9 Idol KPop yang Undur Diri dari Grup di Tahun 2019, Sedih!

2. Laun

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Pada tanggal 23 Agustus 2019, WM Entertainment selaku agensi yang menaungi ONF merilis pernyataan resmi terkait keluarnya Laun dari grup. Disampaikan oleh WM Entertainment bahwa anggota termuda dari ONF tersebut undur diri dari grup karena alasan pribadi dan kontraknya dengan WM Entertainment resmi berakhir.

ONF merupakan boy group yang debut pada tahun 2017 dengan tujuh orang anggota. Ketika acara survival Mixnine mengadakan audisi, seluruh anggota ONF berpartisipasi dan berhasil lolos ke babak selanjutnya. Kim Hyojin serta Laun (Kim Minseok) masing-masing masuk final line up dengan berada di peringkat kedua dan ketujuh. Selanjutnya acara Mixnine batal mendebutkan pemenangnya.

3. Kim Sunghyun

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Alumni dari acara Produce X 101, Kim Sunghyun, diumumkan keluar dari grup IN2IT pada tanggal 5 September lalu. Agensi yang menaungi IN2IT, MMO Entertainment menjelaskan bahwa karena alasan pribadi, kontrak Kim Sunghyun dengan agensi tersebut resmi berakhir.

Pada hari yang sama, melalui akun Instagramnya, Kim Sunghyun menjelaskan alasan dibalik pengunduran dirinya tersebut. Unggahan tersebut selanjutnya ditanggapi oleh MMO Entertainment. Berikut terjemahan unggahan Kim Sunghyun dan MMO Entertainment dalam bahasa Inggris yang di lansir dari Soompi.com.

Unggahan Kim Sunghyun:

Hello, everyone. This is Kim Sunghyun.
It has been a long time since I’ve greeted you like this.

I apologize for not bringing good news even though I’m greeting you after a long time. As you all know, I am in a situation in which my agency has officially announced that my activities as part of the team IN2IT has come to an end.

I am aware that there were lots of people who have continuously been waiting for news about me for a long time after “Produce X 101” ended. I felt apologetic upon seeing my fans growing tired both physically and mentally due to my lack of updates. I felt so apologetic that I had trouble falling asleep every night.

I wanted to return with good news, but the truth is that I’m in a situation in which I cannot return to IN2IT after “Produce X 101.” When I first joined “Produce X 101,” I did my best thinking that it would be an opportunity to promote IN2IT and myself if I did a good job. However, the results did not turn out the way I had hoped.

Many fans have only seen my flashy appearance as a singer and member of IN2IT, but in my personal life, I have actually been spending difficult days throughout my career as a singer.

My father is currently working as a taxi driver. Seeing my father who has to continue working to make a living despite his bad back, I have thought a lot about whether it’s right to continue having this job that gives me no income.

I signed a contract before starting [to promote] as IN2IT, and I have never received a payment or payment upon signing the contract.

Besides the 50,000 won (approximately $42) I received every month for the past year for my cell phone bills, I have not received any money for the last two years. Many idols have a hard time before they can get paid, so I know that I should work hard.

However, ever since our promotions with the album for “Sorry for My English” a year ago, I have not been able to promote or perform on music shows domestically. Feeling frustrated, I asked the agency about our next album and promotions, but I got the discouraging response, “We used a lot of money for BOYS24 so it’s difficult to invest money in IN2IT from now on.” In response to questions asking about the detailed plans for promotions, they always said, “We are still planning.”

Saying they can’t invest [in us], the agency recently told our members to pay for getting our hair cut or dyed before scheduled activities with their own money, so I heard that the members paid to get their hair done with their personal money.

I wanted to become a star that spreads love to all of you, and I believe that I have to be happy first for that to be possible.

But I had a hard time while promoting as IN2IT due to family matters and monetary issues. I could no longer trust and follow the agency, which didn’t seem to have any realistic plans even after “Produce X 101.” After “Produce X 101,” I wanted to meet and communicate with fans who gave me energy until now by personally opening a fan meeting, but the agency only replied to me saying it would never be allowed.

