BLACKPINK’s 10th anniversary is turning into an unusually busy moment for the group’s individual careers, with Jennie, Lisa and Jisoo preparing a rapid succession of solo releases. Rather than slowing down after a decade at the top, the three members are using the anniversary period to open new chapters in their respective careers, while Rosé continues to build on the momentum of her own solo success. The timing has created an interesting contrast for BLINKs: BLACKPINK is celebrating ten years as one of K-pop’s biggest groups, yet its members are simultaneously proving how far they can go on their own.

The latest wave begins with Jennie, who is preparing to release her new EP Fallen Angel. Her digital EP is scheduled for August 28, with the project marking another major step in the solo career she has developed outside of BLACKPINK. The physical edition is also set to expand the release, giving fans additional material beyond the initial digital version. Recent reporting says the physical EP will contain six tracks, including the title song “Fallen Angel,” alongside “Less Than a Lover,” “Sweettooth,” “Lockitdown,” “Face” and “Heaven.”

Jennie’s comeback is particularly significant because it arrives only weeks after BLACKPINK marked its 10th anniversary on August 8. Her solo activities demonstrate how dramatically the members’ careers have evolved since they debuted together in 2016. While BLACKPINK remains the foundation of their global identity, each member now has an increasingly distinct artistic direction, business structure and audience. Jennie’s upcoming release therefore represents more than another comeback—it is another statement that her identity as a solo artist can stand independently from the group.

The timing is also creating a remarkable release sequence. Just days after Jennie’s new project arrives, Lisa is preparing to return with her own solo music. Lisa has announced the EP Press Play, scheduled for October 23, while the first single, “SaWaDiKa,” is due on September 3. The announcement immediately generated excitement because Lisa’s previous solo era demonstrated her ability to attract attention far beyond the traditional K-pop audience.

Lisa’s upcoming project also highlights the international direction of her career. Since launching her solo activities, she has increasingly expanded into global music, fashion and entertainment, building an identity that operates on a scale similar to BLACKPINK itself. Her next release therefore arrives with substantial expectations. Fans will be watching not only the music but also the visual concept, choreography and overall direction she chooses for this new era.

Then comes Jisoo, who has also confirmed a new solo release. Her agency Blissoo announced that she will release a new single titled “CLICK” on September 4. The song will mark her first solo music release in approximately eleven months, following her collaboration with Zayn on “EYES CLOSED” in October 2025.

Jisoo’s comeback is particularly interesting because her solo career has increasingly expanded beyond music. She has continued developing her acting career and personal brand while establishing her own company, Blissoo. Her first solo mini album, AMORTAGE, was released in February 2025 and reportedly topped iTunes album charts in 45 regions. The upcoming “CLICK” therefore gives fans another opportunity to see how Jisoo is shaping her musical identity on her own terms.

The three releases create an unusually concentrated period of BLACKPINK-related solo activity. Jennie arrives first with Fallen Angel on August 28, Lisa follows with “SaWaDiKa” on September 3, and Jisoo releases “CLICK” on September 4. That means fans are facing a remarkable stretch in which three of the four members are launching new music within only a few days of one another.

And then there is Rosé.

Although the latest round of announcements focuses on Jennie, Lisa and Jisoo, Rosé has already established herself as a formidable solo force. Her solo debut album rosie and its breakout collaboration “APT.” with Bruno Mars dramatically expanded her profile outside the group. The song became a global commercial success, reaching the top of the Billboard Global 200 and entering the upper reaches of major international charts.

That means all four BLACKPINK members now have substantial solo identities. This is an important development when considering what the group’s second decade might look like. During BLACKPINK’s early years, their individual careers largely existed under the enormous umbrella of the group. Today, the situation is almost reversed: each member has created an independent career ecosystem while BLACKPINK remains the shared platform that connects them.

The change is partly the result of their contracts. The members renewed their agreements with YG Entertainment for BLACKPINK’s group activities, but they did not continue their individual activities under the agency. Instead, each member developed separate professional arrangements. That structure has given them greater control over their individual projects, but it has also made group activities more complicated because four separate careers and management structures have to be coordinated.

