A former "SIXTEEN" contestant has found a new agency, which is the one that launched the now-disbanded girl group HOT ISSUE. Want to know who she is? Continue reading to know her identity.
THIS Former "SIXTEEN" Contestants Signs With Agency Previously Home to HOT ISSUE
On July 12, S2 Entertainment announced through a press release that they have signed an exclusive contract with female K-pop idol Natty, who is widely known as a former "SIXTEEN" contestant.
The company added, "We will faithfully support the future activities of Natty, who has proven both her skills and passion through various survival programs." The press release included new profile photos of Natty (see images below).
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Natty, born in Thailand, made herself known through Mnet's survival show "SIXTEEN." The show show was created in 2015 by JYP Enterainment to produce a new girl group, who we now know as TWICE. She was the youngest participant at that time at only 14 years old. She captured people's attention with her outstanding vocals, performance, and charms; however, she failed to secure a spot in the debut lineup.
Natty once again tried to become part of an idol group by competing in another Mnet survival program "Idol School." The show formed the girl group fromis_9. Unfortunately, she was eliminated from the show as she only ranked 13th.
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The former "SIXTEEN" contestant then signed with Swing Entertainment and made her solo debut with the single album "NINETEEN" in May 2020. She made her first comeback six months later with her second single album "Teddy Bear." Since then, Natty has not released more music, leaving fans to wonder about her whereabouts.
With the news of her signing with S2 Entertainment, it turns out that Natty has left Swing Entertainment and will start afresh under her new agency.
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Meanwhile, S2 Entertainment was founded by Hong Seung Sung, the co-founder and former chairman of CUBE Entertainment. Prior to that, he worked at JYP Entertainment as the label's president.
S2 Entertainment is the previous home of the seven-member girl group HOT ISSUE, which debuted on April 28, 2021, and disbanded on April 22, 2022, a few days before their first anniversary. To date, former "SIXTEEN" contestant Natty is the only artist under S2.
Good luck to Natty on her future endeavors under her new agency!
Why Did S2 Entertainment's HOT ISSUE Disband?
On April 22 this year, S2 Entertainment released an official statement on the group's official fan cafe. The company began their statement by saying, "We sincerely apologize for delivering this sudden news to the fans who loved and supported HOT ISSUE."
After a lengthy discussion, they revealed that the label and HOT ISSUE had reached the final decision to disband the team. But the agency didn't reveal a specific reason for ending the group's activities. Additionally, it wasn't mentioned whether the members remained under the label or not.
"We apologize and express our gratitude to fans who loved and treasured HOT ISSUE until now, and please support and watch out for the members' future journeys," S2 concluded.
HOT ISSUE was composed of Nahyun, Dana, Mayna, Yebin, Hyeongshin, Yewon, and Dain. These seven girls debuted as idols on April 28, 2021, with the mini-album "ISSUE MAKER," which features the title song "GRATATA."
The septet made their first comeback in September of the same year with their first single album titled "Icons," which contains the title track of the same name.
Check out the music video for HOT ISSUE's last song "Icons" here!
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Written by Maria Scott
