BLACKPINK just got immortalized on postage stamps — and, somehow, they also lost a chunk of Instagram followers they probably never knew were fake. It’s the BLACKPINK Daily Podcast, and today we’ve got government-certified legends meeting algorithm chaos. Korea Post is issuing commemorative stamps, Instagram is purging fake followers — and honestly, the stamps story is the bigger flex. Good riddance to the bots. But I already know people are going to panic, so let’s talk about what actually matters. DigitalToday, with Jin-ho Lee:
Korea Post, an agency under the Ministry of Science and ICT, said on May 7 it will issue 10 types of Blackpink commemorative stamps on June 16. It will also sell a commemorative stamp packet. The packet will include stamps and portraits of Blackpink.
Korea Post is dropping ten kinds of BLACKPINK commemorative stamps on June 16. Pre-sales start May 12, and yes, you can order internationally through YG SELECT. That’s a government agency calling BLACKPINK a cultural landmark. Stamps. BLACKPINK is on postage stamps. I need a second. The UN speech, the double-million-seller stuff, and now Korea Post printing their faces on mail — the legacy is ridiculous. The set of ten is 8,800 won, and the packet with portraits is 25,000. BLINKs overseas, circle May 12 at 7 p.m. KST — pre-sales close at midnight May 15, and these are absolutely going to move fast. And the fact that YG SELECT is the international channel tells me this was coordinated, not some random government side quest. YG clearly signed off on the whole thing. Here's Morning Honey:
In a massive cleanup, many celebrities, including Kylie Jenner and K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, have lost millions of followers on Instagram. The Instagram bot purge happened overnight, and many big names lost followers. This is reportedly being called the 'Great Purge of 2026.'
Instagram ran a bot purge on May 6th — fake accounts, inactive users, bought followers — and BLACKPINK was among the accounts hit hardest globally, right there with Kylie Jenner, Ronaldo, and Taylor Swift. Okay, but can we not turn this into “BLACKPINK lost millions of fans”? They lost bots, same as everybody else at that scale. The fandom is huge, and a platform cleanup doesn’t change that. Kylie apparently took the biggest single hit — close to 15 million followers — so if anything, BLACKPINK being in that same conversation just shows how huge their numbers are, even after a scrub. Got a BLACKPINK story idea, feedback on the show, or a correction we should hear? Send us a note anytime at blackpinkdailyfancast at lantern podcasts dot com. We’d love to hear from you.
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