After two years of inactiveness, the K-pop girl group Gugudan brought sad news to fans and supporters as they announced to officially disband on Dec. 31.
Gugudan, a girl group comprised of eight members including Kim Sejeong and Kang Mina decided to disband after a long consideration.
On Dec. 30, Wednesday, their agency, Jellyfish Entertainment unfortunately released a prior notice saying, "Gugudan, who has been working hard and receiving a lot of love since its debut, will end its official group activities after Dec. 31."
The agency confirmed that after meeting up with the members along with careful and in-depth discussions, Jellyfish and Gugudan members agreed to end their group's activities.
Despite it, Jellyfish affirmed the followers of the female group that they will continue to provide full support for the upcoming solo activities of the members, may it be in the music and acting fields.
Jellyfish Entertainment Releases Official Statement on Gugudan's Disbandment
Hello.
This is Jellyfish Entertainment.
First of all, we would like to express our gratefulness to the fans who showed love and support to Gugudan. We would like to give our official position then, regarding Gugudan's group activities.
Gugudan, which has been working hard and receiving a lot of love since its debut, will end its official group activities on December 31. Our company and Gugudan members finally agreed to end their group activities after a long and in-depth discussion.
Although the group activities concluded, we will work harder to provide complete support for various personal activities that will come, such as music and acting of our members.
Thank you once again for your great support for the group and we apologize from the bottom of our hearts, for the abrupt news that the fans who love Gugudan received.
Lastly, please continue to show warm love and interest to the members who are about to start a new year.
Thank you.
Prior Official Disbandment, Member Sally Confessed They Were Kicked out from Their Dorms
Gugudan, which debuted in 2016, is an eight-member girl group composed of Hana, Mimi, Nayoung, Haebin, Sejeong, Soyee, Sally, and Mina. They initially debuted with nine members, but Hyeyeon left due to personal reasons in 2018.
In the same year, Gugudan released their third EP, "Act 5, New Action," as a comeback without Hyeyeon, and it also marked the last music release that they had in their four-year career.
Actually, the girl group established a well-received career as during debut, the popularity of members Sejeong, Mina, and Nayoung who were given the spotlight after joining the survival reality show, "Produce 101" helped them capture fans' interest.
Upon their debut, they immediately received a "Rising Star Award," from the "Asia Artist Award" ceremony as well, a proof of their rising fame.
But in 2018 to 2020, Gugudan had a long hiatus, fans worrying then about the possible disbandment of the group.
Last July, member Sally confessed that the members were actually kicked out of the agency earlier in 2019, and the agency told them to never come back.
When the news broke out, Jellyfish Entertainment didn't explain their side, but the disbandment news on this day justify Sally's revelation.
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Written by Eunice Dawson
