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

Re: question

[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)

Re: question

[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 ://