ARE IN YG GIRL GROUP DOMINATION ERA!!!👑 pic.twitter.com/n3E0b1sRrN
— 𝄫 (@baemonstered) July 21, 2024
2025 K-pop releases are looking out to be more interesting, now that YG Entertainment is coming out to play once more.
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