• Cube Entertainment Ends Soojin's Contract

    Former (G)I-DLE member Soojin left the agency. 

    Cube Entertainment announced on March 5 through an official statement, "The exclusive contract with our artist Soojin has been terminated." 

    A representative from the agency said, "In response to the controversy raised in February of last year, the company and Soojin tried for a long time to determine the authenticity through a police investigation, but the investigation result came out that it was not appealing (no charges). I am sorry for causing concern to many people with this incident.” 

    Earlier, in February of last year, an article that revealed that Soojin had been a bully at school was uploaded to an online community. Soojin denied the bullying allegations, but the controversy did not subside when actress Seo Shin Ae confessed that she had been bullied at school.

    Accordingly, Soojin stopped activities in March of last year and left the team in August of last year after six months of controversy. In addition, she had to leave her agency. 

    The following is the full text of Cube Entertainment's position

    This is Cube Entertainment.

    We would like to inform you that our exclusive contract with our artist Soojin has been canceled.

    Regarding the controversy raised in February last year, our company and Soojin tried for a long time to determine the authenticity through a police investigation, but the investigation result came out that it was not appealed (no charges).

    We respect the results of the police investigation, and we apologize for causing concern to many people with this incident.

  • BLACKPINK’s Jisoo Reveals How She Boldly Told YG's Yang Hyun Suk She Loved Being Chubby – And Why It’s So Powerful

    BLACKPINK’s Jisoo shared a surprising story from her trainee days!

    On January 29, the latest episode of Dex’s Fridge Interview was released on YouTube. During the chat, Dex asked Jisoo if she ever rebelled or broke the rules as a trainee. She confidently replied, “Not at all. The only rebellion I had as a trainee was eating.”

    Dex then jokingly imitated her younger self, saying, “I’m perfect, so why are they telling me not to eat? I’m going to eat tteokbokki!”

    Jisoo laughed and admitted, “Actually, I was really chubby back then. They kept telling me to lose weight, but I always said, ‘No, I need to eat. I like myself chubby.’”

    She even recalled a moment with YG Entertainment’s founder, Yang Hyun Suk:
    “The boss told me to lose weight, and I responded like that. He just walked away, thinking, ‘She’s a weird one.’ I literally said, ‘No! I like myself chubby!’”

    Jisoo then revealed that after she debuted, she naturally lost weight. She added, “Later, after I debuted and naturally lost weight, he was like, ‘You didn’t lose weight when I told you to, but now that you debuted, you did.’”

    Fans are loving Jisoo’s confidence and honesty! Meanwhile, her full interview on Dex’s Fridge Interview is now available on YouTube.

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