BLACKPINK is among the most well-known bands on the earth, however there’s a purpose we don’t know a lot about their romantic lives. BLINKs consider lack of understanding round BLACKPINK’s courting historical past is due to YG Leisure’s “courting ban,” which prohibits some YG Leisure artists, corresponding to BLACKPINK, from having romantic relationships whereas within the band.
BLACKPINK confirmed this in an interview on JYP’s Occasion Folks in 2017, the place the band additionally revealed that they will’t smoke, drink, go to golf equipment or get tattoos or cosmetic surgery. Nonetheless, Jennie did word that there’s an exception to the ban, which is that any rule could be damaged so long as YG Leisure’s former CEO Yang Hyun-Suk offers his permission.
This exception was evident when the members advised the hosts of Occasion Folks that they went to a membership and drank for the primary time since their debut once they visited Park Jin Younger on a club-like set. (Although it wasn’t an actual membership, the members had been nonetheless very excited.) “We broke two taboos immediately, ingesting and clubbing. It’s a historic day,” Jennie mentioned on the time, whereas Lisa added, “It’s my first time at a membership.”
That mentioned, we perceive why BLACKPINK‘s members have put their romantic lives on the again burner for the previous few years. As some of the well-known acts in Okay-pop proper now, it is smart that BLACKPINK is extra targeted on their profession. Although that hasn’t stopped the various, many courting rumors about them over time. Discover out every thing Lisa, Jisoo, Jennie and Rosé have mentioned about courting and relationships forward.
Jennie
The rapper and singer dated EXO’s Kai from October 2018 to January 2019. SM Leisure, EXO’s administration firm, confirmed the couple’s relationship in December 2018 after the 2 had been photographed on a date collectively. (Followers began to take a position about their relationship in October 2018 after Kai and Jennie each posted romantic photographs in entrance of the Eiffel Tower in Paris across the identical time.) Nonetheless, by January 2019, the romance was over. SM Leisure confirmed towards the tip of the month that the 2 had been no lengthy courting. “It’s true that Kai and Jennie have lately parted methods,” the corporate mentioned in an announcement. As for why they broke up, a supply advised Naver on the time that the 2 break up due to their schedules. The insider claimed that Kai and Jennie wished to deal with their careers however they ended their relationship as associates.
In February 2021, Dispatch, a South Korean media outlet, reported that Jennie and BIGBANG’s G-Dragon had been courting for a 12 months. The 2 beforehand collaborated on his 2013 tune “BLACK.” In accordance with Dispatch, G-Dragon had a private car parking zone and a non-public elevator at his penthouse, which Jennie would use go to him in secret. The outlet reported that Jennie would typically go to G-Dragon’s home after her day by day schedule for BLACKPINK. In accordance with Dispatch, YG Leisure knew of Jennie and G-Dragon’s relationship. The outlet additionally reported that Jennie’s supervisor, in addition to G-Dragon’s supervisor, would typically drive her to and from his home. Dispatch first noticed Jennie leaving G-Dragon’s home on January 31, 2021, the day of BLACKPINK’s on-line live performance, “The Present.” The outlet reported that they noticed Jennie leaving G-Dragon’s home that morning to move to the live performance venue. G-Dragon’s automotive was additionally seen on the venue, in line with Dispatch. “Fairly lots of people at YG have seen their relationship,” a supply advised Dispatch. “Jennie’s mom can be conscious of her relationship with G-Dragon. She’s grateful that he takes particular care of her.”
In response to the rumors, YG Leisure launched this assertion: “We cannot verify something about our artists’ private lives. We ask to your understanding.”
Jennie was rumored to be courting V of BTS in 2022 and a part of 2023. Rumors began to unfold when V adopted Jennie on Instagram on December 6, 2021. The reported purpose why V and Jennie reportedly broke up is due to his upcoming enlistment-which is smart as a result of in South Korea, each able-bodied man should enlist for army service by the age of 30 and serve for 18 to 21 months.
Lisa
Because the youngest member of BLACKPINK, Lisa has been shipped with many idols. In a 2018 interview with Airrang Radio, Lisa stunned her members when she revealed that she prefers older males, which is smart contemplating that she’s the youngest member of BLACKPINK. Apart from that, there hasn’t been a lot details about Lisa’s courting life, which is probably going due to YG Leisure’s strict guidelines round its artists courting.
Lisa hasn’t confirmed any of her relationships but, however she’s rumored to be courting Frédéric Arnault. Arnault is the CEO of LVMH Watches. Lisa additionally has ties to the style powerhouse, since she was additionally appointed as a worldwide Louis Vuitton ambassador.
Rosé
Rosé has by no means revealed the names of the individuals she’s dated up to now, however throughout her Rosie album press cycle, she’s defined that she likes thus far. “I’m like, extra of a relationship-er, which is why individuals say ‘Rosie, you’re nonetheless so younger’ – Like, I’m very severe about courting,” she advised i-D.
She additionally advised Zane Lowe that her tune “gameboy” was a few previous ex. “I’d by no means just like the individual to find out about it however I’d discuss it a lot. Don’t need to give credit score to the individual, however I’d discuss it and it’s simply the simplest. It was the simplest. I wanted to get it off my chest. And we discuss it on a regular basis, they’d be like, ‘What are you speaking about? Are we speaking in regards to the ex? The Ex?’ ‘Yeah, yeah, once more.’ And so they’d be like, ‘Okay, Rosé, do it once more.” I’d be like…Yeah. So it wasn’t that tough. Yeah, it was good. It was straightforward.’”
In an interview with Name Her Daddy’s Alex Cooper, Rosé confessed that she would put on disguises to maintain her relationships a secret. She “studied how aged ladies would costume on the road,” and would proceed to identical varieties of garments, plus a brief darkish wig, and put on it to go to her then-boyfriend.
“I’d go to his home, as a result of we are able to’t go anyplace,” she defined. “I’d journey that means simply in case any individual [saw me].”
“For some time in my home I had an entire part of grandma garments, as a result of I went wild. I simply ordered, like, light-blue flowery lengthy skirts.” She recalled she did it for “at the very least six months,” as a result of she was “so dedicated to maintain the key.”
She additionally mirrored “poisonous” ex. I used to be younger,” she advised Cooper, laughing. “It was simply not a great match — however we appreciated one another, so we simply stored it going for a bit.”
Jisoo
In a 2016 interview, Jisoo defined how strict YG Leisure and Yang Hyun-Suk had been about courting. “The primary time I met Yang-Hyun Suk, he requested me, ‘Do you occur to have a boyfriend proper now?’ On the time, I used to be sporting a hoop, and he even requested what that ring was,” she mentioned. “I didn’t have a boyfriend, and It was only a ring.” Jisoo even defined that YG schedules its trainees to eat at totally different instances so female and male trainees don’t spend an excessive amount of time collectively. “Even the consuming instances of trainees are totally different. At YG’s cafeteria, if the boys eat at 6 o’clock, the women will eat at 7 o’clock,” she mentioned on 2017 episode of Radio Star.
Jisoo was confirmed thus far Korean actor Ahn Bo-hyun in 2025 however broke up after three months of courting. “The 2 are attending to know one another rigorously with a great feeling. We might recognize it should you watch them with heat eyes,” an announcement from Ahn’s firm FN Leisure learn.
