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TREASURE will be 12-member debut, Ha Yoonbin withdrawal
YG Entertainment announced that its new debut group, TREASURE, will soon be debut. In addition, three changes were announced.
YG posted a letter on the official blog on January 6 saying, "Thank you very much for your long-awaited debut with TREASURE."
According to this, all members who have been separated and selected through the 'YG Treasure Box' broadcast and plan 'activity together' will be merged under the name 'TREASURE' regardless of the team.
YG asked fans for their patience, saying, "It is a prudent decision to focus on the successful debut and growth of TREASURE."
In addition, TREASURE members will actively participate in writing and composing music. This is a positive change due to the fact that many music members have volunteered over the past several months.
Ha Yoon-bin, who was a member of TREASURE, canceled the exclusive contract on December 31, 2019. It is the result of respecting Ha Yoon-bin's opinion and will that the musical direction seems to be closer to solo than team activities.
YG said "TREASURE, which has been rearranged to a 12-member team, will showcase new contents through various channels from January 2020."
The following is the full text of YG Entertainment Announcement:
Hello. This is YG ENTERTAINMENT.
First of all,
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the fans who have waited for a long time for the debut of TREASURE, which was created through 'YG Treasure Box' last year .
We are pleased to announce three news items about the new YG male group TREASURE .
The first news is that YG selected 7 TREASURE and 6 MAGNUM through the 'YG Treasure Box' broadcast and collectively called them TREASURE13. However, we have decided to
integrate the team's name into a single name, TREASURE. We hope your fans will understand it because it is a careful decision to focus on the successful debut and growth of TREASURE. In the future, TREASURE's plan is to create opportunities to approach fans in more diverse ways, from the team's vigorous activities to the members' units and solo activities .
The second news will be to withdraw YG's preliminary plan to exclude members from writing songs, and
encourage and support TREASURE members to actively participate in writing songs. The main reason for the change in the pre-planning is that the results of many of the songs voluntarily worked by members during the months of TREASURE's debut have been highly appreciated by themselves. As I discovered new talents of TREASURE members, I decided that TREASURE would be a good opportunity to shine more light in the future .
The last unfortunate news is that member
Yoon-Bin Ha has withdrawn from TREASURE on December 31, 2019. Yoon-bin, after a long time of deliberation, told me that my musical direction is more like a solo than a team activity. We met several times and had serious conversations, but we agreed to respect Ha Yoon-bin's strong will and opinions. We will sincerely support the bright future of Ha Yoon-bin, who has been working hard with YG and TREASURE members for the past year and three months .
TREASURE, which has been reorganized into 12 member team will launch new contents through various channels
from January 2020. YG ENTERTAINMENT will make every effort to support TREASURE's successful debut and hearty musical activities .
Thank you for your support and interest.
Thank you.
2020.01.06
YG ENTERTAINMENT