What about other members of SS501?

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Korean singer and actor Kim Hyun-joong, the leader of idol group SS501, has signed an exclusive contract with Bae Yong-joon's agency, according to a press release by KEYEAST on Tuesday.

"We plan to provide more professional and concentrated support so that Hallyu star Kim Hyun-joong can go beyond Asia and grow into a global entertainer," Yang Geun-hwan, the president of KEYEAST, was quoted as saying.

KEYEAST also explained that they plan to support Kim's overseas activities through its Japan affiliate DA (Digital Adventure) and carry out various promotions with DATV, a cable channel for Asian entertainment programs.

Rumors of Kim teaming up with Bae first surfaced last month when it was reported that Kim and Bae had a private meeting. Kim and his band SS501's contract with agency DSP Media expired on June 8.

But at the time, DSP downplayed the rumor, saying it was only a personal meeting between Kim and Bae, a close friend and mentor figure to the young star.

Earlier this month, several media reports had claimed that Kim had indeed signed a management contract with KEYEAST. But an official at KEYEAST dismissed the reports as "groundless" and said that they had not signed with the singer.

DSP Media also released a statement on Tuesday, saying other band members have not yet decided on their future plans.

Kim Hyung-jun will continue working as a deejay on SBS' radio show "Radio Music High" while Heo Young-saeng, Kim Kyu-jong and Park Jung-min will be taking a break and make a decision later on.

Kim, 23, is the leader of boy band SS501, one of the most successful K-pop acts in Asia since their debut in 2005. The singer has also done some acting work, most notably in the smash hit drama "Boys Over Flowers" last year alongside actors Lee Min-ho and Ku Hye-sun.

SS501, who released the album "Destination" last month, have been promoting their latest single "Love Ya."

Source: asiae.co.kr

I guess all we can do is wait. :-\

Comments

[love-flag.livejournal.com]

this article tells us nothing

[wicked-elegance.livejournal.com]

mte... i hate this kind of limbo of not knowing if SS will exist from here out or not. Let's hope Hyun Joong's blog entry the other month was for certain, and there is a plan to keep the group together.

[love-flag.livejournal.com]

I hope so, all this is very sad. I just want them to stay together :(

[cellophaneroses.livejournal.com]

Agreed. What the boys have said is the closest thing we have to a real answer about anything. It'd be nice to have some official answers, soon. Every time I see SS501 in an article tags my stomach lurches. >< Give us answers. ;-;

[teriyaki-lee.livejournal.com]

idky but youngsaeng seems to be the member that is taking break all the time.

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

So... we'll wait.

[tees2mai.livejournal.com]

That was informative.

[platinumpair.livejournal.com]

Waiting once again. So, has he or has he not signed that contract yet?

I'm hoping they all just move to some other agency together.

[livesmiling.livejournal.com]

damn right the title of this article.

[cher-ex3.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry but KEYEAST?

Seriously read that as KE-YEAST. I was like wtf?

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

yes we wait...
the 4 remaining are uber talented. Things will work out let them rest get their heads around things.


--nice picture i want to sit on the his lap

[redcottonstar.livejournal.com]

but if it's just the other four members left, it's not going to be five eternity one anymore. ss401?

[khelsenari.livejournal.com]

or 404. error, page cannot be found.

[cellophaneroses.livejournal.com]

ilu this

[jyusou.livejournal.com]

LOL. Best comment I've read here so far.

[nishiio.livejournal.com]

LMAO A+

[decodexx.livejournal.com]

LOL.

[cellophaneroses.livejournal.com]

"We plan to provide more professional and concentrated support so that Hallyu star Kim Hyun-joong can go beyond Asia and grow into a global entertainer,"

Good. He needs a way to grow. I'd like to see him more than once every 6 months for two weeks at a time. =___= *still bitter toward DSP*

Also DSP and their cover-ups. Seriously. I don't even.

[cwazy-weiven.livejournal.com]

Two days ago, two SS501 posts in a day would have ensured a bottle of champagne or two. But to be under these circumstances, it's like having a piece of steak dangled in front of you only to have it snatched away just as you're about to reach for it.

