Kevin to leave U-KISS after contract ends

[showminomoney.livejournal.com]

On March 2, NHemg released an official statement regarding U-KISS member Kevin leaving the group.

Below is their official statement:

“Hello. This is NHemg. Our agency artist and U-KISS member, Kevin, will have his contract with NHemg end in March 2017.

“While there is a month left, we wanted to tell fans first, so we are posting this notice to inform you earlier.

“First, we’re sorry to inform you of this regrettable news to you fans who are always supportive. Kevin will be going on a different path to pursue his dreams which we and the members have decided to respect.

“[Kevin] debuted through U-KISS in 2008 and has been faithful and reliable as a member for nine years from the beginning to now.

“Since this was a decision that should be made carefully, after a long time of thinking and discussions, we have decided to respect Kevin’s wishes. Thus Kevin will be leaving U-KISS and his contract will end.

“We will hold a last meeting for fans with U-KISS as a six-member group in Korea and Japan. We ask that many people attend in order to support U-KISS and Kevin.

“We are making preparations to reorganize U-KISS as a five-member group in order for the group to shine in front of fans. We also plan on releasing a new album this year and have domestic schedules.

“We sincerely apologize for making fans worry due to relaying this news later due to making a careful choice for this important plan. Lastly, we ask that fans support U-KISS members and Kevin.”

Source: Naver via Soompi

Comments

[aki-san.livejournal.com]

Bloop, I was about to submit this. 2017 claims another one.

[showminomoney.livejournal.com]

oh sorry! I don't often see u-kiss posts on here, so I wasn't sure if anyone was going to submit it.

[nozo-rin.livejournal.com]

I CAN'T. NO. NO. NO. IT'S BEEN 8 YEARS WAI. THEY STILL HAVEN'T WON #1 (EXCEPT THAT EYK AWARD) OMFG WAI

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

They won #1 on the show once

[bloodtaki2.livejournal.com]

:/

[ginger-star.livejournal.com]

This hurts my soul ;________;

Kevin is my fav

[tsuyoi-hikari.livejournal.com]

Didn't expect this considering UKISS is doing okay at Japan. I mean, he is the FACE and VOICE of UKISS, the group will struggle without him..

[bob-dabuilda.livejournal.com]

Awww I wonder what Kevin's new plans are.

So many people have left U-Kiss, so a part of me feels like this should just be a wrap. But I guess they must be turning a profit if they've active for so long and the company doesn't have another group, do they?

[mamamoos.livejournal.com]

they have laboum but apparently they're a joint venture with another company

My favs keep leaving

[baekpedaling.livejournal.com]

Ukiss was the first kpop group I ever stanned and Kevin was/is my absolute favorite. This has me feeling some serious feelings
Can't they do something in the US too? Let Kevin's family and fans see him for the second and last time with Ukiss? HUH?!?!

Re: My favs keep leaving

[kyokomurasaki.livejournal.com]

Man, I would have loved to see UKISS live. :( They've got some serious bops and it seems like it would be such a fun show but I feel like they only did US shows maybe once... I know they came a few years ago but that might be it

[jinkiestabi.livejournal.com]

Aww....well I wish him the best.

Lol, this just hit me hard AF.

Are they gonna replace Kevin like they did in the past? Or....are U-Kiss gonna call it quits? Bby Jun just started!

[mamamoos.livejournal.com]

jun's been in the group for nrly 3 yrs

[ironicmustache.livejournal.com]

i dont even care about u-kiss, but damn, this has me feeling some kind of way

[iznanassi.livejournal.com]

poor soohyun, poor kevin and poor kiseop too tbh

nh sucks

[bob-dabuilda.livejournal.com]

poor eli?

[pearlychoco.livejournal.com]

='(

[daikokudanji.livejournal.com]

I always thought Kevin would be the one to forever stay in u-kiss, i don't know... This is so weird, I don't even know what to say, 9 years is such a long time and he did his best, good luck Kevin, I hope you find sucess in whatever you want to do now!

[krissasaur]

Same, maybe because of the way he held out so long with XIng and their shitty management, but I never thought he would leave.

[jazzygyu.livejournal.com]

I think the company handled Kevin leaving really well. Announcing it a month before he leaves and allowing fans to see them as a group with Kevin one last time at a fan meet is really nice. Other companies should follow suit instead of ignoring the situation or pretending like everything is okay.

[annayism.livejournal.com]

gtfo kevin honey!! ukiss was an inescapable black hole of non-success that deserved more :'(

[undeniablysarah.livejournal.com]

Kevin was one of the main reasons why I stanned Ukiss so hard back in the day. This is really sad.

I hope he finds happiness with whatever he wants to do now. Ill support him

[pseudo-shigure.livejournal.com]

aww they sometimes give me jams. hope it will end up good for everyone involve.

[shh1987.livejournal.com]

:(

[classicfire.livejournal.com]

I still have my ukiss icons~ lol I just don't post here too often. There are few kpop groups that I can say I truly stanned and ukiss was one of them. All of their early jams were hits to me!

[junsu's (from livejournal.com)]

Oh this is really sad but i support him.

Ukiss and kevin will always have a special part in my heart <3

[msgrottesca.livejournal.com]

I know just disbanding is unrealistic but UKISS without Kevin is not UKISS anymore tbh. He and Soohyun are the heart and soul (and voice and face!) of the group and this just... makes me so sad.

[dio-elaclaire.livejournal.com]

:(

[audiograms.livejournal.com]

I honestly thought Kevin would be there til the end. T.T

[adenar.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, a company actually acknowledging a member withdrawal before it happens and giving fans a chance to say goodbye? What parallel universe have I stumbled into

[meriumi.livejournal.com]

Echoing others, I really have a hard time picturing U-KISS without Kevin. He seems to have been such an essential part of the group in many ways. Of course, my view on that might be somewhat skewed since having an embarrassingly huge crush on him back when he started hosting ASC in 2014 was what made my interest in U-KISS peak.

[niyarav.livejournal.com]

This makes me sad.
U-KISS is one of the groups that got me into kpop and with everything they went through until now I didn't expect Kevin to leave out of everyone. I mean Eli is married with a kid and he's still there. It will be weird without him but at least the company handled it well.