According to Korean media, netizens are debating Blackpink's current and future status as a group, especially in the context of the continuous rise of new generation artists and changing music trends.
The majority of the discussion focused on the quality of their latest single, JUMP, and whether the group was starting to lose their freshness. Especially when it comes to maintaining the interest of Korean fans in Blackpink in the country.
Many audiences expressed "deep disappointment" with both the song "JUMP" and the choreography during the Blackpink tour. They said that Blackpink has lost its own style and is " generally going down".
Many also believe that Blackpink "has long been out of note and lost its appeal as a trending topic", which is due to the natural "aging" of idol groups over time.
Blackpink now seems to "have a better collaboration when promoting individuals rather than groups", and their group motivation "seems unstable" in recent appearances.
Meanwhile, Lisa and Jennie's choice of outfits and gestures on stage was carefully criticized, as some netizens said that the members "intentionally appeared excessive and deliberately overcharged".
However, some other netizens have refuted, saying that "no idol group that is "going steep" has sold all tickets at a dome theater in Goyang and toured around the world", while also rejecting the criticism as unfounded.
Blackpink fans refute the above views because they think it is unreasonable to say that the most successful girl group is "time-end".
Some believe that many people are trying to put Blackpink against TWICE to bring down the 4 YG girls.