[cellophaneroses.livejournal.com]

...so this must be why people say "no news is good news" huh. x__x

[cwazy-weiven.livejournal.com]

In this case, no news evidently means someone was signing with another company.

[paatriiing.livejournal.com]

Two days ago, two SS501 posts in a day would have ensured a bottle of champagne or two.
True, that.

Geez, the whole Love Ya promo was like a piece of steak dangled at us... I was thinking 'yes, come on now, THAT'S a comeback' but I mean. Immediately followed by this brouhaha. Ugh. Okay. :/

[cwazy-weiven.livejournal.com]

It was like an ominous thought, but it struck me that Hyunjoong had such small singing parts in the song. He sang like a line and rapped two. Looking back one it, was it a sign? ;____;

[paatriiing.livejournal.com]

Oh, fudge. Now that you mention it, it had seemed to me that Baby had been in the forefront of the vid (which I found kinda unusual)... Though I had thought, 'well Hyunjoong has a solo dance part thing'. *sigh* IDK, man. Someone give me conclusive news; this whole string of not-really-news news is so frustrating :(

[cwazy-weiven.livejournal.com]

At the time I thought they were trying to put other members more in the spotlight, like Kyujong having quite a lot of singing parts and he even raps. That was unusual.

But it's the waiting that's the worst part. I'd rather know for sure and be done with it and continue with my mourning. Right now I'm sad but I don't know for sure what to be said about; Hyunjoong leaving or the fate of the others and SS501 hanging in limbo.

GAAAAH!

[cwazy-weiven.livejournal.com]

Omona will seriously be my second home until all this is finally resolved/we get a definite answer.

In the hindsight, it might be good for the guys to expand their horizon in term of career opportunities, like for Hyunjoong, but especially for the others. I do hope that they make the best possible decision in regards to their career and personal happiness. But still do hope for a happy ending, or rather, a happy beginning for the guys and SS501.

[jyusou.livejournal.com]

Mm. K.

[oystersauce87.livejournal.com]

What will happen to youngsaeng and kyujong?
Hyungjun can do his dj work as for now and Jungmin can act and that's what he's been into since the beginning anyway.
What about the other 2?

[hydeified.livejournal.com]

I really hope all the other members would leave DSP, hoping for the better. The other four members are really talented and pretty well rounded.

All this shit better end ASAP, I don't want drama in my Kpop.


If SS501 ends, Imma go back to my Jpop/jrock world. (maybe just follow only SHINee or something)

[fuuyu-hsj.livejournal.com]

And I was just getting into them. It's always the same /sigh

[tropical-utopia.livejournal.com]

same here, I am hopping they stay together and all sign with KEYEAST...if not I am going to scream! First DBSK now ss501

[veggiesub-86.livejournal.com]

you're breaking my heart SS501.

[hyunkyu11.livejournal.com]

I got all excited when I saw the title thinking that I was going to get a definite answer or something.

This really seems like the end, but imma keep my hopes up until the very end. TT__TT

[moriganmadison.livejournal.com]

I hate waiting.

[matsujoongie93.livejournal.com]

Well, Hyung Jun can always join U-Kiss with his brother.

[andshehopes.livejournal.com]

well, considering the last we've heard from the boys sounded a whole lot like goodbye, i don't have the highest hope...but still. i wish there was an official answer about what the hell is going to happen.

[eleclya111.livejournal.com]

I hope BB just becomes a progamer~

[readvacancy.livejournal.com]

a+ comment

[decodexx.livejournal.com]

I'll still be a SS fan no matter what the outcome is.

[readvacancy.livejournal.com]

this situation sucks, i'm just going to try and hold out and see if we get an official statement anytime soon

[shadowkeeper.livejournal.com]

:(
SS501 is the youngest boyband I fan for, and it's so sad to see them in limbo like this, even though it's always happening with other groups.
Whatever the outcome, I hope all the boys are happy and do well though I hope that they can do stuff together in the future.

Though, if they do all break up, the member I'm worried for is KyuJong. HyunJoong is with new management, HyungJoon can DJ and do those weird variety shows and probably mc, JungMin can go into acting, and YoungSeng's probably going to go be a solo ballad singer or something, but what about KyuJong?