The sudden disbandment of NU’EST made Kpop fans extremely saddened.
On February 28th, Pledis Entertainment made an announcement that NU’EST would officially disband on March 14th, 2022 via Weverse app. Accordingly, 3 members Aron, JR and Ren did not renew the contract, only Minhyun and Baekho remained in the company. The group’s last album in their 10-year-long career will also be released in March.
Pledis Entertainment’s full statement is as following:
This news makes Kpop fans extremely surprised and regretful. NU’EST debuted in 2012 and became famous with the hit Face, once considered a formidable opponent of EXO. However, the group went downhill and only really regained its popularity after 4 members participated in Produce 101 in 2017.