Five Fromis_9 Members Sign with ASND for New Chapter
Jan 26, 2025
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Ascend signed exclusive contracts with Ascend on the 26th "5 artists including Song Ha-young, Park Ji-won, Lee Na-kyung, Lee Chae-young, and Baek Ji-heon." he said.
Fromis9 began its debut with nine members, including Song Ha-young, Park Ji-won, Lee Na-kyung, Lee Chae-young, Baek Ji-heon, Lee Sa-rom, Lee Seo-yeon, Noh Ji-sun, and Jang Gyu-ri, but the team was reorganized into eight members as Jang Gyu-ri turned into an actor in 2022. In the meantime, they ended their exclusive contract with their original agency Pledis Entertainment in December last year and looked for a new future.
As a result, five members of Song Ha-young, Park Ji-won, Lee Na-kyung, Lee Chae-young, and Baek Ji-heon joined hands with Ascend, while the other three members, Lee Seo-yeon, Lee Sa-rom, and Noh Ji-sun, decided to go their separate ways. As a result, fromis_9 is more likely to work as a five-member group.
Whether or not to use the team name is still undecided. Ascend said "We are still in discussions with our former agency regarding the use of team names, and we are preparing for more colorful and meaningful activities in 2025."
"It must have taken a lot of thought and courage for artists to choose to continue their team activities," he said. "We sincerely thank the artists who gave us great courage and decided to accompany us, and we promise to give them generous support and support so that they can fulfill their dreams in the future."
I sincerely hope that the stage and music that the artists will make together will bring deep emotions and special memories to the fans."
In addition to showing the musical passion and growth of artists through album activities, we are also planning a solo performance with our fans", he said, hinting at future activities.
Finally, "We ask for your warm attention and affection so that each step can be a special and shining moment in their journey ahead."
Fromis9 debuted in 2018 through Mnet Idol Audition Program 'Idol School', which aired in 2017, and won four awards on music shows with its third single title song 'Supersonic' last year, and ranked in the top 10 on the Melon 'Top 100 chart for the first time since its debut.
The following is the full text of Ascend's admission.
Hello, we're ASND.
Five artists, Song Ha-young, Park Ji-won, Lee Na-kyung, Lee Chae-young, and Baek Ji-heon, signed exclusive contracts with Ascend.
It must have taken a lot of thought and courage for artists to make the choice to continue their team activities. We sincerely thank the artists who took great courage and decided to accompany us, and we promise to give them generous support and support to fulfill their dreams in the future.
Ascend sincerely hopes that the stage and music that the artists will create together will bring deep emotions and special memories to the fans.
We are still in discussion with our former agency regarding the use of team names, and we are preparing to have more colorful and meaningful activities in 2025.
In addition to showing the artists' musical passion and growth through album activities, we are also planning a solo performance with our fans.
We ask for your warm attention and affection so that each step can be a special and shining moment in their journey ahead.
Thank you.
ASND DREAM
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