BLACKPINK’s New Official “Group” Photo’s Stir Up Major Negativity

BLACKPINK‘s new album group photos have been hit with backlash ahead of the release.

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On February 13, BLACKPINK’s X page shared a visual update on the upcoming DEADLINE album.

📢#BLACKPINK 3rd MINI ALBUM [DEADLINE] 발매 안내 공지 (+Visual Update)

블랙핑크의 선명한 아이덴티티를 담아낸 BLACKPINK 3rd MINI ALBUM [DEADLINE] BLACK / PINK Ver.의 상세 이미지가 공개되었습니다. 이번 앨범의 무드가 담긴 비주얼을 확인해 보세요.

PRE-ORDER ➡️https://t.co/MPuHI1JRlR… pic.twitter.com/Xx9o4d4Sox

— BLACKPINKOFFICIAL (@BLACKPINK) February 13, 2026

Netizens were shocked to see photos for the “BLACK” version, with everything shared, including photos and inclusions in huge detail.

They also released the details for the “PINK” version.

While netizens were shocked at the amount of spoilers, it was the group photos for the poster that sparked backlash.

Netizens pointed out how poor the photo editing was, explaining that it just looked like four separate photos had been put together rather than the group taking a proper group shot.

Did Blackpink even get in the room together to take a concept photo for deadline? 💀

— ℬ ☕️ (@globaIpinks) February 13, 2026

the way they didn’t even take the group poster pictures together girl bye 😭 https://t.co/upGlvwI2cO pic.twitter.com/7bY7djLidj

— Val (@RxbbitKun) February 13, 2026

??????? Whoever edited this is going to hell bc it's obvious that they weren't together when they took those pictures…. https://t.co/LSuFQqFUbq pic.twitter.com/GqLxtXuyr7

— Shu Barrow⁶ (@dimkalore) February 13, 2026

group posters look like they’re photoshopped in ☹️ disappointed https://t.co/ah2OS3Sgn8

— soph (@aerinaflowers) February 13, 2026

Even on Reddit, many were disappointed by the group photos and how it seemed poorly edited and emphasizing the members didn’t take them together.

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