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

[ironicmustache.livejournal.com]

fuck.

[yohan94.livejournal.com]

not surprised.
i cant wait for hyunas fully solo career now. sad she stayed w cube but i havent seen them doing her wrong as a soloist in the past?

[haxoru.livejournal.com]

the 2009 girl groups are all slowly dying out, it's sad because they got me into kpop :(

[lostintheechoes.livejournal.com]

what?

[happydirections.livejournal.com]

let me just

[fabulousdoll.livejournal.com]

Another one bites the dust :(
Why is mostly girl groups? or am I forgetting some boy groups because I don't pay attention to them?

[saemcrh.livejournal.com]

This isn't unexpected but it's still disappointing. They made some really great music together, and I can only hope each person continues to follow their own path successfully.

I mean, I adore them, but as a fan I wouldn't want them to continue if that meant being unhappy.

[frantastic.livejournal.com]

They warned us. (http://omonatheydidnt.livejournal.com/17444985.html) We all thought it was a marketing tactic.

I hope it stays a rumour but this is Cube so I'm not holding my breath

[musuu.livejournal.com]

Can't say I'm surprised.

We will probably never get a Troublemaker comeback, either.

[chastainy.livejournal.com]

Cube gonna be declaring bankruptcy in a month

[chasing-thewind.livejournal.com]

this is so sad...

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

woa shit but iirc they talked about this during their last comeback

http://omonatheydidnt.livejournal.com/17444985.html
guess HATE was not as popular as they thought it would be

sad to see them go, they had some great bops.

[soulsreverie.livejournal.com]

oh no... i loved their last two comebacks.

[fabulousdoll.livejournal.com]

I was dumb thinking it was all a lie... shame on me!

[onlybrandy.livejournal.com]

There were #2 after Wonder girls.

I did hear that the last album didn't do to well? I hope the other girls do well and find what they want to do after leaving CUBE.

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

wish they would hold a farewell-concert for the fans and not just disappear :(

[hitthoselightz.livejournal.com]

t-ara will prosper, they will rise!

[jyushimatsu.livejournal.com]

This was so unexpected :( All the older groups are dying out..

[opd-devil.livejournal.com]

welp another group disbanding... :(

[hitthoselightz.livejournal.com]

this is all so sad

the biggest fucking joke is that cube has to check with the members about this news like wtf??? its like they have no clue about anything

yeah, okay cube.

[happydirections.livejournal.com]

CUBE Entertainment currently checking on 4Minute regarding their disbanding news https://t.co/RFWWLFR3qe (https://t.co/RFWWLFR3qe)

— Girl Group Zone! (@girlgroupzone) June 13, 2016 (https://twitter.com/girlgroupzone/status/742147108707262464)

[daikokudanji.livejournal.com]

2ne1, Miss A, Kara, now 4minute............. What other girl groups were in that list of "renew their contracts in 2016"? 'Cause I only remember Secret and I'm bracing myself because Sunhwa ):

[musuu.livejournal.com]

It isn't confirmed yet but we know it will be. Cube won't ever give them the proper tools they need.

[seulgibear.livejournal.com]

damn this sucks! 2016 seems to have no mercy for girl groups :(
cube needs to get its shit together

[jaequeeragenda.livejournal.com]

fuckkkk :( :( come on, literally all my groups are broken or losing members. for fucks sake :|