Former 'Boys Planet' contestant Winnie has left NINE.i.

FirstOne Entertainment announced in an English statement that Winnie is withdrawing from NINE.i permanently. The Thai idol has been on hiatus because of a shoulder muscle rupture since April of 2023, and according to the label, there's a high possibility of the rupture to occur once again if excessive choreography is performed.

Though Winnie is leaving NINE.i, they won't be entirely parting ways from FirstOne Entertainment as he'll pursue solo activities in the future. 

Winnie debuted as a member of NINE.i in March of 2022 and later made a name for himself as a contestant on Mnet's 'Boys Planet' in 2023.

Take a look at FirstOne Entertainment's full statement below.

"Hello.

This is FirstOneEntertainment.

We would like to inform you about NINE.i WINNIE, who was on hiatus due to injury.

WINNIE was diagnosed with a shoulder muscle rupture in April last year and has been consistently and faithfully undergoing exercise and rehabilitation treatment for a complete recovery.

However, based on the opinion of the medical staff that there is a high possibility of recurrence of the ruptured shoulder muscle if excessive choreography is performed, we had a long and in-depth discussion with the company about the direction of future activities, and the activities as NINE.i, which requires continuous choreography, have come to an end. We decided to do it.

WINNIE will take some time to focus more on recovering his health and then show his various sides through personal activities.

Although his activities as a NINE.i member are coming to an end, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to the fans who have shown generous support and great love to WINNIE.

As a result, we would like to inform you that NINE.i will continue its activities as a 9-member group.

We apologize for causing concern to many fans with the sudden news.

We ask for your love and encouragement to WINNIE who is pursuing individual activities.

Please give your warm support to the nine members of NINE.i.

Thank you."