Some K-pop groups have finally waved goodbye this year after the announcement of their disbandment.
This year made a huge impact on the K-pop scene. There had been a lot of challenges as the surge of the CORONAVIRUS pandemic affected the entertainment industry which resulted in some groups disbanding. The fans of these bands were heartbroken as their idols call it quits in the K-pop world.
Although it will never be the end for these artists, halting their activities is always a sad news. After the first half of 2020, these K-pop groups sadly disbanded due to several unfortunate reasons. Let us check them out.
Yellow Bee
The female girl group, Yellow Bee, under Addiction that debuted in 2017, announced its disbandment in May of this year. The fans were shocked after the label revealed the real reason behind the disbandement. They stated that one member was said to have lived a slutty lifestyle. This triggered a heated argument among K-netizens who considered the agency's act as rude.
Ari, one of the members, came out to say her opinion and pointed out that the company is the one who does promiscuous acts against them. She revealed that some staff sexually harassed them. Besides, the agency didn't also properly support the girls with their promotions.
X1
A lot of K-pop netizens saw it coming, but for fans, it is too soon for the boys to disband. It was in September of last year when the Korean police revealed that Mnet's Produce X 101 is involved in a voting manipulation scandal. Although X1 pursued their promotional activities, some members have expressed their discouragement to promote due to public pressures and legal issues.
Each member's companies sadly announced that keeping the group is getting tough. Therefore, X1 finally disbanded shortly after four months from their debut.
SPECTRUM
Fans of SPECTRUM were heartbroken with the unfortunate passing of Dongyoon in 2018. Following the tragic incident, the band announced its official disbandment. According to their agency, Wynn Entertainment, they have to terminate contracts among all members as the Coronavirus pandemic has affected the stability of the company.
Neon-Punch
The five-member girl group, Neon-Punch is one of the K-pop groups that sadly disbanded this 2020. Just two months after their second debut anniversary, the agency announced its disbandment due to Coronavirus pandemic. However, Dayeon, Iaan and Baekah will re-debut as a trio called XUM.
TREI
The K-pop idol trio under Banana Culture has officially disbanded in June. Although it was never revealed why they called it quits, fans had already speculated that they would end up disbanding as the members were inactive on their social media accounts since last year. Others say that their agency's management issue is the root cause of it.
