"Girl, you should've been there": Fans outraged as Rosé skips appearance for her Presidential Citation Award amid BLACKPINK's DEADLINE World Tour

On Friday, October 24, the annual Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards was conducted, and BLACKPINK's Rosé received the special Presidential Citation award for her viral track, APT. Given that the Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards is an annual South Korean government-run awards show by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Korea Creative Content Agency, Rosé's recent recognition marks a historical and important moment in her solo career.

While many fans and netizens celebrated the idol's grand achievement, they were rather disappointed to notice that the idol was not present at the award show. The idol's award was collected by a representative on her behalf, and Rosé was spotted boarding her flight to Thailand along with her fellow BLACKPINK members for the group's ongoing DEADLINE World Tour.

Many people criticized both the idol and her agencies, YG Entertainment and THE BLACK LABEL, for not prioritizing her events, especially given the importance of her attendance at the Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards. Fans also expressed that they could've either delayed the flight or Rosé could've boarded another flight to Thailand after receiving her award at the Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards ceremony.

Here are a few fan reactions regarding the same:

"Girl you should have been there @numberoneHQ and @ygent_official you should have let her! It's so embarrassing for her to not be there in person, what are you doing???" said a fan

More fans and netizens called out BLACKPINK's Rosé and her agencies for skipping an important award show for the group's ongoing World Tour, DEADLINE.

Others also shared their thoughts and opinions about the same.

DEADLINE World Tour's dates, venues, and more as Rosé joins the BLACKPINK members despite her recent Presidential Citation Award

In July 2025, following BLACKPINK's two-year hiatus due to their focus on solo careers, the members reunited to release their new single, JUMP. The track was soon followed up with the DEADLINE World Tour, which began with a two-day concert in July 2025 at the Goyang Stadium in South Korea. Here are the stops that groups have already completed:

July 5–6: Goyang, South Korea at Goyang Stadium
July 12–13: Los Angeles, USA at SoFi Stadium
July 18: Chicago, USA at Soldier Field
July 22–23: Toronto, Canada at Rogers Stadium
July 26–27: New York, USA at Citi Field
August 2–3: Paris, France at Stade de France
August 6: Milan, Italy, at Ippodromo SNAI La Maura
August 9: Barcelona, Spain at Estadi Olímpic
August 15–16: London, UK at Wembley Stadium
October 18–19: Kaohsiung, Taiwan at National Stadium

On the other hand, the group has a few more stops as part of their DEADLINE World Tour in countries such as Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, and more. Here are all their upcoming stops:

October 24–26: Bangkok, Thailand at Rajamangala National Stadium
November 1–2: Jakarta, Indonesia at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
November 22–23: Bulacan, Philippines, at the Philippine Arena
November 29–30: Singapore at National Stadium
January 16–18, 2026: Tokyo, Japan at Tokyo Dome
January 24–25, 2026: Hong Kong at Kai Tak Stadium

Therefore, fans and netizens are looking forward to seeing what's in store for them with the upcoming BLACKPINK concerts.

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