After how much time does an Artist/Group go from hiatus to unofficial retirement?

[StarShapedGummy]

Topic Title is the question. I've been wondering about this when I stumbled upon someone saying that Afterschool hasn't promoted in exactly 2 years time.

 

Do you think that artists that haven't promoted for so long go from hiatus to unofficial retirement?

 

Also, does anyone have a list of groups that haven't promoted in the longest of times?

[abra]

When their contracts expire or their company doesn't have any plans for the group anymore.

 

AS still do things individually and there have been indications that they'll release something this year.

 

Chocolat hasn't had a comeback in 2 years now :(

[DocumentaLy]

 

 

NEVER FORGET! The peak of SM's female talent!

[yeokdae]

4 years? 6?

 

2 years is really nothing

[StarShapedGummy]

 

 

NEVER FORGET! The peak of SM's female talent!

Have they officially retired yet? When was their last comeback?

[DocumentaLy]

Have they officially retired yet? When was their last comeback?

 

Korea: 2007

Japan: 2009

 

No official announcement yet.

[StarShapedGummy]

Korea: 2007

Japan: 2009

 

No official announcement yet.

Yeah, that sounds like an unofficial retirement. 

 

I wonder if groups ever announce this...though some groups from the 2000s are still sem-active today... and the idea of a group is a relatively recent phenomenon...

 

though, then again, american/british groups don't really announce their retirements... but imo, the idol industry is different...