Wanna One's activities, which were formed through Mnet 'Produce 101' Season 2, will end on December 31, as scheduled, but it is time to worry about extending activities as they enjoy great popularity in a wide range of ages.
On the 23rd, CJ ENM in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, met with senior officials of CJ ENM, representatives of each agency, and Wanna One management company, Swing Entertainment, to start worrying about the remaining album activities, the extended one month until the next year's awards ceremony, and whether to keep the team further.
According to multiple attendees, the meeting was a briefing session to discuss the extension issue in earnest, and no decision was made because of the different positions of each company. Participants decided to meet again after each company asked the member after the World Tour of Wanna One on September 1, and they decided to watch the fans' position for the rest of the year because they were formed through the support of the "national producer".
Especially, after debuting in August last year, the activity was brilliant for one year so that it was called "monster newcomer", so all the worries about whether the end of the year-end activity was valid were the same.
Wanna One was named on the album charts following BTS and Exo in the 2017 Gaon Music Chart annual settlement, with two albums sold at 1,355,618. In the first half of the Gaon Music Chart this year, the two albums followed by BTS in the second and third places, and grew to a large group with a total sales volume of 1,463,966. Recently, Billboard in the United States wondered that they would disband later this year.
"After the World Tour on September 1, it was a place to worry about the future," said a swing entertainment official. "We decided to talk about the overall problems of finishing the awards ceremony next January and continuing our activities, but nothing was decided."
Among the agencies, there are several companies that are already planning the next step in preparation for the end of the members' activities, but they are not strongly expressed. Above all, there was no disagreement that the members' doctors were important.
"The most important thing is that the members are doctors, so when I finish the World Tour, I decided to catch up again after hearing the opinions," said a member of the agency. "There was no agency that was complacent to work for another month next January, but there was a view that it would be necessary to extend it properly or do it for another month."
"It is not a matter of ending the company's okay, but it is a team that the members' opinions and viewers have selected, so we have to think about the fans' position." "Honestly, the companies are also overwhelmed by the atmosphere. It was not a matter of anyone's easy conclusion. I decided to listen to the members' opinions and hold a meeting again. "
At this meeting, it was reported that many opinions were shared to protect the team brand, although opinions were not gathered on the extension.
Another member's representative said, "Wanna One was maintained, but I did not go all year round, but I thought I would continue my team while doing personal activities." Some members expressed their desire to perform and perform. "He said.
CJ ENM and its agencies are starting to discuss..."I'll hear the member doctor and meet him again."