E'Dawn confirmed to have left Cube Entertainment

[rockerista03.livejournal.com]

BREAKING: #EDawn Confirmed To Leave #Cube Entertainment https://t.co/fKy1LOeFZo pic.twitter.com/1cC3EnI0hS

— Soompi (@soompi) November 14, 2018

On November 14, News1 reported that Cube Entertainment and E’Dawn recently terminated their exclusive contract, meaning that he will naturally depart from PENTAGON also.

The agency responded to the reports, “Cube Entertainment and E’Dawn agreed to the termination of the exclusive contract on [November] 14.”

The statement concludes, “We once again sincerely thank the artist and fans who have been with us until now.”

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Comments

[dropthecrates.livejournal.com]

cube really fucked this up. i wish him and pentagon the best.

[lulufairybubble.livejournal.com]

Sucks for Pentagon. He was such a big personality in the group and they all are close.
But he will be fine. Maybe he can go even further bc of this. He is very talented and unique.

[violoncelliste.livejournal.com]

I'm absolutely heartbroken for Pentagon, but he doesn't seem too bothered, which is good! I wish him all the best, Cube is the devil.

[jyusou.livejournal.com]

Aaaaaand noone is surprised.

[laranal.livejournal.com]

ugh so fucked.
i hope him and hyuna are living their best lives

[mikachi613.livejournal.com]

They look a million times healthier in photos and seem unbothered

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

omona really needs more mods, we're always super behind on news

i guess we all saw this coming, so i'm not really surprised.

[rainstormraider.livejournal.com]

He will land on his feet. Maybe he can sign with AOMG or something.

Cube proved they are a mess. This can only mean good things for him. Otherwise he would’ve been shunned indefinitely and stuck in the Cube dungeon. And with CLC already in it, it would get too full.

[mikachi613.livejournal.com]

I want them both to sign under Highlight's company for an extra dose of irony. Otherwise go to Hyolyn and create the collaboration of my dreams.

[evilcoc0nut.livejournal.com]

The former would be perfect lol. Then create a duo. 8D

[xoxkenzxox.livejournal.com]

A. Cube really did screw up. Again.
B. I wonder if he will stop doing that "sickly" make up look and do something new with his hair. But I guess it's "FaShIoN"
C. Can Hyunah and him just get like married in an over the top wedding and become the best kpop couple ever already.

[dropthecrates.livejournal.com]

B. I wonder if he will stop doing that "sickly" make up look
i had the same thought hahahah i think he's cute otherwise. here's hoping

[evilcoc0nut.livejournal.com]

Aaaaall of this lol. I really hope the makeup was not his choice and I hope he goes back to black hair.

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

No idol wedding would make me happier than this one haha

[babyjenkski.livejournal.com]

They are so cute in IG! They really love each other and I'm so happy for them!

[imahurricane.livejournal.com]

B!!! (it's totally okay if that is his preference tho) i just looked up edawn predebut photos and he looked so different with black hair! icb this is him in the gif!

[xoxkenzxox.livejournal.com]

Dang. He looks completely different! He looks...HEALTHY!

[mikachi613.livejournal.com]

In a shock to absolutely nobody, Cube continues to be the worst.
I feel terrible for the rest of Pentagon, considering what they all went through to debut together and how close they all were, but he's better off this way rather than be in contract limbo with no promotions. Their sound will definitely change, though, considering how deep his compositions and vocals were integrated into their music.
Another company will snag him pretty quickly, he's a valuable asset even if he doesn't perform onstage. Maybe even he and Hyuna will sign together and collaborate. I really hope that they stay together for many years and have some happiness after all this nonsense.

[nana-the-dwarf.livejournal.com]

I think he'll be fine; dude is talented and well, he is a guy. I think he would do better as a freelance/solo producer/artists, than signed with a company though.

[mikachi613.livejournal.com]

agreed, it didn't seem like he ever really embraced idol life

[ohbubbajoan.livejournal.com]

i see now Cube was just waiting Yanan to comeback to announce this so unis would be less crushed, i guess.
I hope the guys are doing okay now, and hope he and hyuna are doing well too.

[mikachi613.livejournal.com]

Hyuna has been living her best life going by social media alone. She looks a lot healthier and has been doing so many IG lives just to "say hi," and I am here for it.

[ohbubbajoan.livejournal.com]

yep. i was thinking about it just now. girl has been living under idols rule half of her life i can only imagine how free she must be feeling these days. hope if she sign with someone else she keeps it up, it is doing her good

[xoxkenzxox.livejournal.com]

She really does seem super happy now on IG. She's always posting and smiling which makes my 4minute fan self happy...

[pepper.livejournal.com]

I hope he'll join the new Produce 101 season lol.

[petecarl.livejournal.com]

Unsurprising but kinda sad cause I still lowkey hoped that he'd be able to rejoin the group. Hope we see him working soon, and I hope he's able to keep his friendship with the boys.

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

I'm glad it's now confirmed, at least. Good luck to him! I think he can do well as an underground rapper or producer if he's still passionate about music, but I wouldn't blame him if he retires from the music industry after all he went through. Either ways he's free!
I'm glad Hyuna and him are still together and wish them the best!

I wonder how Pentagon will act. I really hate when companies/groups choose the awkward silence route, even though I'm used to it by now (see my icon lol). What about their greeting? Wasn't it tentastic ?

[snowphone.livejournal.com]

So sad for him and pentagon :(

[juhli.livejournal.com]

i was hoping for a different outcome till the end :( Wish him all the best!

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

Figured this was possibly coming. the damage was done on both sides and idt the relationship between agency and artist would have been a good one if he stayed.

Triple H being dead in a ditch is the biggest tragedy of them all. Pentagon are great but they're skewing younger with their audience with each comeback and while the musics still really good...triple H allowed them to be their age and put out jams.

[veep-throat.livejournal.com]

disappointed but not surprised

I wanna get more details bc it seems termination was mutual

[daynr.livejournal.com]

I'm going to count being out of the dungeon as a win. Let's just free all the dungeoned artists from all the companies, and see what happens!

[edanz-castle.livejournal.com]

Wow. Its amazing this scandal really made me realize how talented this kid is with having little knowledge about Pentagon. I'm sure he will do well.

[evilcoc0nut.livejournal.com]

[pineapple-soda.livejournal.com]

ugh.

side note, i love this blue hair on him

[babyjenkski.livejournal.com]

I was still hoping til the very end that he'd reunite with Pentagon but even before this news came out, I've already accepted that he'll be out of the group. I understand why it has to be this way. Goodluck Hyojong! Be happy and healthy always. I will continue to support Pentagon (and everybody else I love in CUBE) and same support for Hyuna and Hyojong if they decide to continue doing music.

Btw, they're so cute. They really love each other. I'm so happy to see they're happy!

[done-na.livejournal.com]

My heart is torn between cheering for e'dawn's freedom and crying for Pentagon's future.

Not a fan, but this scandal was such a big blow to them; that and edawn was such a big part of pentagon's brand... This is going to haunt them possibly forever 😢

[krissasaur]

I am glad. Cube would have just locked him away and if he does want any future career then they would have crushed it. At least now the decision is his.