Sudden news that recently shocked girl group fandoms: from BugAboo’s disbandment to NMIXX Jinni’s withdrawal
K-pop fans are in great shock due to continuous announcements of disbandment and withdrawal from 4th-generation girl groups.
On December 9th, JYP Entertainment announced that Jinni would leave the girl group NMIXX. JYP said, “Jinni, who has been a member of NMIXX, will be leaving the group for personal reasons, and her exclusive contract has also been terminated”, adding, “We apologize for causing concern to fans with this sudden news. Please give encouragement to Jinni, who is now walking on a new path, and we would like to ask NSWER (NMIXX’s fandom) to show warm support for the six members, who will continue to grow more and walk toward their dreams.”
Fans responded that they could not believe the sudden termination of Jinni’s exclusive contract. Many people found it unreasonable as Jinni trained under JYP for a long before debuting as a member of NMIXX, but reported her withdrawal less than a year after her debut.
On an online community where people have to certify their job when signing up, a user drew attention by posting an article titled “Why did NMIXX Jinni leave? I hope they can give a notice with more reasonable reasons”. A person believed to be a JYP employee commented under the article, saying “You think it’s okay to reveal someone’s personal life? Why don’t you wonder why the company doesn’t say anything even despite being criticized?”, making netizens more curious about the reason for Jinni’s withdrawal.
The leaving of Jinni is not the only case. A series of girl group disbandments and members’ withdrawals have been reported continuously.
Chuu, who had been in conflict with his agency Blockberry Creative for a long time, was expelled from the team for abusing her power over the company’s staff. However, contrary to the reasons her agency revealed, Chuu solidified her image as a good person to the public through the certification of her colleagues’ good stories.
The rookie group BugAboo, who debuted for 1 year and 2 months, also announced their disbandment on the 8th. In response to the surprise disbandment news of those who were active with content uploaded on their official SNS account until the last 1st, just a week ago, fans said, “I was shocked by the disbandment news. I liked the song, but I’m sorry”, “Don’t leave”, etc.
BVNDIT, which received attention as a ‘Chungha younger sister group’, failed to overcome the wall of reality and eventually disbanded in November after about 3 years of debut.
The news that K-pop artists suddenly withdrew and disbanded also disappointed the fandoms. Fans who have purchased albums and streamed music while watching the efforts and growth of the artists they support are expressing disappointment at the sudden announcements.
One K-pop fan said, “I couldn’t believe it at all because NMIXX Jinni was leaving at such a young age.” Just thinking about it makes me want to cry, and it feels like a part of my life is disappearing.”
Source: daum
