The full letter reads:
"Hello, this is TS Entertainment.
This is our official statement regarding SONAMOO.
This past August, SONAMOO's Nahyun and Sumin filed a lawsuit to confirm the non-existence of their contracts.
Earlier this year, [Nahyun and Sumin] sent us a certification of contents regarding contract termination. They had been practicing without issue until the day before the documents arrived, but afterward, they suddenly cut contact, even with their fellow members.
The two members' unexpected actions greatly affected the rest of the members, who wanted to protect the group. Their actions damaged group promotions as a whole, affecting the group's album release, schedules, and events.
After in-depth discussions with the remaining members and the members' parents on how we should proceed, we've decided that SONAMOO will continue as a five-member group.
Moreover, we will be taking legal action regarding the two members that have caused these issues with their one-sided decisions.
Closing, we apologize for causing concern to all those who love our artists, and we will be giving our full support so that the remaining SONAMOO members can continue promotions.
Thank you."
According to reports, Nahyun and Sumin send a certification of contents to the company to lay off their contracts back in May. TS Entertainment, however, declined to carry out the said certification of contents, which resulted in the two SONAMOO members filing a lawsuit in August.
In addition, the law firm who's taking charge of this case revealed to Star News that the two would wait until October this year for the agency's response. When TS Entertainment was asked for a statement, the company's initial response was, "We have confirmed that Nahyun and Sumin have filed a lawsuit against our agency claiming that our exclusive contract is non-existent. We will organize an official response as soon as possible."
Meanwhile, TS Entertainment has been involved in quite a few legal disputes with its former artists, such as Sleepy and Jun Hyosung (who they had long settled the case with, although they reportedly plan to pursue another lawsuit against her). As of press time, they intend to file a lawsuit against Song Ji Eun, who had terminated her contract with the agency earlier this year.
