Reporter Li Zhiyi/Comprehensive Report
The South Korean group BTOB has been debuting for 11 years and has released many hit songs such as "Di Di Horn", "I'll Be Your Man", and "Missing", and is known as a "healing idol". And they did not renew their contract with the agency Cube Entertainment in November this year, and member Lee Chang-sub announced on November 22 that he had signed a contract with the agency Fantagio, but he still focused on BTOB team activities, and other members also reported the good news of signing a contract with the next family on December 18.
BTOB Seo Eun-kwang, Lee Min-hyuk, Im Hyun-sik, and Peniel signed a contract with a start-up brokerage company. (Photo/Retrieved from Instagram/cube_official_btob)
According to a report by South Korean media "OSEN" on the 18th, BTOB members Xu Eun-kwang, Lee Min-hyuk, Ren Hyun-sik, and Peniel are rumored to have signed a contract with a start-up brokerage company, although the name of the company has not yet been determined, but it will soon announce good news, and will put BTOB's team activities in the first place and fully support them. At present, among the BTOB members, only Lao Mo Lu Xingcai has not yet disclosed the ownership of the follow-up brokerage company, which has attracted the attention of fans.
At present, Lu Xingcai has not yet reported the next move. (Photo/Retrieved from Instagram/yook_can_do_it)
After the expiration of the second contract with Cube Entertainment in November, BTOB expressed its strong intention to organize activities with the company, but the negotiation was fruitless due to the issue of "BTOB trademark rights sharing". It is rumored that BTOB and Cube Entertainment have agreed on a continuous contract, but in the end, Cube Entertainment demanded a share of the team's revenue on the condition of using BTOB's trademark rights, causing the negotiation to break down.
BTOB broke the contract with Cube Entertainment due to the issue of "trademark rights sharing". (Photo/Retrieved from Instagram/cube_official_btob)
Although the BTOB members will now be scattered among different agencies, the six of them have reached a consensus to prioritize group activities, and Lee Chang-sub also released a handwritten letter to reassure fans after signing a contract with Fantagio: "Please don't worry, we will be together forever." We will give priority to group activities, and there are also activities planned, so please continue to support and love us, thank you. 」
Lee Chang-sub assured fans, "We will always be together."