There has been a KPop earthquake.
https://www.soompi.com/article/1217511wpp/jeon-somi-terminates-contract-jyp-entertainment
Jeon Somi is a girl who was still in middle school when she appeared on JYP’s reality/competition show SIXTEEN. She ended up making it to the finals, but was eliminated. The winners of that show ended up forming TWICE, the biggest active KPop girl group right now.
After that she went to compete on the first season Produce 101, which is now in its third season (PRODUCE 48). She won first place. I voted for her, but it didn’t matter, since she won by such a large margin. As a result she was a member of the temporary group IOI, but that group has been disbanded for awhile now.
After that she went back to high school and JYP. She didn’t have a group to join since JYP just started TWICE and wouldn’t start a new girl group again so soon. Somi kept doing celebrity stuff. She appeared on a lot of TV shows. She was on a cute web show called “Idol Drama Operation Team”. She also appeared on the second season of Unnie’s Slam Dunk, an amazing all-woman variety show that has sadly not had a third season. She also appeared in a lot of other commercials and such and generally just been around for some years.
Rumors have been starting recently that JYP would actually make a group with Somi in it. She was seen and photographed in public hanging out with other trainees from JYP, especially a girl named Shin Ryu-jin, who was the winner of a different (bad) show called MIXNINE. JYP has confirmed that they are still working on a group with Ryu-jin in it, and it is progressing nicely, but no further details are provided.
Now a sudden and shocking news that Somi has left JYP. This wasn’t her contract running out of time. Her (her family) and JYP mutually agreed to end the contract prematurely.
Without any details, speculation is running wild. Was she tired of waiting and she wants to go to a different company that will debut her earlier? Does she not like the direction JYP was going with the group? Does she not want to be an idol anymore? Does she not want to be a celebrity anymore? She is still only 17 years old which is frighteningly young for someone who has had such a life already.
Good luck Somi.
In other news. Red Velvet’s new album is still dominating.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyLf7XuwpFw
And of course is coming back again very very soon, and they upgraded the stick.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNuoL6nUMc4