Omona's Princess Is Leaving JYP! Only Soshi Left Intact Out Of WonSoKa!

[ah-mui.livejournal.com]

JYP Entertainment has published a press release that revealed that Wonder Girl’s Sohee will not be renewing her contract with the agency once it expires on December 21 of this year. They cite the reasons for this split due to her desire to focus on acting. Meanwhile the same press release has stated that fellow Wonder Girl’s members Sunye, Yenny and Yubin have agreed to renew their contracts pending some minor detail clarifications.

We had previously reported in our JYP contract length article that the contract for the original Wonder Girl’s members will end in December of this year. In what seems to be an attempt to put speculations about the future of the Wonder Girls to rest, JYP Entertainment posted a press release on December 11 to clarify what was happening with the contracts for the individual Wonder Girls members.

In this press release JYP Entertainment states that “The Wonder Girls members Sunye, Yenny and Yubin have in principle agreed to renew their contracts with the agency, and we are currently working out the finer details.” They have also mentioned that Sunye, Yenny and Sohee’s contracts expires in December 21 of this year while Yubin’s contract expires in September of next year. Hyelim’s contract however was not mentioned in the press release.

However in regards to Sohee, JYP Entertainment continued to state that “Sohee has decided that it’s time for some personal changes and has expressed a desire to focus on her acting in a new environment. After much discussion we have agreed to respect her wishes.”

In regards to the future of the Wonder Girls as a group, JYP Entertainment states that “We will be deciding on a specific time schedule and process for future Wonder Girl’s activities in accordance with each member’s individual activities.”

The agency concludes by thanking everyone for their continued support of the Wonder Girls. Currently there is no further details about where Sohee is headed to.

However in a statement made to news media outlet “enews24,” an agency official was reluctant to state that Sohee will be leaving the agency. They instead stated that “It hasn’t been fully confirmed as of yet. We are still currently working out the final details.” and that “We are not at a stage where we can state whether Sohee will be leaving or staying with the agency.”


Article: [Exclusive] Wonder Girls Sohee leaves JYP... "secret meeting with an acting agency"

Source: Sports Korea via Naver

1. [+1,561, -75] I used to be a Sohee fan... but JYP really doesn't care about the group at all. JYP left them all to individual activities... how does it make sense that singers aren't able to sing and are just mindlessly doing individual activities? I think Sohee made the right decision. Instead of rotting in there, start promoting more...

2. [+1,355, -49] Seems the Wonder Girls disbanded under our nose...

3. [+1,111, -13] Well, it's not like she can just sit and starve

4. [+1,098, -173] Sunye's fault

5. [+335, -31] Hul... I think Sohee's better at modeling than acting or singing.

6. [+301, -32] Sohee's been pushed to the back burner since Suzy debuted... Should either get married like Sunye or go solo like Sunmi. Seems she's going into acting because she doesn't have singing talents but I don't think acting's the right path for her either.

7. [+234, -20] Better for her to leave JYP ㅋㅋ Right when she was at the height of her popularity for omona, JYP rejected all her CFs and sent her off to America

8. [+207, -18] No reason for her to stay when JYP isn't promoting her and the Wonder Girls is lost in the air because of Sunye.

Article: JYP "WG's Sunye, Yeeun, and Yoobin renewed contracts, we will respect Sohee's decision" official statement

Source: Newsen via Nate

1. [+366, -40] Sunye renewed... I have no words for her

2. [+293, -31] Sunye renewed? She still thinks about singing?

3. [+275, -35] Bad move on Sunye's part... ㅡㅡ;;;;

4. [+45, -2] Wonder Girls fans have lost all hope. Sunye, the only one who is of no help at all to the group, renewed her contract while the group's member with the highest fanbase Sohee left... I hope they'll at least be able to promote together under different agencies like Shinhwa or BEG.

5. [+25, -8] A married ajumma with a kid has no place in a female idol group

Soompi, Netizenbuzz

Comments

[jjang-intae.livejournal.com]

This doesn't come as shock but it's still pretty sad to hear ;; I hope her acting career goes well. I really wonder what's going to happen to them at this rate because even if they renew their contracts, the future is pretty much a blur for them

[p3rk3le.livejournal.com]

the comments on Sunye are pathetic. An ahjumma?! And its not like she'd be the first singer who's a mother!! I dont really care about WG tho, its better if they all do their own thing.

[gray-fairy.livejournal.com]

lol a 24 y/o is apparently an ahjumma now. rme.

[icedevil0289.livejournal.com]

NOOOOO!!! ugh I suppose this really is the final nail in the coffin. I mean I had a feeling the group was done for, but one never really knew since they sort of left it hanging. I do hope for a possible reunion someday and wish the best for sohee.

rme at the comments blaming sunye and saying she has no place in a girl group.

[umbrella-smile.livejournal.com]

"4. [+1,098, -173] Sunye's fault"

why is this making me laugh?

"Should either get married like Sunye..."

How nice of them to choose her life path.

[odd-fish-stick.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Sunye is the new Thanks, Obama

[turdferguson.livejournal.com]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; still the omona princess though but still. a part of me is glad that they're not forcing the girls to stay.

fuck those sunye haters though

[umbrella-smile.livejournal.com]

It'll be ok *wraps in blanket*

[yellowesque.livejournal.com]

rip wg ;~; my first favorites

i'm happy for sohee, i hope she's heading down a path that leads to greater fulfillment and happiness for her. she's still soooo young (...my age, lmao) and has plenty of time to figure out what's right for her (just like me, parents ^^).

