SLY 31,289 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 This November, Lovelyz's contracts will be ending and there hasn't been news as to who will leave Woollim or who will renew. As lunatic as it may sound, I do hope Lovelyz members stay complete in Woollim after a long series of push & pull discussions... maybe then Woollim will figure out how to do their jobs (ideally). I don't see Lovelyz continuing as a group like normal if any member leave the company despite saying they'll continue promotions only under different companies. Babysoul will stay at Woollim. Currently, Babysoul and Woohyun are the oldest artists in Woollim and I think if Soul got promoted as a solo artist (not in an idol type of way), she has a shot at success. JIN would either stay at Woollim, if not, she'll quit being a singer. Out of all the members, she's the most mistreated and exhausted. I can see Jiae, Jisoo, Kei, Sujeong, and Yein leaving Woollim for a mid-sized company and continue promoting as solo singers but with acting and other types of entertainment on the side. Ambiguous, if put into words. I think among the five, Jiae would be the most sought after specially since she has an actress feel and is one of the most popular members despite virtually being ignored by Woollim. It always surprises me how Jiae is on the brands whatever list despite only having a radio show. At the same time, I can see them staying at Woollim and promote individually too. Now... Mijoo... Woollim's primary source of income. They'd probably do all they can to keep Mijoo but she's the one I'm sure she would leave. I bet since the beginning of the year she's already receiving TONS of offers and I wouldn't be too surprised if considerably big companies would want to hire her. Mijoo always voiced out that she is an idol but doesn't sing, no albums, no comebacks, and always begged for a solo debut but Woollim would not let her. Now if there's one thing that could keep Lovelyz intact as eight in Woollim is if the company uses the group itself and promotions as leverage. Lovelyz's bond is genuine. I haven't seen a girl group who would post/story screenshots of their performances and tag all members with captions like "I miss you all" as much as them. Fans want a Lovelyz comeback but we know Lovelyz members want that more. Mijoo is non-arguably the biggest variety idol but even she knows she's a Lovelyz member through and through. It's very unlikely that all members leave, like INFINITE there would at least be one to remain and keep the name of Lovelyz. Woollim sucks but they won't cockblock the girls from using the name as long as there's probably at least one under the company. They'd probably say "We'll not disband" but all they'd have will be special singles with a 2 year interval. By the way, it's no news that the company is failing Lovelyz big time, but I really believe that Lovelyz should come back right now. They went viral numerous times across their hiatus, Jiae's instagram photos are blowing up, everyone already forgot about Sixth Sense (thanks tvN), and Mijoo brought nothing but hype to the group. I call their comeback would be their most successful yet. TLDR Woollim fuck you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soman 2,951 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 I mean yeah some leaving and some staying is practically disbandment, so i understand why you want all of them to be under the same company. But, come on, it's Woolim, do you really expect Woolim to pull their shit together? I don't think they will suddenly do their job well considering they haven't been doing it right all these years. They lucked out with Infinite, but the lack of success of every other Woolim group despite having top tier visuals really shows how clueless they are at promoting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLY 31,289 Posted October 10, 2021 Author Share Posted October 10, 2021 Just now, soman said: I mean yeah some leaving and some staying is practically disbandment, so i understand why you want all of them to be under the same company. But, come on, it's Woolim, do you really expect Woolim to pull their shit together? I don't think they will suddenly do their job well considering they haven't been doing it right all these years. They lucked out with Infinite, but the lack of success of every other Woolim group despite having top tier visuals really shows how clueless they are at promoting Yeah, it's only "ideally" which is next to "not happening". Lovelyz leaving the company would be a nail to Woollim's coffin. Golden Child and Woohyun would barely keep them afloat if they continue mismanaging their artists. I'm a big fan of Woollim groups and there's no doubt Woollim has a magical eye for choosing their idols and music. I can confidently say they're the company who produce the best live performers in Kpop... But if they keep on being shitty and Lovelyz, their ONLY remaining group that regularly charts, ends up leaving, they can kiss their money goodbye. It's unlikely but I hope Lee Jungyeop would suddenly wake up and realize Lovelyz deserves better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soman 2,951 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, SLY said: Yeah, it's only "ideally" which is next to "not happening". Lovelyz leaving the company would be a nail to Woollim's coffin. Golden Child and Woohyun would barely keep them afloat if they continue mismanaging their artists. I'm a big fan of Woollim groups and there's no doubt Woollim has a magical eye for choosing their idols and music. I can confidently say they're the company who produce the best live performers in Kpop... But if they keep on being shitty and Lovelyz, their ONLY remaining group that regularly charts, ends up leaving, they can kiss their money goodbye. It's unlikely but I hope Lee Jungyeop would suddenly wake up and realize Lovelyz deserves better. Woolim kind of reminds me of Pledis, good at choosing people, don't know how to market them, but Pledis still has Seventeen, how is Woolim going to survive without Lovelyz? They better offer a damn good contract to make the girls stay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echobunny 2,314 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 i always forget this group exists... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Morale 5,120 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 15 minutes ago, echobunny said: i always forget this group exists... Sad but it's true 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopkinz 3,195 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 I am not hopeful. They said they were working on a comeback months ago and I'm thinking it got cancelled. Not a good sign. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himi 2,493 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 I doubt they'll renew even if they're close. Woolim doesn't know what they're doing with them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetRapper 6,139 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 They haven't had a comeback in such a long time, I am doubtful they will continue on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergel 3,567 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 They have such a strong vocal line and as a group they’re quite good. I wish their potential was more realized under Woolim since it’s hard getting a group of 8 together like that. Not sure what they’ll do but I do think they all have potential for solo work in the industry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seokii 3,424 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 I think the writing is on the wall so I won't read it out loud... What a fantastic discography we've had from Lovelyz though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn the Brain 230 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I just hate hate hate how now groups/companies say "we/they are not disbanding" when some members leave but then they don't cb for like forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youahaen 1,072 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Hope and pray for the best for them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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