GFRIEND to leave Source Music

I don't even know how to process this yet..

Yesterday (May 18th, 2021), Source Music announced through Weverse and Naver that the exclusive artist contract of GFRIEND with Source Music is apparently set to expire on Saturday, May 22, and that the members and Source Music have decided to part ways thereafter..

Wow.. just .. wow..

I mean, K-pop groups all have an expiry date, but this just totally blindsided me..

Not them.. not like this.. 😩

The announcement came so suddenly, without any warning or indicators.. Umji even had a  pretty normal Vlive just hours prior to the announcement. I also expected that GFRIEND seemed to be in a pretty stable situation with HYBE ever since Source Music was gobbled up by the upcoming industry giant..

And GFRIEND IS Source Music, and vice versa.. so what the hell?...

BUDDIES all over the world are just coming to grips with the news, which has reverberated throughout the entire Kpop community..

I personally find it extremely odd as to why this unfolded the way it did.. It was just too sudden and without warning. The Weverse post (in English) was not clear whether this was an unscheduled termination of the exclusive contract, or just a natural lapse of a contract that was not renewed..  🤔

As a hardcore BUDDY, I'm feeling so many different things right now.. I just hope things work out for the girls.. That's the most important thing..

- B. Oppa