[pepper.livejournal.com]

Good luck, Sohee.

[swhyeon1991.livejournal.com]

:c
Best wishes for her & WG!

[gray-fairy.livejournal.com]

smh @ the Sunye shade.

[odd-fish-stick.livejournal.com]

I hear the jyp stock dropping

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

not really tho, lbr sohee isn't exatcly bringing much to the company's plate rn.

[miwa201.livejournal.com]

Crying ;____; she's not a bad actress, and she could totally become again sk's it girl (but i have a feeling she doesn't want to). the wgs are done now, i'm just glad they gave us the flawlessness that is wonder world. hopefully yeeun will get a solo or at least start producing more (and i can't wait for sunmi's album).

[kaila-09.livejournal.com]

Comments on Sunye are mean. I hope SNSD will go further. I'll probably cry my eyes out if they disband. Anyway we already saw this coming

[yakuniku-8.livejournal.com]

i would be so sad too! but i have the feeling that snsd can always sing together until the end. even if they go solo for a few years they can come back :)

[allegsiseu.livejournal.com]

new omona princess should be kim hyuna

[asnindie.livejournal.com]

yass Korean princess

[pikapika217.livejournal.com]

LMAO at #5 in the first article coming for Sohee's acting AND singing (I agree tho) but a giant Fuck you to #5 in the second one - 24 isn't an ajumma!

[xredada.livejournal.com]

i'm soo sad even though this was to be expected. I still don't want to believe it...

good luck to sohee and all her future endeavors

[ah-mui.livejournal.com]

I love SNSD, but the thing that turns me off SNSD sometimes are when they half-ass performances, they do it more than other girl groups imho. Sure, sometimes they're just a bit tired and I don't hold it against them and nobody's banning them from having fun onstage but when they do a lacklustre performance at untelevised events it kinda rankles me because organisers pay them to perform at those events.

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

Good luck, Sohee.
Though I'm sad Wonder Girls are ending, they have been among the first k-pop groups I ever listened too. JYP did really mess up their chances with sending them in the US like that. I wish a lot of success to every girl (and we've already seen Sunmi rising again, so what about a WG reunion sometimes, it doesn't seem impossible...)
But what is Lim going to do ?

And I'm eye-siding hard the comments on Sunye and I hope she'll be able to come back with amazing songs and kick their asses. She wouldn't be the first pop star with children. u___u

[goldynchickie.livejournal.com]

And there goes another one.

[asnindie.livejournal.com]

It's not a shock, JYP have been really sleeping on her for two years. I just hope they let her go to her agency and career of choice and don't attempt a Jay Park kind of situation.

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

idk why bring up jay when their situation is completely different, they have no reason to do so, i mean jype released san-e from his contract way before it ended, there was no money penalty or cockblocked him and his promotions, in fact it was the opposite, they smooted out his contract with his new agency and jype acts limped all of his new releases out of jype.

[miyozari.livejournal.com]

I always suspected her to leave JYPE as soon as her contract would expire b/c let's face it, WG's future is pretty much uncertain and many WG fans felt that Sohee was badly managed. She's the original it girl and a talented idol actress but when Suzy became popular, she faded into background . /bitter tears

Though according to fansites, the original articles are mistranslated, Sohee just hasn't renewed her contract yet, she hasn't officially decided to leave yet.

However if Sohee gets to act in dramas and movies by leaving JYPE, I'll be happier.

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

uh.... suzy has nothing to do with sohee's lack of acting career, jype never showcased any real interest in making sohee into an idol actress, and this was way before suzy happened.

[footballfina.livejournal.com]

Well..... they had a good run

[maknaeroli.livejournal.com]

when I read the news this morning I did an irl gasp :( like WG hold my heart so much and to hear Sohee's contract isn't being renewed just makes me really sad ;; like I figured the future wasn't going to have much else but ahhhhh

I hope the other members can do solo things or something I miss them. I also really miss Lim too :(

[cairistiona.livejournal.com]

Doesn't Lim do things for Arirang TV? I swear she's the girl who introduces Secret Box.

Actually for 2007 debuts only SNSD and FT Island are really still active

[hipployta.livejournal.com]

Like I said last night on Twitter...Sohee can't sing or act so...

Re: Actually for 2007 debuts only SNSD and FT Island are really still active

[contralilium.livejournal.com]

lol, as if that's ever stopped any celebrity from doing anything

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

i'm so confused, some reports say she already decided to leave jype, while others says she is in renegotiation, to not be contracted as a wg member, but an actress.

with that said, i'm not surprised, and odly enough i'm not sad either, i like sohee but i never felt like she added much to the group, even tho i loved the group dynamics.

but i am super happy that sunye, yenny and yubin resigned.

and i am so pissed at this sun hate and blame that netizens are doing, and i'm also pissed at sohee stans for blaming suzy as well, wtf.

[porcupinegloves.livejournal.com]

i'm not surprised but i'm so sad :((( all my hopes for a wonder girls comeback are gone now
smh @ those netizens saying this is sunye's fault