News Super Junior’s Donghae, Eunhyuk, And Kyuhyun To Leave SM Entertainment (1 Viewer)

[athenaaa]

On July 14, SM Entertainment officially announced, “Eunhyuk, Donghae, and Kyuhyun have not renewed their contracts with us and will each be pursuing individual activities.”

However, all three Super Junior members will still be continuing their activities with the rest of the group under SM Entertainment.

“Eunhyuk, Donghae, and Kyuhyun will be continuing their Super Junior promotions together with SM,” said SM Entertainment. “We will be cheering the three of them on as they take on new challenges, and we plan to communicate closely with them so that they can effectively carry out both their group activities and their solo activities at the same time.”

Meanwhile, the remaining members of Super Junior—Leeteuk, Kim Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Choi Siwon, and Ryeowook—have all renewed their contracts with the agency.

Donghae and Eunhyuk both debuted as members of Super Junior in 2005, while Kyuhyun joined the group one year later in 2006.

Source: https://www.soompi.com/article/1600...eunhyuk-and-kyuhyun-to-leave-sm-entertainment​

 

[Ahsoka]

I’d be curious to see how often leaving the company but staying in a group has worked

 

[athenaaa]

I’d be curious to see how often leaving the company but staying in a group has worked

Isn’t that what Mamamoo and Girls Generation have done?

 

[Myth]

Super Junior seems pretty independent. I’m not worried.

 

[Ahsoka]

Isn’t that what Mamamoo and Girls Generation have done?

Vixx too I think. Probably more as well. I haven’t kept up with Mamamoo and know SNSD had a comeback (though I think just one), but I think there’s more. Whether they worked and how well I’d need to research though and I’m lazy

 

[Selfmate]

Super Junior seems pretty independent. I’m not worried.

yeah like don't they have their own sublabel SJ (under SM)

 

[the101]

Mamamoo l, Monsta X and SNSD are under these types of deals - it’s not actually that uncommon nowadays.

sj has its own sub label under SM and has been managing its own marketing and stuff. I do think the artists will need to be aware they won’t have the budget and access they have now at their new label. Considering Kpop fans call 25 year olds old, the world is going to be very different from these artists at smaller labels playing smaller shows. I’m reminded of some of the struggles people had at pnation most recently. (Don’t get me wrong, SM is a shitshow but I’m reminded recently of watching the first SMtown with the bf and how gagged he was that all these older artists who aren’t talked about or selling tons of albums and stuff still had so much time at a sold out show in Tokyo dome. Particularly when the crowd was predominantly NCTzens (with a strong section of sones and shawols.)

 

[kimsguardian]

Isn’t that what Mamamoo and Girls Generation have done?

don't forget infinite too!
they will have comeback with none of them comes from the same company

 

[athenaaa]

don't forget infinite too!
they will have comeback with none of them comes from the same company

I don’t know enough about boy groups

 

[kimsguardian]

I don’t know enough about boy groups

me too actually

 

[Deleted member 4423]

I don't know why I am not surprised lol. I feel like I should be but the way SM has been going recently, these kinds of announcements seem expected.

 

[Deleted member 74]

not surprising :") knowing how sm is going right now

 

[alo]

don't forget infinite too!
they will have comeback with none of them comes from the same company

wait, haven't they formed their own company which they're all signed to?

eta my own thoughts on donghae eunhyuk and kyuhyun leaving sm: not in the least bit surprised.

 

[Abeamus]

Isn’t that what Mamamoo and Girls Generation have done?

Mamamoo l, Monsta X and SNSD are under these types of deals - it’s not actually that uncommon nowadays.

sj has its own sub label under SM and has been managing its own marketing and stuff. I do think the artists will need to be aware they won’t have the budget and access they have now at their new label. Considering Kpop fans call 25 year olds old, the world is going to be very different from these artists at smaller labels playing smaller shows. I’m reminded of some of the struggles people had at pnation most recently. (Don’t get me wrong, SM is a shitshow but I’m reminded recently of watching the first SMtown with the bf and how gagged he was that all these older artists who aren’t talked about or selling tons of albums and stuff still had so much time at a sold out show in Tokyo dome. Particularly when the crowd was predominantly NCTzens (with a strong section of sones and shawols.)

Wheein actually signed an extension for Mamamoo so not exactly the same as other companies since RBW still has a contract directly with her

 

[ani07]

I’d be curious to see how often leaving the company but staying in a group has worked

it might be different in their case, because suju have their own label.

 

[the101]

Wheein actually signed an extension for Mamamoo so not exactly the same as other companies since RBW still has a contract directly with her

Oh! Thanks for the insight!