Woollim “Exclusive contract ended…New start, sincere support”
Group INFINITE leader Kim Seong-gyu (32) leaves Woollim Entertainment, where she has been with for 11 years
Woollim Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as Woollim) said on the 7th, “Infinite member Kim Seong-gyu, who has been with us for the past 11 years, has ended his exclusive contract with our company on March 6,” and said, “The renewal of the contract is in progress after a long discussion ahead of the expiration of the recent exclusive contract. We have agreed not to do so,” he said.
Woollim said, “I would like to express my sincere thanks to Seong-gyu Kim, who has been with us for a long time,” and “Thank you to all the fans who have generously supported Kim Seong-gyu’s music and activities. I will cheer you with it,” he added.
Kim Seong-gyu debuted in 2010 as the first idol group Infinite produced by Woollim, and has been playing an active part in various fields such as solo singers, musicals, and entertainment as well as team activities as a star of Woollim.
Infinite is a boy group loved by producing many hit songs such as’Let’s do mine’,’Man In Love’,’Paradise’, and’The Chaser’.
Kim Seong-gyu also showed musicality by releasing the 1st mini album’Another Me’, the 2nd mini album ’27’, and the 1st regular album ’10 Stories’ solo as well.
In December after the campaign last year, they released their 3rd mini album’Inside Me’.
Along with the end of the contract between Kim Seong-gyu and Woollim, attention is also drawn to Infinite’s future moves.
Recently, Seong-gyu Kim notified fans of the end of his contract with Woollim through Naver V-Live and said, “Of course, Infinite will continue.”
Infinite was reorganized from a 7-member group to a 6-member group when Hoya withdrew in 2017, and in 2019, L did not renew the contract after the exclusive contract expires, but the team was not disbanded, Ullim said at the time.
/yunhap news
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