ASTRO member Rocky is leaving the group.

Fantagio, the agency, announced on the official ASTRO website on the 28th, "After having deep conversations with Rocky, who has been with ASTRO for seven years as a member, we have decided to end our exclusive contract with him and his activities as an ASTRO member."

Fantagio emphasized, "ASTRO will maintain a 5-member system in the future, and the members who are working with Fantagio will focus on their solo, unit, and personal activities, and we will spare no support for them to actively work in various fields."

Earlier, Fantagio announced that Cha Eun-woo, Jinjin, Moonbin, and Yoon San-ha had renewed their contracts. MJ, who is serving in the military, is expected to discuss his contract after his discharge and has said that he is in deep discussions with Rocky.

Meanwhile, Rocky has been the center of attention for admitting to dating actress Park Bo Yeong. However, Park Bo Yeong's management side denied the dating rumor, saying they were just colleagues.

Below is the full statement from Fantagio.

"Hello.

This is Fantagio.

First of all, we sincerely thank all the fans who have loved and supported ASTRO.

After having deep conversations with Rocky, who has been with ASTRO for seven years as a member, we have decided to end our exclusive contract with him and his activities as an ASTRO member.

We thank Rocky for his hard work as a member of ASTRO for a long time, and we will sincerely support his future endeavors.

We also thank the many fans who have supported and watched over Rocky, and we ask for your continued interest and support for his new beginning.

ASTRO will maintain a 5-member system in the future, and the members who are working with Fantagio will focus on their solo, unit, and personal activities, and we will spare no support for them to actively work in various fields.

We ask for your continued interest and support for the members of ASTRO in the future.

Thank you."

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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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