Star Empire confirms Jewelry’s disbandment after 14 years

[tokyocinema.livejournal.com]

After 14 years since making their debut, girl group Jewelry has been confirmed to have disbanded by their agency Star Empire.

On January 7th, Star Empire shared the news, “Jewelry officially disbanded as of January 2015.”

Jewelry has announced that it is breaking up after 14 years. The breakup of the group was confirmed by multiple sources on January 8, who cited expiration of members’ contracts as the primary cause.

The agency shared their thanks to fans who had supported the group all these years, saying, “Ha Ju Yeon (Baby J) and Park Semi’s contract expired with Star Empire, while Kim Yewon is continuing activities under Star Empire.”

Of the group’s most recent four members (Kim Eunjung, Ha Jooyeon, Park Saemi, Kim Yewon), Eunjung was first to leave in March of last year order to pursue a career in acting. Jooyeon then left in November following the expiration of her contract and, most recently, Saemi decided not to re-sign her contract with the group’s label, Star Empire Entertainment, effectively ending any possibility that the group could be revived. After some deliberation, the Star Empire has decided not to maintain Jewelry as a group going forward.

According to one source, “The decision to let Jewelry break up couldn’t have been easy for Star Empire. But the decision to let the group and its members go makes the most sense considering the diverging paths of the label and the group’s individual members. It was a very respectful parting of ways.”

The agency also reveals that former member Seo In Young and Park Jung Ah, as well as the latest members of Jewelry, Eunjung, Baby J, Yewon, and Semi, came together for one last pictorial for InStyle magazine on January 7th.

Jewelry first debuted in 2001 with their first album, “Discovery.” At the time, it consisted of members Junga, Jihyun, Yoojin, and Eunmi. Its second album, “Again,” which featured hits “I Really Like You” and “Super Star,” took the group to new levels of popularity.

After the departure of members Jihyun and Mina, Jooyeon and Eunjung joined the group in 2007 and, in 2008, the group released the smash-hit “One More Time,” which won them a “Golden Disk Award” that year. By 2011, however, the group had to replace two more departing members, Junga and Inyoung, and found itself unable to maintain its previous levels of popularity. After releasing the single “Hot & Cold” last year, the group’s members began to focus on their own solo projects.

There seem to be no hard feelings about the break-up, however, as some of the group’s former and current members recently got together to commemorate their time together with Jewelry” This photo of their meeting together was uploaded to Inyoung’s instagram, and shows previous members Inyoung and Junga along with the group’s most recent members Saemi, Jooyeon, Eunjung, and Yewon.



The girls’ bright smiles and lively poses suggest that it was a happy event and that, despite all the turmoil that the group has been through, they will all remain good friends.

“Hello

This is Star Empire

Jewely which debuted in March of 2001 with the song <I Love You>

Has officially disbanded as of January 2015.

We thank everyone who has loved Jewelry and their music for long 14 years.

We ask that you will cheer on the members of Jewelry who will continue their career as individuals

Ha Jooyeon and Park Semi whose contracts are now expired will leave Star Empire to find new nests and Kim Yewon has decided to stay in Star Empire.

Park Jungah , Seo Inyoung, Ha Jooyeon, Kim Yewon, and Park Semi got together for the first time in a long time to do a photo shoot and Jewelry’s las photo shoot will be included in the February issue of Instyle.

We sincerely thank everyone from Jewelry Box (Official fanclub) who has shown Jewelry such love.”

Article: (Exclusive) Girl group Jewelry say a 'beautiful farewell' with news of disbandment after 14 years

Source: Ilgan Sports via Naver

1. [+7,300, -53] Park Jung Ah and Seo In Young were just too important to the group..

2. [+6,131, -57] Baby one more time

3. [+4,753, -250] Hopefully we can see them on a future Totoga

4. [+3,294, -168] Goodbye. I really looked up to you guys when I was still in school.

5. [+3,121, -71] How unfortunate of Jewelry ㅠㅠ

6. [+489, -8] They should've disbanded the group when the original members left. The newer members don't deserve this;;

7. [+482, -10] Yewon-ah, hurry and find some work. You have to stay on broadcast.

8. [+451, -20] I have no doubt that Yewon will be fine on her own

9. [+343, -6] The group realistically hit failure after Seo In Young and Park Jung Ah left. I feel bad for Yewon and Semi. The company was too greedy.

Article: Jewelry, from the first through fourth generation... the shining ladies

Source: X Sports News via Naver

1. [+5,213, -174] It'd be a waste not to have Yewon promoting again... she was so good on Totoga, could've passed for a Cool member

2. [+4,180, -70] Jewelry's 'One More Time' was a mega hit that overtook the Wonder Girls' 'Nobody' and won digital daesang. It was #1 on the annua; digital charts and rated high on public preference.

3. [+3,449, -30] I still remember 'One More Time' being #1 for 7 weeks in a row

4. [+2,791, -27] Great job to all four generations of members. Wishing you a daebak in the future..

5. [+2,193, -22] I wonder what the Queen of Dangyunhaji is up to nowadays..

Sources: Koreaboo, Soompi, Herald Kyungjae, Jewelry’s Official Fancafe, Netizenbuzz

Comments

[miuratenshi.livejournal.com]

The group realistically hit failure after Seo In Young and Park Jung Ah left

That's when I was done with them tbh.

[llamadistrict.livejournal.com]

sad news for me to hear, but I sincerely wish them all the best!

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

reliving this iconic song tbh

[hipployta.livejournal.com]

Still a jam...I was at a concert in LA last year and they performed this and everyone was jamming

[belintuchiha.livejournal.com]

the good daaaaaaaays

[woohyun.livejournal.com]

i always fail when i do that finger move lmao

[love-keiko.livejournal.com]

EPIC.

[waves-of-light.livejournal.com]

Haven't really liked anything since Park Jung Ah and Seo In Young left, but I love Baby J...so sadz

[setsuna16.livejournal.com]

When groups split I usually think about SES, only because I had horrible timing getting into K-Pop in late 2002.

By the time I discovered SES they announced their break up like a week later.

Granted, I still had the music, and that's the truth with Jewelry, too.

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

I knew it was coming, but still... Baby J. :(

[chibi-rei.livejournal.com]

This is still my jam tbh (I listen to it when I work out :3 )

[suxaholic.livejournal.com]

nooo we need more cool female groups

[kevinmchale.livejournal.com]

rip we'll always have discovery and again

[cairistiona.livejournal.com]

I'M SO SAD :( i loved them so much ;_____; hot n cold, back it up, look at me, one more time, pass, call my name, party rebel, rally...such jams ;_;