BLACKPINK marked ten years since their 2016 debut this past Saturday with an in-person fan gathering in Seoul, but the milestone celebration ended up defined more by controversy than celebration. YG Entertainment first announced the event only on Thursday, just two days before the actual anniversary, saying it would hold a gathering “somewhere in Seoul” limited to 40 paying Weverse members. The announcement didn’t even confirm which members would attend, adding a vague caveat that only those “available by schedule” would show up.
That vagueness set off immediate backlash from BLINKs, who felt a decade-long milestone deserved far more planning and transparency than a last-minute, extremely limited event. The frustration escalated further when a woman was arrested in Seoul’s Mapo District after allegedly damaging YG’s headquarters entrance with a golf club, an incident police say was tied to the mounting anger over how the anniversary was being handled. Following the incident, YG confirmed all four members would attend after all, though for many fans the reversal read as a response to pressure rather than genuine planning.
