group GFriend members who had been worried about their fans due to the sudden dismantling news have opened or are preparing for the second act of entertainment activities.
The GFriend (Hope, Yerin, Eunha, Yuju, SinB, Umji), which debuted in 2015, officially disbanded in May last year, starting with the expiration date of the exclusive contract with former agency Sos Music. The news, which was suddenly reported without any notice, was embarrassing for both the people involved and K-pop fans, but the situation is 'clear' after eight months.
It is regrettable that we can not see the group activity again, but all the members are looking for a new nest and are starting or preparing for new activities. Some are preparing for debut by forming units, some have started Solo activities, and some are about to enter other areas, including acting.
Yuju will release her first Solo album "Alice." (REC.) on Wednesday and perform with her title song "Play". Yuju, who chose Connect Entertainment, which belongs to Kang Daniel as a new agency, filled his first album with songs written and composed directly.
Yuju, who opened the showcase on the same day, expressed the burden of Solo activities, not the group, but said that he was able to prepare an album that could reveal himself without fear. I conveyed the Cheering received from the members of GFriend and expressed my gratitude.
Eunha, SinB and Umji are preparing to launch a three-member girl group called the second GFriend, with enemies in the new agency Big PlanetMade. Last October, the team name ViviZ (ViviZ) was released and is preparing to debut in February.
ViviZ was born by the addition of 'Vivid', which means 'clear, intense' and 'Days', which means 'days', short for 'Vivid Days' (VIVID dayZ). It always meant to be The Artist, who expresses his own color in the world, and is also an acronym from the names of the three members.
Hope began her acting career with her real name Kim So-jung; in August last year, she signed an exclusive contract with the Ford Motor Company. At the time, the IOK Ford Motor Company said, "Kim So-jung, who has unlimited possibilities, will not spare any kind of support to expand and grow his talent as an actor."
He also reported on the casting of his work in September of the same year. He was selected as the main character of the "Scary Coming". "Scary Living" is a horror romantic comedy about what happens when Jung Serri, who can see ghosts, and Song Ji-chan (Jung Chan-woo), who became ghosts, accidentally start living together. Kim So-jung plays Jung Serri, who has the ability to see ghosts due to special events in the play. 'Scary Coming together' will be released as a drama version on the OTT platform and YouTube channel after the opening of the theater in the first half of next year.
Yerin is taking his place as an entertainer, combining broadcasting, acting and Music activities. Since Song Kang-ho, actor and actor Rain, group EXID Hani, Godseven Jackson, gifted student, and project group Io Ai Lim Na-young have signed exclusive contracts with the Surbreed The Artist Agency (SAA), and are active in various fields such as web drama and entertainment MC.
In August and September last year, he reported on the casting of the web drama 'Witch Store Reopen' and 'Sea Village Cloud Pension' respectively, and he made a surprise sound recording by participating as a featuring singer in MC Gri's new album in November of the same year. In MBC entertainment 'Wild Stone', which recently ended, MC took on a new talent.
Unlike other groups that pledge to use open expressions such as 'end of activities' or 'suspended suspension' when they move their agency due to the expiration of exclusive contracts, GFriend ended the group activities with 'dismantling'. However, as it was far from the disagreement during the activity period, GFriend is creating a warm scene with all the members Cheering each other's activities. Those who celebrated the 7th anniversary of debut on the 16th showed the same picture with the phrase "7" on their SNS. The view of their new activities is also positive: most of them are trying to create challenges in their respective positions. GFriend members have been paying attention to what new entertainment activities will be able to achieve.