BLACKPINK Concludes Historic Performance at London’s Wembley Ahead of New Album Release in November

BLACKPINK has finished their historic concert at London’s Wembley Stadium. The global K-pop superstars held the “Deadline World Tour” at Wembley Stadium on August 15 and 16 to celebrate their return two years after their first visit there. The highlight of the performance on the 16th was a surprise encore of Spice Girls’ 1997 debut single “Wannabe.” They reinterpreted this legendary British pop song in their own style, drawing loud cheers from the audience as it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks. The members sang and danced to close out the London show with emotional impact. JENNIE, LISA, JISOO, and ROSÉ had previously performed this song during a karaoke segment on “Late Late Show with James Corden” in 2023. At that time, LISA mentioned being obsessed with Spice Girls as a child, while JENNIE expressed admiration for each member’s individuality. Interestingly, the lyrics of BLACKPINK’s latest single “Jump” include the phrase “spice up your life,” clearly paying homage to the title of the opening track on Spice Girls’ 1997 album “Spice World.” Produced by Diplo, “Jump” debuted at number one on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) charts at the end of July. Yang Hyun-suk, the chief producer at YG Entertainment, announced BLACKPINK’s return through a recent blog post. He and the team stated that they are “working hard together” and “will do our best to release the album in November.” This November release will mark their first full-length album in about three years, following “BORN PINK” released in September 2022. BLACKPINK is currently on the Deadline World Tour, which began in Goyang, South Korea, in July, with the Wembley show setting a record as the first solo headline concert by K-pop girl groups. Their global influence continues to set new milestones.