Two out of four BLACKSWAN members will officially graduate from the team. Does this mean that the girl group would disband? Keep on reading to find out!
BLACKSWAN Announces Departure of 2 Out of 4 Members- Will the Group Disband?
Over the years, BLACKSWAN saw several changes in lineup of members until they ended up with four members in November 2020 after Hyeme (who was involved in a scandal) departed from the group and her management company DR Music.
Now, two more members have decided to part ways with the team and the agency.
On July 31, DR Music took to the group's official Instagram account to announce that Youngheun and Judy will leave BLACKSWAN and the agency to "fulfill their new dreams."
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In their post, DR Music said, "BLACKSWAN's Youngheun and Judy, who have been members of BLACKSWAN since their debut, are graduating from BLACKSWAN today."
"We had several discussions with Youngheun and Judy about the future over the past few months," the label continued. "But Youngheun and Judy decided to take a different path to fulfill their new dreams, and we also decided to respect their moves."
DR Music further said, "They debuted as BLACKSWAN in 2020 and have been working diligently from the beginning until now for the past two years, and now they are returning as Koh Youngheun and Kim Dahye."
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Although two out of the four current members will leave, BLACKSWAN will not disband as two new members- Gabi and Sriya- will debut soon, meaning the group will continue to carry out activities as a quartet.
Originally, BLACKSWAN plans to return to the music scene as a six-member group after Sriya and Gabi were introduced as new trainees who will join the group.
DR Music shared, "BLACKSWAN has been operating by introduction and graduation system from the initial planning stage. That's how Gabi and Sriya from the first generation of Cygnus Project recently joined the group. We are happy to continue presenting various talented people from (around the) globe to you through these projects."
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The company then hinted at new members being added as they said that BLACKSWAN will promote with our existing members "for a while."
DR Music finally stated, "Since it's an important issue, we sincerely apologize for the delay in updating to make a careful decision and for causing concern to the fans. Lastly, please support the BLACKSWAN members Youngheun and Judy who graduated. Thank you."
BLACKSWAN to Welcome Two New Members- Here's What We Know About Them So Far
As mentioned above, the two new BLACKSWAN members are Sriya and Gabi, who are both from overseas.
BLACKSWAN Sriya
Her real name is Shreya Lenka and is an Indian. She will become the first Indian idol in the K-pop industry. She is the maknae of BLACKSWAN, having been born on Sept. 15, 2003. It is said that she trained for five years before being added to the group.
BLACKSWAN Gabi
Her real name is Gabriela Strassburger Dalcin and is a Brazilian-Dutch. She is the second-youngest member, as she was born on Nov. 7, 2002. She was a model under Five Agencia de Atores e Modelos.
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Written by Maria Scott