That logistical challenge became particularly visible around the 10th anniversary. Reports indicated that organizing the milestone was difficult because the members were balancing individual schedules and operating through different management arrangements. Some fans were also disappointed that the anniversary celebrations did not initially seem as extensive as they had expected from such a historic milestone.

For many BLINKs, the ideal anniversary celebration was never simply about merchandise or promotional material. Fans wanted to see the four members together, hear directly from them and experience something that felt genuinely connected to BLACKPINK’s decade-long history. Some online discussions even criticized the anniversary rollout for focusing too heavily on commercial items rather than creating memorable group content.

Yet the current solo release schedule gives the anniversary year a different kind of significance. Instead of celebrating only where BLACKPINK has been, the members are simultaneously showing where they are going. Jennie is developing her artistic identity through Odd Atelier and international partnerships. Lisa continues pursuing a global pop career. Jisoo is balancing music, acting and her own company. Rosé has demonstrated that she can achieve enormous international recognition as a solo singer.

That makes 2026 an important transitional year for BLACKPINK.

The group has already returned with the Deadline EP earlier this year, marking its first new project since Born Pink. The release demonstrated that BLACKPINK can still generate enormous global attention after periods in which the members concentrate on individual activities.

The challenge going forward will be maintaining that balance. BLACKPINK has become too important to its members’ individual identities to disappear, but their solo careers have also become too successful to treat as secondary projects. The group’s future will therefore depend on whether the four members can continue moving between two worlds: BLACKPINK as a collective and four independent artists with increasingly different ambitions.

For fans, the current release schedule could actually make that relationship more exciting. Each comeback gives BLINKs another opportunity to compare the members’ artistic styles without necessarily turning the discussion into a competition. Jennie’s darker and more personal direction, Lisa’s global pop sensibility and Jisoo’s evolving musical identity all demonstrate different sides of the same group that debuted together a decade ago.

The anniversary also provides a useful reminder of just how unusual BLACKPINK’s career has been. Ten years after debut, all four members remain major global celebrities, while the group continues to command attention whenever they reunite. Few K-pop acts have reached a point where individual members can disappear into separate careers for extended periods and still generate enormous anticipation when they return together.

That is arguably the biggest achievement of BLACKPINK’s first decade.

Their success is no longer dependent solely on group promotions. Each member has accumulated enough recognition to sustain major projects independently, while the BLACKPINK name remains powerful enough to bring them back together for group music, tours and anniversary moments. Instead of weakening the group’s identity, their solo careers may ultimately strengthen it by allowing each member to return with new experiences and creative perspectives.

Still, fans will inevitably ask what comes next for BLACKPINK itself. The current wave of solo releases could raise concerns among some supporters who fear that individual schedules will continue pushing group activities into the background. Others see the opposite: the stronger each member becomes individually, the more powerful BLACKPINK can be when the four reunite.

The truth is probably somewhere in between.

BLACKPINK’s second decade is unlikely to look like its first. The members are older, more experienced and far more established outside the group. They have their own companies, labels, creative teams and career ambitions. Expecting them to operate exactly as they did in their early years would ignore how much their careers have changed.

Instead, the future may involve a more flexible version of BLACKPINK—periods of individual releases followed by major group projects, tours or special events. The members can continue building their own brands without abandoning the identity that made them global stars in the first place.

For now, however, the immediate story is the remarkable solo comeback sequence. Jennie’s Fallen Angel is scheduled for August 28, Lisa’s “SaWaDiKa” arrives September 3 ahead of Press Play, and Jisoo follows with “CLICK” on September 4. Rosé remains an established solo powerhouse after the success of her previous era.

That schedule makes one thing clear: BLACKPINK’s 10th anniversary is not simply a celebration of the past.

It is also a showcase of four artists entering the next chapter of their careers at the same time.

A decade ago, Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa debuted as four members of a newly formed girl group. Ten years later, they have become four global solo artists who can command headlines individually—and still come together under the BLACKPINK name when it matters most. For BLINKs, that may ultimately be the most meaningful anniversary gift of all: not simply looking back at what BLACKPINK accomplished, but watching what its four members are capable of building next.