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Fans offromis_9believe thatHYBE Labelsmay be keeping the members from using their group name under their new agency,ASND.
Previously, fromis_9 membersLee Saerom,Song Hayoung,Park Jiwon,Noh Jisun,Lee Seoyeon,Lee Chaeyoung,Lee Nakyung, andBaek Jiheonparted ways withPledis Entertainmentafter the expiration of their exclusive contracts on December 31, 2024.
5 of the group’s members, including Song Hayoung, Park Jiwon, Lee Nakyung, Lee Chaeyoung, and Baek Jiheon then signed with a new agency, ASND, in January of 2025.
At the time, ASND stated that negotiations with Pledis Entertainment for the use of the group name fromis_9 were still"ongoing".
However, based on recent messages shared by members Lee Chaeyoung and Baek Jiheon via the fan and artist communication platformfromm, the members may be encountering some difficulties in the negotiations.
Lee Chaeyoung said,
Similarly, Baek Jiheon wrote to her fans,
In response, netizens commented,
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