A line of girl groups that made their debut during BLACKPINK's hiatus are STAYC, Aespa, IVE, Kep1er, NMIXX, and LE SSERAFIM. Netizens also participated in responding to this.
BLACKPINK (Black Pink) last released a music product as a group in October 2020 where they released "THE ALBUM" as well as the music video for "Lovesick Girls." Netizens talked about the many girl groups that made their debut during BLACKPINK's long comeback hiatus.
On June 3, a netizen made an online community forum post titled, "Let's take a look at BLACKPINK's long hiatus rate". Here, the netizen wrote, "BLACKPINK's last full group comeback = 10.02.2020". The netizen then recorded many girl groups that debuted from 2020 until now, on the sidelines of BLACKPINK's comeback hiatus.
The netizen argued, "BLACKPINK, whose comeback schedule we don't know yet...this is no different from military hiatus (of course, they are doing solo activities, but we want a full group stage on music broadcasts...). does it make sense if they don't release a new song for 2 years? TTTTTTT."
The girl group that made their debut during BLACKPINK's hiatus was STAYC which debuted on November 12, 2020 followed by aespa on November 17, 2020. The following year, IVE debuted on December 1, 2021. This year, Kep1er debuted on January 3, 2022 followed by NMIXX on February 22, 2022. , and LE SSERAFIM on May 2, 2022. Netizens also responded to this.
"Even with their long hiatus, the fact that they are not forgotten by the public makes them legendary," commented a netizen. "Isn't YG famous as a treasure chest?" another netizen said. "Do the BLACKPINK members even communicate [with their fans]?" another said.
"It's normal for you to be forgotten by the public when you don't release an album and disappear quietly. But every time they comeback, it goes well, and even during their hiatus they shoot commercials and do very well," commented netizens.
"Now, they are just celebrities. They feel more like influencers..." said a netizen. "Is it true that BLACKPINK will comeback in June and July?" another comment. "Can we no longer hear amazing BLACKPINK songs like 'As If It's Your Last'?" another said. (wk/goddess)
