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

translated by OP

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

[fabulousdoll.livejournal.com]

I love a lot girl groups, but IA. It's practically the same all the time, sexy or cute/innocent or ""hip hop"". And I'm tired of this new era of songs that sound like a lot of different songs in one (not exclusive of girl groups). Yeah, once you get used to listen the song ends up being catchy but there is too many songs already like that.
And I also remember, I think it was like a year and a half ago, that there was a boom of sexy concepts where all girl groups were pulling out practically the same MV with such similar clothes. It was crazy.

And the funny thing is part of the reason I was more into girl groups is because all the boy groups songs and concepts looked the same to me, and now their are punishing me for that lol

[jasmineakaiumi.livejournal.com]

Mach!!!!

songs like that are some of the few kpop songs that still stick with me TO THIS DAY

I don't listen to a single boy group song that I used to stan back in 2007~2010 but girl group songs still go strong :'(((

[kjc48.livejournal.com]

MTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kaykaydelight.livejournal.com]

Preach. The new gen are flops.

[senshicalico.livejournal.com]

Seriously. I love groups like Oh My Girl but it's not what I really need from my music. They're a nice addition to round things out. But the core of what I love about girl groups in Kpop is disappearing :(

[aleksu7.livejournal.com]

I think is the old time perspective we have,lol
We are getting old for this shit haha
Im sure newcomers of kpop enjoy it as much as we did back in the gold era aka around 2008/2009
Plus the ones that really have to do a comeback are the fucking Sweetune; Lupin, Mach, News... all bops.

[kaninasan.livejournal.com]

What about Ooh Ahh/Cheer Up and Me Gustas Tu??

In 5 years ppl will be reminiscing about those saying they're soooooo much better than the current girl groups. That's what nostalgia does.

[miwa201.livejournal.com]

mte

[dorawa.livejournal.com]

No in 5 yrs Cheer Up will still blow

[hyungmoney.livejournal.com]

lmao mte

[shocko-o.livejournal.com]

I think the problem is that the songs that is coming out of kpop, even from the groups behind these songs, aren't as up to par as these songs for us. Lupin and Genie was my last favorite hits from those groups.