South Korean singer Bae Jin-young has left the Ok-pop boyband CIX after 5 years, with the group set to proceed on as a quartet.
In a press release right now (August 5) on social media, CIX’s label C9 Leisure introduced that it has “determined to terminate the unique contract” it has with Bae Jin-young as of the start of the month.
“We specific our gratitude to Bae Jin-young for his exhausting work as a member of CIX and ask on your continued assist [in his] new chapter,” it continued. The Ok-pop company additionally added that the boyband would proceed on as a quartet with remaining members BX, Seunghun, Yonghee and Hyunsuk.
“They’re presently making ready for a brand new album to be launched within the second half of the yr, together with varied performances,” C9 Leisure mentioned of the group’s future. “We sincerely thank all of the followers for his or her unwavering assist and love for CIX.”
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CIX(씨아이엑스) 향후 활동 관련 공지 pic.twitter.com/F7dceZBgrp— CIX_Official (@CIX_Official) August 5, 2024
Bae Jin-young first shot to fame in 2017 as one of many winners of the second season of actuality TV competitors Produce 101, by means of which he earned a spot within the non permanent boyband Wanna One.
Following the disbandment of Wanna One, the Ok-pop star would make his debut as a part of CIX in mid-2019. Since then, the boyband have launched one studio album, six mini-album and one single album, the most recent of which was ‘0 or 1’ in January 2024.
In different Ok-pop information, G-Dragon has acquired the trademark rights to his stage title from former company, YG Leisure. This comes months after his new label, GALADY Company, introduced that the Ok-pop star could be releasing new music this yr.