Apink Naeun Sits Out Group's Comeback Promotions, YG Entertainment Releases Statement

Apink's comeback is coming closer. Naeun reveals that she will sit out the group's comeback activities in February. Keep reading for more details.

Apink Naeun To Sit Out Comeback Activities in February

On January 18, YG Entertainment, Apink Naeun's agency, announced that the idol will sit out the group's comeback activities for it is difficult for the management to coordinate her schedule. Because of this, Naeun will not be able to participate in activities other than the jacket and music video of Apink's 10th Anniversary special album, which will be released in February.

Below is YG Entertainment's statement:

"Son Naeun will be unable to participate in activities other than the jacket and music video of the special album due to difficulties in coordinating the schedule for her next project under discussion. Although it's unfortunate that they cannot be together, we ask for your support for the special album and the members. "

Naeun expressed her gratitude to the fans by participating in the Apink fan meeting held last December. She said through her agency:

"It's a pity that we couldn't be together this time due to schedule problems, but we ask for your support for the special album and the members."

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Aside from that, on January 17, Apink's agency IST Entertainment announced through their SNS channels:

"Due to the sudden failure to adjust the schedule, all Apink activities except for the jacket and music video of this February's special album will be held with only five members of Apink."

During a fan meeting held online to celebrate their 10th debut anniversary, Naeun confirmed that she won't be appearing in the promotional activities of Apink because of her hectic schedule with her acting career.

Apink Naeun's Acting Career

Naeun plays an intern doctor in tvN's upcoming fantasy medical series, "Ghost Doctor."

Naeun appears as an emergency room intern who believes in the supernatural. She is part of the cast along with singer-actor Rain as Jung Ji-hoon.

Previously, Naeun completed her leap as an actress by transferring to YG Entertainment after her contract with IST Entertainment expired in 2021.

Apink Celebrates Their 10th Debut Anniversary

Apink members celebrate their 10th debut anniversary with various activities.

Play M Entertainment stated on Wednesday that Apink members have taken more mature-looking photographs compared to 10 years ago. In two sets of photographs -- one featuring the members in black outfits and the other in white - all seven members look sophisticated, posing like professional models.

First, they released more mature-looking photographs compared to the look they had when they debuted 10 years ago. In the two sets of photographs, the members are seen wearing black outfits, and in the other set, the members wore white outfits.

However, the photographs do not include Naeun, one of Apink's six members who signed with YG Entertainment in May 2021 after her contract with Play M Entertainment expired.

Even though she's managed by a different agency, YG Entertainment said she'll still be an "active member of Apink."

Apink Look
Twitter: @Apink_2011

Play M Entertainment still confirmed that Naeun was unable to join the other members on the day of the photoshoot but Apink is still a six-member girl group that includes the singer-actress.

Apink debuted in 2011 with their EP "Seven Springs of Pink." The girl group became known with hit songs like "Mr. Chu," "NoNoNo," "LUV," and "Dumhdurum."

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