Did YG Entertainment release a statement regarding K-Pop Group BLACKPINK member Jennie officially leaving the group and being replaced with a new soloist, Rosalia? No, that's not true: The agency, which manages the band as a group, has not released any statement regarding BLACKPINK member Jennie's departure.
The claim appeared in a TikTok video (archived here) published on June 29, 2024, with the caption: "#blackpink #blink #rosé #jennie #lisa #jisoo." The text in the video post reads, in English:
Hello this is YG entertainment. We regret to inform you that JENNIE from BLACKPINK has officially left the group. We have gone over a lot of discussions and meetings and have decided that the SOLOIST, ROSALIA will replace her in the group. We apologise to all BLINKS and JENNIE fans that have loved her over the years. This was a decision made by JENNIE herself and the company. Thank you to all BLINKS and we hope all of you support ROSE, LISA, JISOO and the newest member ROSALIA in their new journey. We will do our outmost to support BLACKPINK and we thank JENNIE for staying with us during all of these years.
BLINK, referred to in the text above, is the official fandom name for BLACKPINK, which merges "bl" from "black" and "ink" from "pink," archived here.
This is what the post looked like on TikTok at the time of writing:
(Source: TikTok screenshot taken on Fri Jul 12 16:41:05 2024 UTC)
There is no evidence of YG Entertainment announcing Jennie's departure from BLACKPINK, as the most recent press release (archived here) concerning BLACKPINK was posted on July 22, 2024, and announced a new tour for the band in 2025. It reads, in English:
Chief Producer Yang hinted, '2025 will be a year when many artists will be active simultaneously,' and noted, 'It is the year when BLACKPINK's comeback and world tour will begin.'
BLACKPINK's most recent activity as a group was the "Born Pink: World Tour," which ran from October 15, 2022, to September 17, 2023 (archived here). Since then, BLACKPINK members have pursued individual activities, as Lisa launched her own management company LLOUD. Jennie also launched a new label and company ODD ATELIER, while Jisoo also launched a personal label BLISSOO.
Rosalía is a Spanish singer who performed at Coachella 2023 (archived here). BLACKPINK headlined at the festival on Saturday night, April 22, 2023. During the festival, Rosalía posted on Instagram a picture of her and BLACKPINK member Lisa together at the Broad Museum in Los Angeles on April 20, 2023.
(Source: Instagram screenshot taken on Thu Aug 15 10:30:56 2024 UTC)
In September 2023, Rosalía was seen attending Lisa's performance at the Crazy Horse Cabaret in Paris (archived here).
As Rosalía and Lisa's friendship garnered more attention from fans since their encounter at Coachella 2023, Lisa also mentioned in her 27th "Special Birthday Q&A with Lisa" (archived here) that her dream collaborators were Rosalía and South African artist Tyla on March 26, 2024. This started to spark rumors among fans that Lisa's solo comeback may include a collaboration with Rosalía (archived here and here).
BLACKPINK Lisa released a new solo single 'Rockstar,' (archived here) on June 27, 2024. Rumors of Lisa's solo comeback, including a collaboration with Rosalía, became true (archived here) on August 15, 2024, as Lisa released a new single titled "New Woman," (archived here) featuring Rosalía.
