On August 11, Rosé (Blackpink) posted a letter on her official channel. Opening the letter, the female singer said that she had thought a lot in recent days to be able to send confidences to fans.
Rosé admitted: "When celebrating my 10th birthday that I was also looking forward to no less than Blink (Blackpink fan community), I probably felt a lot of regret. Not because I didn't understand the fans' feelings, but on the contrary, because I sympathized with everyone, it took me a while to rearrange my thoughts, not knowing where to start speaking.
She added: "DuRING that time, I felt like I had made everyone even more lonely, so it was very heavy in my heart.
The female singer confided: "For me, 10 years of growing up with Blink, cherishing each other and accompanying each other also has a very big meaning. I wanted to celebrate this occasion with everyone more than anything else.
She said that she hoped August 8 would be a day when everyone could smile and be happy, but things did not go as expected, so she felt very guilty.
Speaking about meeting fans, Rosé expressed her gratitude, joy and apology: "I am extremely grateful that for the past 10 years I have received so much love, and happy to the point of being touched when we can become people who give and receive love from each other." She also apologized for taking time to stabilize her emotions so she could not speak out sooner.
Blackpink celebrates its 10th anniversary of debut on August 8, 2026. This was originally a meaningful milestone, but the commemorative activities that were said to be urgently prepared have caused the group to be involved in controversy about "neglecting fans".
The management company YG Entertainment announced the event to celebrate Blackpink's 10th anniversary with a fan meeting on August 8, but the announcement was only posted 2 days before the event took place.
The scale of the event also caused outrage because only 40 people who own the paid Weverse Membership package will be randomly selected to participate, and the registration time for participation will only last 9 hours.
According to Korean media, YG has to urgently prepare for the event, even close to August 8, the location has not been finalized.
Sources said that there are both problems in YG's planning and limitations in coordinating the schedules of members, causing the company to encounter difficulties when wanting to organize a large-scale fan meeting.
In the Kpop industry, the 10-year debut milestone has a very special meaning, so many Blackpink fans expressed disappointment when the group did not have a worthy anniversary event, and at the same time made fans feel unrespected.
The wave of criticism of YG has spread on social networks in recent days, a series of large Blackpink fan accounts have spoken out criticizing the company, and even some accounts have announced the cessation of operations to express their opposition.
