On a day that marked the 16th anniversary of the iconic K-pop group, Girls' Generation members Taeyeon, Hyoyeon, Yuri, and YoonA posted messages to celebrate with fans on social media.

However, fans were left puzzled as one of the beloved members' messages was missing from Girls' Generation's official social media post. This confused many fans since Sunny was among the five members still signed under SM Entertainment.

With only four Girls' Generation member posts on SM social media, Korean netizens began wondering if Sunny didn't renew her contract with SM.

Korean netizens commented, "Heol," "I guess SM doesn't even release articles anymore," "Hul?!" "I guess this can happen since it's been 16 years," "Isn't Sunny Lee Soo Man's niece?" "Well I guess it doesn't matter because Girls' Generation already proved that they can continue their group activates even if the members don't renew their contracts," "'It's only 4 GGs now," "Where is Sunny's message?" "I guess she's been there 16 years," "It's disappointing if Sunny takes a break, her variety show humor and singing are so good," "I guess it would be weird to stay at your uncle's company with all that went on," and "Wow, I can't believe it's already 16 years."