Chuu, a member of the Loona group. A screenshot of the Blockberry Creative homepage
Chuu (real name Kim Ji-woo), a member and broadcaster of the group Loona (LOONA), who had clashed with her agency over the settlement of profits, has been withdrawn from the group.
On the 25th, the agency, Blockberry Creative, announced through Loona’s official fangirl, “We have decided to expel Chu, our artist, from the member of the month on November 25, 2022.”
Loona is a 12-member girl group that debuted in 2018. A total of 6 albums have been released, including mini albums 1-4 and special minis. Among them, Chuu is a member of Channel A. <강철부대>MBC <호적메이트>He has been known for his active broadcasting activities, such as serving as MC on the show. However, it was known last year that Chuu did not receive any settlement of profits despite his energetic appearances on television, and was in a legal dispute with his agency because of this. Since then, Chuu has continued his solo activities, skipping group activities such as world tours.
The agency said, “There were various stories related to Loona Chu this year, but the company and Loona members spent time not revealing their situation to avoid any problems, worrying about the development of the team and the concerns of the fans.” “This was an expression of the Loona members’ love for the team and only their consideration for the fans, so instead of telling the truth or not, they did their best to show only good sides through actions and content,” he explained.
The agency insisted that the background of Chuu’s decision to leave was not due to a conflict related to the settlement of profits, but Chuu’s ‘abuse of power’ towards the workers. The agency said, “Recently, there have been reports of abuse of power, such as Chuu’s abusive language towards our staff, and the investigation has revealed the fact, and the representative apologizes and comforts the staff,” he said.
With Chuu missing, Loona is promoting as an 11 member group. The agency said, “We apologize to the fans who have loved and supported LOONA until now and sincerely ask for forgiveness for not being able to keep the 12 members together until the end.” We and LOONA will go back to the beginning and do our best.”