Because the agency had no plans for the future and had blocked me from uploading even a single photo on social media, which is my only way of communicating with fans, there was nothing I could do. In this situation, my father’s herniated disc got worse, and he had to quit his job as a taxi driver. From my perspective, I could only think about supporting my family by immediately getting a job that allows me to support [my family] economically.

When I told the agency about my situation, they first asked me to pay them 350 million won (approximately $291,500) as penalty for breach of contract, and the current CEO then told me to “wait a few days” as they would negotiate with CJ. But a few days ago, the CEO told my father that he had agreed with CJ on a sum of 120 million won (approximately $100,000) as the penalty and that he would announce my departure from IN2IT today. He said he would have me leave IN2IT and told me he would only cancel my contract if I paid the penalty.

To repeat what I said previously, I have never gotten paid while doing IN2IT activities for two years and I never received a payment when I signed my contract. Therefore, it is so unfair and absurd for the company to demand money for breach of contract.

The current CEO reiterated that too much money was spent on BOYS24, so it would be difficult to invest in IN2IT. However, I think that overcoming the difficult survival of BOYS24 and debuting through IN2IT was actually poison for me.

If the decision is the one that the CEO relayed to me again today, I will not be able to do any work until I pay the penalty. I will not be able to grasp any opportunity that will allow me to repay fans who love me.

I made a promise to those who are waiting and I wanted to greet you with good news in order to keep that promise, so I apologize for greeting you with this news instead.

I’ve always wanted to provide you all with happiness, and I wanted to become a shining Sunghyun for you all. I had to hide all this time due to these problems that distressed me every day. Thank you for listening to my long, rambling story.

Once again I sincerely bow my head and apologize to fans who love me, for delivering this type of news. Also, I want to say that I’m thankful to IN2IT member hyungs who were with me and I will always support IN2IT.

Tanggapan dari MMO Entertainment:

Hello. This is MMO Entertainment.

Firstly, we are sorry to the fans who must have been very surprised when they saw Kim Sunghyun’s post.

Ever since the moment it was confirmed that Kim Sunghyun would be going on ‘Produce X 101,’ he has requested the individual settlement of his accounts separate from the members, and starting immediately after his appearance on the show ended, he has requested to our company that he withdraw from IN2IT and his contract be terminated.

These requests were like a bolt out of the blue to all the staff who had been waiting for him to join the group after the show. After this, we continued to request that he rejoin IN2IT, however Kim Sunghyun refused this and shared his intention to withdraw. As it was necessary to reveal future plans to the fans who’ve been waiting, after discussion with Kim Sunghyun’s side we released the notice today at noon.

In addition, despite the fact that his exclusive contract meets the standards of the Korea Fair Trade Commission and we diligently performed our duties of his management and account settlement in accordance with the contract, Kim Sunghyun has been making one-sided claims in order for the termination of his contract.

We will be reacting firmly in regards to actions that damage our reputation through such one-sided claims, and if required we will explain all of the facts.

We once again apologize to the fans who cherish and love IN2IT for causing concern.

Hingga kini, belum ada informasi lebih lanjut mengenai biaya pemutusan kontrak Kim Sunghyun dengan MMO Entertainment.

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4. Habin

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Habin merupakan penari utama dari girl group pendatang baru, DreamNote. Pada tanggal 6 September lalu, agensi yang menaungi DreamNote, yakni iMe Korea, mengumumkan bahwa Habin resmi mengundurkan diri dari grup.

Sempat hiatus dari promosi lagu baru DreamNote karena mengalami cedera pada pergelangan kakinya, Habin tetap berlatih bersama anggota lainnya. Namun, cedera yang ia alami membuat Habin terus merasakan sakit. Setelah berdiskusi panjang, akhirnya diputuskan akan lebih baik bagi Habin untuk keluar dari grup agar ia dapat berfokus pada penyembuhan cederanya.

5. Hanbyeol

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Sama seperti Habin, iMe Korea juga menyampaikan pengunduran diri Hanbyeol pada tanggal 6 September. Diketahui bahwa Hanbyeol yang debut pada usia yang belia, sering berdiskusi dengan pihak agensi terkait aktivitas kedepannya di dunia hiburan.

