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K-pop News Today (Oct 30, 2026): BLACKPINK’s Order of Cultural Merit, JISOO’s ‘ADDICTED’ Day, A2O LITE in Japan

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BLACKPINK members ROSÉ, JENNIE, JISOO and LISA smiling and making heart gestures in black outfits on stage. Photo: TV10 via YouTube/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0

I’ll admit it: as a fan, I got a little emotional this morning. In the year of their 10th anniversary, all four members of BLACKPINK have been decorated by the Korean government, and JISOO’s new single lands in a few…

BLACKPINK Just Got a State Medal in Their 10th Year. Here’s the Decade That Earned It

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BLACKPINK in a 2020 video for PUBG Mobile

All four BLACKPINK members, Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa, received the Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit at the 2026 Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards for a decade of Billboard 200, UK chart and YouTube firsts.