BLACKPINK’s JISOO has signed with WME for worldwide representation, landing at one of the industry’s biggest talent agencies just as her solo chapter accelerates.
Billboard reports the deal was announced Friday, days after she released “Addicted,” the second pre-release single from her forthcoming debut solo album.
Earlier in September she dropped “Click,” and a third solo cut, “Sun Showers,” is lined up for The Angry Birds Movie 3 soundtrack, according to Billboard citing The Hollywood Reporter.
It is a logical next move for a member of one of the defining K-pop girl groups of the last decade. As part of BLACKPINK, JISOO wrapped the sold-out Deadline World Tour earlier this year across major stadiums in North America, Europe and Asia.
Her fashion and screen profile has been expanding just as fast. She is a global ambassador for Dior, Cartier, Tommy Hilfiger and Salomon, fronts ALO Yoga, and in 2024 became the first musician to front London label Self-Portrait. She also starred in the Netflix rom-com Boyfriend on Demand, which premiered in March, and has recent brand work with Off-White and Pokémon.
The solo run already has serious chart muscle behind it. Her 2023 debut EP ME became the first album by a female solo artist in South Korea to clear one million sales, with “꽃 (FLOWER)” hitting No. 2 on the Billboard Global 200. Last year’s Zayn collab “EYES CLOSED” put every BLACKPINK member on the Hot 100 as a solo artist, a first for a girl group.
At WME she joins a roster that includes Billie Eilish, Bruno Mars, Coldplay and Foo Fighters. With a full-length album still on the way, the agency signing looks less like a victory lap and more like infrastructure for a bigger solo era.
