4minute might disband; HyunA stays in Cube

[tempestdance.livejournal.com]

According to some sources in the industry, the five-membered group 4minute is to disband after seven years of activity.
Cube Entertainment has renewed its contract with HyunA and is also negotiating renewal with some of the other members. Those who are not renewing plan to seek new agencies.
One industry associate claims that each member has a different idea of their future path whether it be singing or acting, and after several months of discussion, they have decided that it was difficult to keep the group togehter.

Naver

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Update #1
Cube Entertainment's statement:
"HyunA has indeed renewed her contract with Cube. Other members' contracts are set to expire this month, and they are currently negotiating rewewal. As of yet disbandment is not confirmed."

NewsEn

Update # 2
Cube Entertainment stated that "after discussion, 4minute has mutually agreed that they will not continue as a group; 4minute is virtually dissolved."

HeraldPop

Comments

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[putalawea.livejournal.com]

Has any girl group renewed their contracts? (I think this will be a really short list)

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[sayuridoll.livejournal.com]

SNSD renewed their contracts for 2 extra years like a year ago, but they'll probably be over by next year.

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[putalawea.livejournal.com]

can't really count them since 1 member didn't

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[sayuridoll.livejournal.com]

jessica resigned and then she was kicked out the same year
edit: my original comment should have said 2014 not last year. i keep forgetting it's 2016 lmao

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[putalawea.livejournal.com]

yeah, you are right. I forgot she renewed first.
Still a short list though

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[miwa201.livejournal.com]

you don't think they'll renew? it does seem like sm is slowly trying to make them grow as individuals, with taeyeon and tiffany's solos (and if i were taeyeon i wouldn't see the point in staying in snsd, when with her solo career she's even more successful and can make music she likes)

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[sayuridoll.livejournal.com]

I think Taeyeon likes being in a group more than being solo. Taeyeon is such a lonely person I think she likes being around all the girls. I think TTS will renew (lmao i want my faves to continue to make music together). I think SM has done a fairly good job with getting each girl solo projects on their own etc. I think if they want them all to renew again it's going to need to be an even better deal.
Apparently it was hard to get all the girls to sign a second time so that's why I'm eh about it ://

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[carazhan.livejournal.com]

has f(x) renewed? their contracts were up this year, and it'd be weird for amber+luna to get solo activities if they didnt.

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[putalawea.livejournal.com]

but Sulli left the group

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[aeromi.livejournal.com]

she most likely negotiated with sm its not uncommon for companies to let artists go even if they are still under contract

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[carazhan.livejournal.com]

sulli left before 4walls tho, if f(x) were going to disband i feel like they wouldve done it then. but yeah sulli's still under sm as an actress.

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[haxoru.livejournal.com]

krystal renewed last year it seems

[belintuchiha.livejournal.com]

BEG changed agency last year and went to where Gain was doing her solo work. They turned 10 years this year and are planning to stay together longer.

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[putalawea.livejournal.com]

I can't edit it, but iI meant with all members. The list is shorter than I thought, just 1 group.