Pihak agensi pun menyatakan bahwa akan lebih baik jika Hanbyeol istirahat sejenak dari industri hiburan dan berkumpul kembali bersama keluarganya untuk selanjutnya berfokus pada banyak kemungkinan kegiatan di masa mendatang dari idola tersebut. Oleh karena itu, Hanbyeol menutup kegiatannya sebagai anggota dari DreamNote.

6. Gaga

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Gaga merupakan mantan anggota dari girl group Nature yang debut pada tahun 2018 lalu. Pada tanggal 8 Oktober, n.CH Entertainment mengumumkan pengunduran diri Gaga dari grup. Agensi tersebut menyampaikan bahwa Gaga undur diri untuk selanjutnya berfokus pada studinya di negara asal idolanya, Cina. Sebelumnya, Gaga sempat hiatus sejenak karena studinya.

Kini, Nature akan berpromosi dengan sembilan anggota termasuk Kim Sohee yang ditambahkan ke dalam grup pada tanggal 8 Oktober. Kim Sohee pernah tampil di acara Produce 101 musim pertama dan sempat debut sebagai anggota dari I.B.I sebelum akhirnya debut solo.

Nature akan merilis album mini kedua mereka pada tanggal 12 November mendatang.

7. Hwall

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Sempat hiatus beberapa kali karena masalah kesehatan, Hwall resmi mengundurkan diri dari grup The Boyz pada tanggal 23 Oktober. Cre.ker Entertainment selaku agensi dari The Boyz menyampaikan bahwa karena cedera pada bagian pergelangan kaki dan kondisi kesehatan yang menurun, Hwall hiatus sejenak dari kegiatan promosi.

Melalui diskusi panjang dengan berbagai pihak, akhirnya diputuskan untuk menutup aktivitas Hwall bersama The Boyz agar idola tersebut dapat berfokus pada penyembuhan dirinya. Hwall pun merilis surat untuk penggemar The Boyz melalui unggahan foto. Ia menyampaikan rasa terima kasih kepada para penggemar yang telah mendukungnya selama berkegiatan sebagai anggota dari The Boyz serta kepada pihak agensi dan juga anggota The Boyz lainnya.

Hwall juga meminta maaf karena tak dapat aktif lagi sebagai anggota The Boyz ke depannya. Terakhir Hwall mengakhiri suratnya dengan menyampaikan rasa cintanya kepada para penggemar atas nama aslinya, Hyun Joon.

8. Min

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Choon Entertainment mengumumkan keluarnya Min dari grup We In The Zone pada tanggal 23 Oktober. Agensi tersebut menyampaikan, bahwa karena alasan pribadi, kontrak Min dengan Choon Entertainment resmi berakhir pada tanggal 22 Oktober 2019. Mereka juga menyatakan bahwa comeback We In The Zone akan tetap berlangsung sesuai jadwal.

We In THe Zone atau WITZ debut pada bulan Mei tahun ini dengan formasi lima orang anggota. Salah satunya adalah Kim Shihyun yang pernah berpartisipasi di acara Produce 101 musim kedua dan juga program Under Nineteen.

9. Park Woojin

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Pada tanggal 28 Oktober lalu, para penggemar Stray Kids dikejutkan dengan kabar keluarnya Park Woojin dari grup. JYP Entertainment menyatakan bahwa karena alasan pribadi, vokalis utama dari Stray Kids tersebut resmi undur diri dari grup dan kontraknya dengan JYP Entertainment telah berakhir.

Selanjutnya, perilisan album mini Clé : LEVANTER yang direncanakan rilis pada tanggal 25 November diundur hingga tanggal 9 Desember.

Stray Kids adalah salah satu grup yang debut pada tahun 2018 lalu. Pada tanggal 9 Oktober lalu, Stray Kids merilis single berjudul Double Knot serta mengumumkan jadwal dari tur dunia bertajuk "District 9 Unlock World Tour" yang akan dimulai pada tanggal 23 dan 24 November mendatang.

Itu tadi sembilan idola KPop yang undur diri dari grup di tahun 2019 ini. Selain kesembilan idola di atas, beberapa anggota grup lainnya juga ada yang keluar dari grup karena berbagai alasan. Mulai dari masa kontrak yang telah selesai, hingga tersandung kasus dan membuat anggota tersebut undur diri dari grup.

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