On January 4, a rep from Signal Entertainment stated, "The contract was terminated last year and we decided not to renew with 3 of the members. We judged that it would be best for them to carry on individual promotions as the 4 members have different musical colors."

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As for Kangnam, whose contract is coming to an end in March of this year, Signal Ent. said, "It's too early for us to speak about the matter."

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