South Korean label Cube Entertainment on Thursday introduced that it eliminated soloist HyunA and Pentagon’s E’Dawn from its roster, ousting the pair after they beforehand confirmed they have been relationship in early August.
According to Cube, the choice was made in response to the pair publicly declaring their two-year-long relationship regardless of the corporate’s prior denial, ruining the connection between artists and administration.
“We decided the trust is broken and cannot be saved so we are kicking the two out of the company,” Cube mentioned in a press release, the Korea Herald studies.
It is rare in South Korea for Ok-pop stars to go public with their relationships because it usually negatively impacts their public picture and careers. The couple, with Pentagon’s Hui, have been in the course of selling their most up-to-date Triple H album on the time, and each Triple H and Pentagon’s actions have been affected after the relationship information got here out.
Kim HyunA is without doubt one of the Ok-pop scene’s most distinguished feminine artists, and following Cube’s announcement, her title trended worldwide on Twitter. She began out her profession as a member of Wonder Girls in 2007 earlier than leaving the group that 12 months, and finally rose to prominence inside 4Minute (2009-2016) and as a soloist in her personal proper by means of singles like “Ice Cream,” “Red,” and the just lately launched “Lip & Hip.” She gained world renown for an look in Psy’s “Gangnam Style” music video and launched the duet, “Oppa Is Just My Style” with him.
Newer to the scene, E’Dawn (Kim Hyo-jung) began his profession in Pentagon in 2016 and gained prominence as one of many group’s singer-songwriters; he co-wrote the boy band’s new single “Naughty Boy,” launched earlier this week. He, HyunA, and Hui launched their first Triple H EP 199X in 2017; it went to No. 10 on the World Albums chart upon its launch. They returned earlier this 12 months with Retro Futurism.
