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YG Entertainment Inc.
said all four members of Blackpink renewed their contracts with the K-pop agency, dispelling concerns over the band’s continuation after their terms expired in August.
Shares in the Seoul-based artist promoter rose as much as 29% on Wednesday, their biggest intraday jump in more than a decade. YG Plus, its content production affiliate, shot up by the daily limit of 30%. Blackpink plans a new album and a world tour with YG, the agency said in a statement.