It’s been a milestone year for BLACKPINK, both as a group and as four individual groups. After reuniting for their third mini album EXPIRATION in February, which broke Hanteo’s first-day sales record for any K-pop girl group with 1,461,785 copies sold, Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé returned to building solo careers spanning music, film, fashion and business. Here’s a full update on where each member stands right now.
💗 Rosé: Grammy nominee, global fashion icon
Rosé is arguably having the biggest solo moment of any BLACKPINK member in 2026. Her collaboration with Bruno Mars, “APT.,” made history by becoming the first K-pop artist to receive a Grammy nomination in the overall categories, earning accolades for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. He opened the 2026 Grammys ceremony with a live performance of the song, bringing the house down. On the fashion side, she continues to serve as a global ambassador for Saint Laurent, sitting front row at the Spring/Summer 2026 show and generating cumulative earned media value of $550 million through her partnerships with the brand. At the 2026 Met Gala on May 4, she walked the red carpet wearing black Saint Laurent — her third Met Gala appearance.
💗 Lisa: residency in Las Vegas, FIFA World Cup, acting career
Lisa operates at full speed in multiple sectors at the same time. After her acting debut on HBO The White Lotus Season 3 and his solo album Alter Egodebuted a new collaboration with Italian producer Anyma – “Bad Angel” – at Coachella 2026, where she performed a solo headlining set. He will also perform at the 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in Los Angeles in June. Her “Viva la Lisa” residency on the Las Vegas Strip at Caesars Palace is underway, marking another first for a K-pop artist. On the business side, his company LLOUD recently launched a collection of gyms with pop-up shops in Tokyo. At the 2026 Met Gala, she served on the host committee and arrived in a custom Robert Wun look with 3D printed arms modeled after hers.
💗 Jennie: festival queen and fashion mogul
Jennie is on track to become the first K-pop solo artist to headline seven major global festivals in a single year, with confirmed performances at Governors Ball, Roskilde Festival, Open’er Festival, Mad Cool Festival, Lollapalooza and Summer Sonic. His debut solo album Ruby established her as a completely self-sustaining Western-style pop artist, and her ODD ATELIER label continues to grow. A single Calvin Klein capsule reportedly generated $8.6 million in earned media value. At the 2026 Met Gala, she arrived last, stealing the carpet in a sparkling silver Chanel gown by Matthieu Blazy made up of 15,000 leaves of sequins. “I feel like a mosaic comes to life,” she told Vogue on the red carpet.
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💗 Jisoo: Netflix star, Dior ambassador, solo album on the way
Jisoo has anchored her career in 2026 on acting and fashion. His drama on Netflix Boyfriend on requeststarring Seo In-Guk, is now streaming, and recently starred as well Newtopia. She made her Met Gala debut on May 4 in a custom Jonathan Anderson Dior gown — a shimmery pink floral creation that she described as taking “four to five hours” to put together — along with a vintage Cartier necklace. At Canneseries, she was named winner of the Madame Figaro Rising Star Award. A new solo album is also in the works: Jisoo confirmed that it is in preparation and will arrive once her commitments with the group and the theater are settled. “Wait,” he told fans. “It’s coming.”
No one planned the BLACKPINK reunion, but everyone noticed
Perhaps the most talked about BLACKPINK moment of May came not from a planned event, but from a coincidence. All four members attended the 2026 Met Gala, not as a group, but individually as luxury brand ambassadors for Dior, Chanel, Saint Laurent and Robert Wun. It marked the first time all four attended the same Met Gala, sparking a wave of fan reactions and renewed calls for the entire group to return. The moment captured everything that BLACKPINK has become: four singular global forces who, although separated, manage to dominate the same room.
With contracts active through the 2026 cycle and all four members at the peak of their careers, BLACKPINK’s next chapter – solo and collective – is one of the most anticipated storylines in global pop music.
