Solo artist Baek Ah Yeon's contract with JYP Entertainment has ended.
In a statement released this week, the agency confirmed that Baek Ah Yeon's contract expired on August 30, only a little over two weeks before the official exit date of 15&'s Baek Ye Rin.
Regarding the future of both singers, JYP Entertainment added that they will "continue to sincerely cheer their bright futures on," requesting that fans continue to support them so that they can continue to be "singers that receive love and deliver happiness through their music."
Baek Ah Yeon also took to her personal Instagram account on September 16 to say a short and final farewell to the agency, sharing images of the agency building captioned with a simple 'goodbye' caption.
Meanwhile, Baek Ah Yeon debuted through JYP Entertainment on September 10, 2012 after receiving love as a finalist on the first season of 'K-Pop Star.'
Check out her Instagram story images below, and stay tuned for more news!
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One artist leaving, or even two may be seen as simply normal business practices. Once it gets to three or more leaving in a short period of time, it seems more like company restructuring. Is all of Studio J closing down? Does that mean Day6 is going too, or simply being transferred to another division? Or is it merely the solo artists leaving? What about Bernard Park?
This news, in addition to the news of JYP actor's division also splitting off, kinda makes me wonder what the heck is going on internally at JYP. Why are they restructuring so much this year? Their stock prices aren't doing too bad, compared to the other big 3, and they're making bank on their dance idol groups, so it's not a financial deficit problem. They've got plans in the works to expand to global markets, and no real company-breaking scandals. So what's going on? Was there a change in upper management policy?
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