9Muses, Final Song and Disbandement

[nana-the-dwarf.livejournal.com]

Star Empire shares on 9MUSES official fan cafe that 9MUSES will be disbanding following their fan meeting "REMEMBER" that will be held on February 24th

9MUSES to release a final digital single titled "REMEMBER" on February 14th as a gift to their fans
https://t.co/HHyuzAQvwL

— 파룬 (@balloon_wanted) February 11, 2019

Source: 9Muses, @ballon_wanted

Comments

[oh-folk.livejournal.com]

This has been a long time coming, but it's still such a bummer. Nine Muses was one of the first kpop groups I got into.

[pikapika217.livejournal.com]

arguably one of THE most underrated girl groups of kpop history. Year after year, bop after bop, flawless mini & album after flawless mini and album they took risks and were in total control of their personal voice & sexuality throughout. They had a confident message, took risks and clearly adore each other.

I'm so sad Hyemi never got to reveal the speech for them winning a show that she'd had since their debut and they truly deserve the world but I'm going to simply hope for the best for them while saying fuck you to star empire.

thank you so much for everything ladies!

[nana-the-dwarf.livejournal.com]

They never won a show? :(

[yourethesky.livejournal.com]

but they already have a song called remember...? anyway, can’t say i’m shocked but i’m still sad. thanks for all of the bops, gals <3

[epona.livejournal.com]

i just feel relieved

[belintuchiha.livejournal.com]

No Playboy remains their best song tbh.

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

It got buried because their debut was messy but its an a+ track to this fucking day!!!

[rainstormraider.livejournal.com]

Unpopular Opnion but I appreciate when bands disband rather than let us languish in the hope of a comeback that never happens.

[prlsb4swiine.livejournal.com]

i agree
forever waiting for fx :(

[pineapple-soda.livejournal.com]

shit

i can't say i'm surprised, but still sad :( one of my fave girl groups that deserved so much more <3

[pearlychoco.livejournal.com]

news will always be my jaaaaaam

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

Their best song!

[dior-chic.livejournal.com]

I figured this announcement was coming, I’m used to lineup changes with this group but when it got down to so few members like Wassup, it just looked like a shell of its former group. Thanks for the great music, I hope some of the members like Hyuna and Kyungri continue making music since their solo stuff is quite nice. I just want them to be happy wherever their careers take them.

[frequency.livejournal.com]

not surprised, but still kinda bummed. at least we're getting one more song?

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

i'm so bummed but i can't say that i'm surprised. this has been a looooonnnnnngggggggg time coming. they actually should have disbanded earlier but maybe they were waiting out their contracts sincce they never added any more new members. i'm forever pressed that after all these years, they never won any awards or had a top hit song. they've switched things up with their sounds and concepts. these girls deserved so much better. they've done some concepts that i could only dream of soshi doing (like dolls, news and glue - like seriously, dolls would be the PERFECT concept for soshi *O*). i'm glad that the girls are all still friends and keep in touch. it would be lovely if we could get a reunion with all the former members as well for the final fanmeet but i highly doubt that will happen. i wish them all the best of luck in the future! T_T

[kenziekinz09.livejournal.com]

Hella late but soshi’s first album (and the gg MV) had a doll concept.

[frankeeleigh.livejournal.com]

I can't accept this.. I know I have to, but I can't

[senshicalico.livejournal.com]

this is the most bittersweet thing. I've long stanned this flawless group but they've always been on borrowed time. There reaches a point even for me where a group is nugu for SO LONG that it actually starts to hurt because you know the break is never going to come. So you always appreciate each and every comeback because you know it could easily be their last. I honestly felt that way with their last CB when it didn't do well at all. Not even that amazing mini could do anything. sigh.

[kicking-tenshi.livejournal.com]

I feel like the large number in their name jinxed them from the outset. It's sad to see them go, especially because they're from an era I remember fondly, but at least they'll have a proper goodbye like Sistar rather than a sad, long-drawn rain of bullshit like all the other girlgroups.

[shawarmafordays.livejournal.com]

I'm so sad cuz they were so good and they never won anything.

I just hope they get a magnum opus mini and go out with a bang :(

[queenhinata.livejournal.com]

man I stanned for 9 muses so hard in 2013-2014. They released a lot of good songs, unfortunately they weren't popular. I'm glad fans get closure with an official announcement and final song.

[by-venoms-sting.livejournal.com]

R.I.P.

I’m forever kicking myself for not investing in them when I was introduced to them during Wild era but I guess it was for the best since by the time I decided to get into Kpop more I knew not to expect anything/that Star Empire is garbage.

Wow I’ve really like come to grips with it all since the last time I talked about all this lol. Like I’m so unemotional rn.

I wishing the remaining members the best in their future endeavors.

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

UGH, we knew this was coming but it's still sad.

They gave us such good music and performances even while being mistreated by Star Empire. At least we still have that to look back on. All I can hope is that they each can be successful in their own way in the future.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

I know this was coming but it's still sad

[lizanka23.livejournal.com]

noooo. i loved them since they're no playboy days. they've released consistently good title tracks with iconic keypoint choreo. plus their b-sides were always good too. i can listen to their older songs to this day along with kara. for some reason they could never get popular with the korean public though. i guess cause they mostly acted like grown women and told it like it is but brown eyed girls are popular so i don't know. i just know that their friendship and chemistry is amazing and i'll miss them :(

[carmine-pink.livejournal.com]

Are their contracts expiring and they're leaving the company? If so idk who else would be left there but IMFACT. Are there still any ZE:A members at the company?

[adenar.livejournal.com]

They're likely to debut their new gg soon.

[rightclick5ave.livejournal.com]

my attachment to the group has gradually faded with each of my biases departing, but I will always be proud to call myself a MINE. it's because of them that I now have a bunch of close online-turned-rl friends. it's because of them that I started learning Korean. it's because of them that I got to experience being in the best fandom ever (sorry Mercuries, the kMINEs are just too funny).

even more than their amazing discography, I'm thankful that I got to witness such strong female friendships and enduring bonds. #NineMusesIsNeverEnd, literally 💜 the members all seem to truly flourish after they leave the group so I'm sure they will all do well.

I love you namyu, thank you for everything.

[rightclick5ave.livejournal.com]

thread of the members' instagram post translations: https://twitter.com/shibagom/status/1094800607750193153?s=19

[daydreamsofblue.livejournal.com]

And with this announcement, all the girl groups that got me so invested in k-pop are dead or close enough. I'm going to keep pretending that f(x) will come back some day, but even with Luna's reassurances I just...

9muses could have been one of the greatest girl groups in k-pop. They deserved so much more :(

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

I'm like TT

I pretty much stopped following them when they became a quartet, but in the years before that I was big on them. Very sad to see their disbandment.

[krissasaur]

I am confused lmao. I thought they disbanded years ago.

[lizanka23.livejournal.com]

they made a subunit out of the remaining members and released music in 2016