fromis_9 to officially split from PLEDIS Entertainment; last song will be out on Dec 23

At the end of 2024, K-pop girl group fromis_9 will formally split from PLEDIS Entertainment after a three-year partnership that helped the group achieve unprecedented success. All eight members’ exclusive contracts will expire on December 31, 2024, according to PLEDIS Entertainment’s confirmation on November 29. The agency disclosed that following lengthy deliberations, the group as a whole chose not to extend their contracts, so terminating their formal affiliation with the agency.

The group fromis_9 was praised by PLEDIS Entertainment for their seven years of hard work and commitment, referring to them as “artists who were not only loved by their fandom, Flover, but also many K-pop fans worldwide.”

On December 23, 2024, the group’s last release under PLEDIS, fromis_9 will release a special fan song as a way to thank their devoted followers.

The statement read:

“Hello.
This is PLEDIS Entertainment.

We would like to express our deepest gratitude to the fans who have loved fromis_9.

The exclusive contract with fromis_9 (Lee Sae Rom, Song Ha Young, Park Ji Won, Roh Ji Sun, Lee Seo Yeon, Lee Chae Young, Lee Na Gyung, Baek Ji Heon) will expire this coming December 31. We discussed at length and in depth with the members of fromis_9 regarding each member’s future and direction and have come to an amicable conclusion to end the exclusive artist contract.

fromis_9 joined us in August 2021 and presented a wide range of music including Talk & Talk, DM, Stay This Way, #menow, and Supersonic and have grown into artists who were not only loved by their fandom flover but many fans of K-pop. We would also like to thank fromis_9 who have always put their best foot forward and shown us a wide spectrum of different charms over the past seven years.

fromis_9 will release their fan song, which is their expression of their gratitude for their fandom flover, on December 23 and attend their final engagements, drawing a close to their official activities as PLEDIS Entertainment artists. We wholeheartedly support the future endeavors of fromis_9.

Thank you fans once again, for always being with fromis_9.
Please continue to send fromis_9 your unwavering love and support.

Thank you.”

fromis_9 made their debut in 2018 with their mini-album To after forming in 2017 through CJ E&M’s reality survival show Idol School. After working for Stone Music Entertainment for a short time, they joined PLEDIS Entertainment in 2021 and thrived there with K-pop heavyweights like SEVENTEEN and TWS.