BLACKPINKs record label YG Entertainment is known for having a “dating ban” that all its artists must abide by. In 2017, the group confirmed that the ban is real in an interview on the Korean show Party People. They also revealed that they cannot smoke, drink, go to clubs, or get tattoos or plastic surgery.

Why are K-pop artists not allowed to date?

No dating allowed. An unwritten rule in K-pop is that idols must also give up on having a love life if they want to be successful. Being single makes them appear more accessible to their fans. This is also why K-pop groups are either all-male or all-female, too — so fans dont suspect band members are dating each other

Do K-pop companies allow dating?

JYP Entertainment has a strict three-year ban on new idols dating, trainees are forbidden from using their phones or meeting members of the opposite sex, and Twices Momo was once ordered to lose 7kg in a week – what it really takes to make it in K-pop.