[EVENT] NOTICE- BLACKPINK 8TH ANNIVERSARY ‘OUR AREA WITH BLINK’ Fan Signing Event Invitation

Hello, on August 8th, BLACKPINK will celebrate their 8th debut anniversary with a fan signing event! We invite all BLINKS who love BLACKPINK to freely express your special feelings in various ways and share them using the hashtag #OUR_AREA_WITH_BLINK! To celebrate the 8th debut anniversary, 88 participants who best express their love for BLACKPINK through fan letters, drawings, photos, or stories about their precious memories with BLACKPINK, will be invited to the fan signing event! Any BLINK MEMBERSHIP (GLOBAL) member can participate in the fan signing invitation event ‘OUR AREA WITH BLINK’. Please check below for more details. ◆ BLACKPINK 8TH ANNIVERSARY Private Offline Fan Signing Event ◆ - Date of the fan signing event: August 8, 2024 (Thursday) - Location and time of the fan signing event: To be individually notified to the winners later - Number of participants: 88 / Drawn from participants in the 'OUR AREA WITH BLINK' event ◆ How to Participate in the Fan Signing Invitation Event ‘OUR AREA WITH BLINK’ ◆ - Entry period: From July 19, 2024 (Friday) 11:00 to July 26, 2024 (Friday) 11:00 (KST) - Winner announcement: July 31, 2024 (Wednesday) 11:00 (KST) on Weverse Notices - How to enter STEP 1. Share a post on Weverse Feed expressing your love for BLACKPINK in your own way with the hashtag #OUR_AREA_WITH_BLINK ! STEP 2. Check out posts with the #OUR_AREA_WITH_BLINK hashtag to see how other BLINKs have expressed their love for BLACKPINK and increase your chances of winning by leaving supportive comments! * Only one post per person is allowed, and entries with inappropriate content may be excluded from winner selection. * Only BLINK MEMBERSHIP (GLOBAL) members can participate in this event. ▶︎ Notes and Cautions 1. The more your post receives support or comments, or the more you comment on other fans' posts, the higher your chances of winning. 2. However, participation using dishonest methods (such as plagiarizing posts, spamming the same photo, posts not following event guidelines, profanity, defamation, or inappropriate content) may result in disqualification or cancellation of winnings. 3. Posts made outside the event period will be considered invalid. 4. Please participate with an account capable of receiving and sending emails related to the event and services (accounts with features like "Hide my email" that prevent email receipt/sending may be excluded from winner selection or have winnings canceled). 5. Winners will be announced using the Weverse nickname and account information provided at the time of event participation. Please refrain from changing your nickname after entering the event. 6. Content not directly related to the artist or activities violating the service operation policy may be subject to sanctions. 7. If you are not a BLINK Weverse Membership (GLOBAL) member, you will not be eligible to win the event. 8. If you are not a BLINK Weverse Membership (GLOBAL) member on the day of the fan signing event, you will not be able to participate. ▶︎ Consent for Collection and Use of Personal Information 1. When participating in the event, participant information (nickname, post, membership status) is provided to YG Entertainment from Weverse Company for the purpose of selecting winners. For winners, additional personal information (email address) is provided to YG Entertainment for individual notification and verification of winner identity. - Purpose of provision: Personal information necessary for individual notification to winners and verification of their identity (name/contact information) is requested by YG Entertainment. 2. The collected personal information will only be used for the purpose of individual notification and verification of winners, and will not be used for any other purposes. - Retention and use period of collected personal information: Entrants within 7 days after the announcement of winners, winners within 1 year. 3. If you wish to refuse the provision of personal information for individual notification after winning the event, please register your refusal with the "Customer Service" center by the end of the event (Failure to express refusal by the end of the event will be considered implicit consent to the provision of personal information). - How to contact Customer Service: Weverse app bottom right → Customer Service → 1:1 Inquiry → Event We look forward to the participation of all BLINKs. Thank you.