The matter of how lengthy BLACKPINK‘s breaks between their musical releases isn’t something new. While the Ok-Pop lady group began their profession in 2016 with a reasonably regular launch schedule in comparison with different artists, lately it has develop into regular for them to go for a 12 months or extra between comebacks.

And after they do have comebacks, followers have been disillusioned within the small variety of new songs launched after such a protracted wait. Even their two full-length studio albums, The Album and BORN PINK, have simply 8 songs every, which is on the decrease finish for full albums.

Because of their rare comebacks and few songs launched even after they do comeback, the variety of songs in BLACKPINK’s total discography is shockingly low for an artist nearly seven years into their profession.

If you depend their solo songs and collaborations with different artists, the whole involves 41 songs launched (or a median of 5.9 songs launched annually). If you solely depend the songs on their albums or full group digital songs, the whole drops all the way down to a stunning 29 (or about 4.1 songs per 12 months).

The matter not too long ago turned a heated dialog on an internet discussion board. With BLACKPINK’s seven-year anniversary simply across the nook, followers count on that the members will likely be making the choice whether or not or to not renew their contract with YG Entertainment.

Some consider that their musical abilities are being wasted with the label given how few songs they launch, and suppose that they’d be higher suited with a unique firm. At this time, many followers argue that they’re extra like fashions that typically launch music as a interest than precise Ok-Pop idols, and consider this might change with a brand new label.

The complaints that individuals have are, in fact, directed at YG Entertainment and never the members themselves, particularly since they’ve expressed the will to launch extra music earlier than. In truth, it’s a typical perception that YG Entertainment purposefully makes followers wait so lengthy for such few songs as a way to construct up hype and improve their streams — as a result of if there are so few songs to stream, then in fact they’ll attain excessive streaming numbers from devoted followers.

Here’s how netizens are reacting to the dialogue of BLACKPINK’s extremely small discography on the discussion board put up.

Do you’re feeling that BLACKPINK’s abilities are underutilized of their present state of affairs?

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