Elkie's exclusive contract with Cube Entertainment has been officially terminated.
In December 2020, Elkie submitted a request through a law firm to terminate her exclusive contract with Cube Entertainment since according to her, the company violated several terms and conditions written on the contract. These include collecting the money she earned from her entertainment activities, failing to pay the idol for her acting activities, and poor management.
A few days after, she posted a handwritten message for the fans, expressing her love and gratitude for them as well as her fellow CLC members. She also talked about her experiences as an idol and hopes for the future.
After a month, Cube Entertainment announced that Elkie's exclusive contract with them has been officially terminated, and she has also left CLC.
The official statement reads as follows:
Hello.
This is Cube Entertainment.
We would like to inform you that the exclusive contract with our artist ELKIE has been terminated.
With this termination, ELKIE is now withdrawn from the group CLC.
This conclusion follows a mutual agreement between both parties.
We extend our gratitude to the fans who had sent love for ELKIE.
Please wish ELKIE the best in her future endeavors.
Thank you.
Elkie Chong Ting-yan, mononymously called Elkie, was added to CLC in February 2016, along with Kwon Eunbin, making the girl group a septet. She made her official debut on Feb. 29 with the group's third extended play, "Refresh." Her first public appearance as a CLC member is on the 463rd episode of Mnet's M Countdown with the EP's lead single, "High Heels."
After a few months, she was featured in the music video for BTOB's "I'll Be Your Man." Apart from South Korea, Elkie also made her debut in Japan with the release of CLC's first Japanese EP titled "High Heels."
Acting, Songwriting, and More: Here are Elkie's Previous Activities
While Elkie took part in group recordings and promotions, she also had solo activities outside CLC. In March 2018, she made her acting debut in the weekend drama, "Rich Family's Son," where she played the role of Mong Mong, a Chinese foreign exchange student."
In November of the same year, she made her debut as a solo artist with a digital single titled "I Dream." Elkie wrote the lyrics of the song herself and also participated in composing it. The lyrics convey a message that her biggest joy and dream in life is to bring happiness to someone. She also says in the song that even though the journey to make that dream a reality may be hard, she will always make every effort and wait for it to come true.
In addition, the lyrics also express hope through words like "rainbow," "spring," "flowers," and "spring sunlight." Through this track, she hopes to provide healing to those who are listening to the track.
In 2019, Elkie once again received an acting offer. She was chosen as one of the cast members in the Chinese drama, "A Little Thing Called First Love." She played Yang Man Ling, a senior in a radio station.
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