cignature's Ye Ah and Sunn have voluntarily terminated their exclusive with J9 Entertainment, thus departing for cignature.
On April 27, J9 Entertainment announced on their official social media accounts that while they were preparing for cignature's comeback in March, cignature members Ye Ah and Sunn have decided to withdraw from the group's activities.
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J9 Entertainment, along with Ye Ah, Sunn and their parents have terminated their contract with the entertainment agency without any condition after consulting with one another.
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In accordance with the announcement, cignature will be reorganized as a five member group, with members Chaesol, Seline, Belle, Semi and Jeewon.
Currently, J9 Entertainment and the remaining members are working hard to make a comeback happen soon.
J9 Entertainment's New Girl Group, cignature
In 2020, C9 Entertainment's sub-label, J9 Entertainment - an agency specifically made to manage C9 Entertainment's girl groups, debuted cignature on February 4, 2020, with their debut single "Nun Nu Nan Na."
cignature consists of members Chaesol, Jeewon, Ye Ah, Sunn and Belle, who were former members of the girl group Good Day that debuted in 2017, and Semi and Seline.
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Chaesol, Jeewon, Sunn and Belle were also contestants in KBS2's survival show "The Unit."
In addition, cignature was formerly known as "C9 Girlz," prior to their debut.
On April 7, the same year, cignature released their second debut lead single "Assa." And on September 22, cignature released their first EP "Listen and Speak," which features "Arisong" as the lead single and their previous lead singles releases. The EP garnered positive reviews from critics, media outlets and fans, saying that the EP radiated youthfulness, was refreshing and unique.
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As J9 Entertainment did not expect the sucess of "Listen and Speak," the first album batch of the EP was sold out. The EP then went on to peak at no.21 on Gaon's Album Chart.
Since their debut, cignature was nomiated in various award categories, such as "New Female Artist," "New Artist of the Year," "Artist of the Year," and "Worldwide Icon of the Year" from awards show such as the Mnet Asian Music Awards and Melon Music Awards.
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Written by Robyn Joan
