BLACKPINK Apologizes to BLINKs as All Four Members Reunite for 10th Anniversary
BLACKPINK reunites for its 10th anniversary Meet & Greet in Seoul, thanking BLINKs and apologizing over communication issues.
BLACKPINK marked their 10th debut anniversary with all four members together, but the celebration arrived with an unusually candid message to fans. The group used the occasion to thank BLINKs for a decade of support while directly addressing disappointment surrounding how the milestone had been handled.
On the afternoon of August 8, BLACKPINK held a special Meet & Greet with 40 fans at the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa gathered together for the event, giving fans a rare chance to see the full group in one place as they celebrated 10 years since debut.
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The members presented bouquets to the attending fans, turning the intimate gathering into a personal anniversary moment. For a group whose individual careers have kept its members busy across music, fashion, acting, and other schedules, seeing all four together naturally carried extra weight.
Yet the anniversary had already sparked frustration among parts of the fandom.
Many fans had expressed disappointment after August 8 approached without a major special event being announced for BLACKPINK's 10th anniversary. A Meet & Greet commemorating the milestone was then suddenly scheduled on August 6, leaving little preparation time and uncertainty over whether all four members would attend.
That uncertainty eventually disappeared. All four showed up.
During a live broadcast, Jisoo addressed the situation directly rather than letting the controversy stay put in the background.
“I wanted to meet many people, but it seems there were some communication issues. I am sorry,” Jisoo said.
The group also spoke directly to BLINKs who felt disappointed by the anniversary plans.
“We wanted to spend today happily and joyfully, but we want to tell Blinks who feel disappointed that we are sorry and that we love them. We hope you understand our feelings.”
Those comments mattered because BLACKPINK could have treated the anniversary as a straightforward celebration. Instead, the members acknowledged that some fans expected more from a date carrying this much history.
Ten years is a major threshold for any K-pop act. For BLACKPINK, the anniversary hits differently because the group has spent years operating on a global scale while its four members have also built increasingly visible individual careers.
That made the sight of Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa standing together especially significant for longtime fans. The Meet & Greet was small, with just 40 attendees, but the presence of the complete lineup gave the event an importance that its size could not measure.
The road to the celebration was far from smooth. Fans wanted clearer anniversary plans, and the late announcement created questions that could have overshadowed the occasion. BLACKPINK chose to address those feelings instead of pretending they did not exist.
For BLINKs, the anniversary ultimately became a mixture of celebration, frustration, apology, and gratitude. It was not the carefully mapped-out 10th anniversary rollout some had hoped to see. Still, all four members came together, met fans face to face, handed them flowers, and spoke openly about what had happened.
After a decade, BLACKPINK's connection with its audience remains central to the group's story. August 8 showed that even a milestone this big can arrive with complications. What mattered in Seoul was that the four members were there together, and they made sure their fans heard directly from them.
