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

[veryimportantu.livejournal.com]

I hope jihyun is the only one that doesnt renew.... and we get the the 4minute weve always deserved.

Im sorry jihyun but youve always been the dead weight in this group.

[jasmineakaiumi.livejournal.com]

lmao I love 4min but ngl

[onlybrandy.livejournal.com]

She deffo should have just been an actress

[hitthoselightz.livejournal.com]

it says some are looking into acting so im guessing shes deffo out

[kjc48.livejournal.com]

lol same

[awsteven.livejournal.com]

lololol

[kaykaydelight.livejournal.com]

Lmao you wrong for this but you didn't lie either.

[sjtaazrz.livejournal.com]

I remember the video that was just a compilation of her stage presence over the years.

I wanted to hunt it down after your comment but the video's private now. There was an entire netizens post about it too.

[miwa201.livejournal.com]

i remember it, it was amazing