Singer and musical actor Kei left his agency and announced his new start.
According to Palm Tree Island, which was Kei's agency on September 27, Kei terminates his exclusive contract with Palm Tree Island after September.
Palm Tree Island said on the day, "We and our artist Kei have decided to support each other's future in their respective positions after a long time of careful discussion. In the future, Kei will greet you in various fields including singer activities. Although the work together is over, I will sincerely support Kei's activities and activities that will continue. "
This ended the relationship between Kei and Palm Tree Island in just nine months. Palm Tree Island is a company founded by singer and musical actor Junsu last November, and has popular musical actors such as Junsu, Kim So Hyun, Jung Sun A and Jin Tae Hwa.
Kei announced the signing of an exclusive contract with Palm Tree Island in January this year after Lovelies, a group of members, was disbanded last November. He also expressed his aspiration to take a step forward as a musical actor, thanks to the full support of Palm Tree Island. He has appeared in the major musicals "Xcalibur" and "Death Note".
He was also involved in a romance rumor happening with his agency's representative, as an article reported on August 19 that Kei was in love with Junsu. Palm Tree Island immediately denied that it was unfounded.
In a romance rumor that broke out a day before the solo fan meeting, Kei said through the official SNS, "I will make you happier than anyone tomorrow. Don't think about it. Just focus on Kei. That's enough. I'll take my umbrella and rice tomorrow. "
Junsu also said through the official SNS, "I have lived in the name of entertainer and have sometimes been absurd or unfair, but today I have become the most absurd article. I am so careful and still a respectable actor because I know it from the same idol and I know it because of the company relationship. I am sorry to have Kei fans come to see an absurd article from the morning, and I wanted to tell them today not to worry about our fans. "
After a month of Mrs. romance rumor, the news of the termination of the agency contract suddenly came out, and some fans were worried and curious. However, it has been confirmed that romance rumor happening has not had a decisive impact on contract termination. According to an official, Palm Tree Island is a company centered on musical management, which is in part different from the direction of Kei's desired activities. After discussing various directions for a long time, he concluded that the contract would be terminated.
Kei made his debut as Lovely's main vocalist in 2014. For seven years, he has hit "Ah-Choo" (Ah-Choo), "Destiny" (Destiny), "The Bell", "Hello" (Hi~), "Now, Us" and more.
Kei participated as a singer in various drama OSTs such as KBS 2TV 'O My Venus', MBC 'Untouch Romance', SBS 'Empress's Dignity' and JTBC 'Run On', and released his solo album 'OVER AND OVER' to be recognized for his singing ability.
In addition, Kei made his musical debut as Ok-hee in 2017 around the time of 30 and is actively active.