The flowers are similar from year to year, but different from year to year.
2022 is destined to be an extraordinary year for Korean entertainment companies that have always been accustomed to debuting for 7 years and renewing their contracts for 3 years.
For the Korean group, which has already gained a large number of fans on the screen and enjoyed the spotlight, it is also destined to be a year of challenges.
Whether it is the old friends who continue to fight together, or the past reminisces about each other's toasts, in this year, there must be a conclusion.
In 2022, there are 14 teams of men's and women's groups that are about to face this test, which can be called the "first year of renewal" of Korean entertainment. In the end, which fans will lose their loved ones, which groups will continue to the frontier, and listen to me one by one.
01 "7 years of magic spell" can not be broken "love than gold"
For the South Korean group that debuted in 2015, the number 7 is a hurdle that they or their careers and lives must cross.
Because, for these groups that have been signed for 7 years, no matter whether during the group activities, it is popular, famous overseas, or obscure, self-contained, 7-year contract expiration, always have to hold a breakup with the old owner, or hand in hand ceremony - renewal.
In 2022, it is expected that the whole group will successfully renew the contract and break the combination of "7 years of magic", and the future will be more "love than gold", and it will also accompany the fans who support themselves to go a little more flowery road.
According to statistics, among the groups that debuted in 2015, the 6-member group MONSTA X, UP10TION, which debuted due to "First-class Secrets" and iKON, which was plagued by the negative news of captain Kim Han-bin, are expected to be successfully renewed in 2022.
In 2015, the 7-member boy band MONSTA X, launched by The Emerging South Korean Entertainment Company Starships Entertainment, has been popular and has performed well since its debut in the debut of the first EP "Trespass", and was selected as the best performance at the MMA Awards ceremony with only two mini albums, and the New Vocal Belt Asian Artist Award at the 17th MAMA Asian Music Festival, which can be said to be the best in the debut group in the same period in 2015.
Although the group has often had negative news about feeding newcomers and fans collapsing since its debut, for the powerful boy band with good album sales and favored by the TV series OST, those are just another proof of the popularity of the group.
Of course, this does not include Yuan Hu, a member of the group who quit the group in 2019 for suspected use of banned drugs.
Although the captain shownu was deeply involved in the male primary three incident that year, and the love affair with the wife of the husband surprised the fans, the timely public relations of the brokerage company finally saved some face.
However, for Yuanhu's involvement in banned drugs, Starships' approach can be described as extremely clever, and it was completely cut with the artist in time.
Although this was denounced by many fans that year, it seems to be unkind, and it can be proved through the follow-up revelations of the D Society that the brokerage company can break the wrist of the hero, which is not easy.
It also makes 7 people become 6 people's MONSTA X is still popular, and the overseas fan group is standing firm. With such popularity and reliable old owners, it is expected that all MONSTA X employees will be successfully renewed in May this year, and their fans can steal the fun.
Then there is the boy band UP10TION, which successfully debuted with the album "First Class Secret" in September 2015.
From the 10-member group at the time of debut, to the current 8-member group plus Kim Woo-suk and Lee Jin-hyuk, two cross-group foreign aides, UP10TION is a diligent and earnest student in the 2015 KPOP group.
Whether it is the sales of sound sources or the OST of various series, the members of the group are sticking to their positions.
In particular, in 2019, kim woo-suk and Lee Jin-hyuk, two members who returned to "PRODUCE X101", their outstanding performance in the show has taken the group's popularity to a new level.
The only regret is that because of this opportunity of 101, they also have a slight development deviation from the combination.
Fortunately, on January 3 this year, they released a new album. If sales are in good condition, the combination is likely to be renewed in its entirety.
Compared with the above two combinations, the same is expected to be fully renewed as the strength of the combination iKON.
Speaking of which, since iKON officially debuted as a KPOP group in September 2015, it can be said to be a rising star born in Korean entertainment. With its debut album, it swept the Korean music source chart and won almost all the newcomer awards that year, which can be called the sweat and blood BMW in the boy band, riding the dust.
If it were not for the former captain Kim Han-bin exposing the drug scandal, according to past resumes, before 2018, Korean entertainment would not have a boy group with musical achievements like iKON.
However, facts have proved that "internal entertainment idols love collapsed houses, and Korean entertainment loves beans and loves to violate the ban" has become a new direction for the development of the entertainment industry in recent years.
Since the victory incident, there have been drug scandals of Korean idols every once in a while, which has gradually numbed fans.
No, in September 2021, Kim Hae-bin, who had been suspected of drug use, was sentenced by the Seoul Central District Court to 3 years in prison, suspended for 4 years, 80 hours of social services, 40 hours of drug treatment lectures, and recovered a fine of 1.5 million won.
Although this incident has caused a lot of blows to the group at the time of the incident in 2019, and directly suspended a number of activities, at least there are fans who are willing to stand up and wash the floor for the idol during that time.
With a verdict issued, it is tantamount to slapping fans. The most immediate consequence is that iKON will release only one mini-album and one digital single in 2020 and 2021, which is not a big gap compared to the heyday of the group.
However, it is reported that the group has now confirmed that it will continue its activities in a 6-person configuration, and it is also expected to be successfully renewed in 2022.
In addition, DAY6, which was in a lot of noise some time ago due to the withdrawal of group member Jae, will also usher in renewal negotiations with JYP Entertainment in September this year.
As a six-person creative group that debuted in 2015, DAY6 has achieved many achievements since its debut, whether it is a Korean album or a Japanese single, and has a certain number of loyal fans in South Korea and overseas.
Although in 2016, member Ren Joon-hyuk was forced to leave the group due to the exposure of his relationship, this did not affect the development of DAY6 in the slightest.
In 2021, because member Park Zaixing (Jae) posted a "JYP unfair treatment" on personal social media after the withdrawal of the group tattoo, so that day6, which has been quietly doing songs and releasing albums, was pushed to the outlet of public opinion.
Although JYP later terminated the matter, for some fans of DAY6, leaving the group can only make fans sad and cannot solve the fundamental problem.
However, wave after wave of unevenness has risen again. Park Zaixing, who has just left the group for 9 days, does not know whether because he has broken the jar and broken, he openly shouted to fans on the live broadcast platform, claiming that he has not mixed with the KPOP circle and can say whatever he wants. Then he called out his friend Jamie, "Why do you want to be a slut?" ”
As soon as this remark came out, even former fans were extremely annoyed, and it also made his friend Jamie quite speechless, sending several texts on social platforms in response to this matter.
Perhaps there was a reflection in hindsight, but around January 10, Park Zai-hing wrote an apology letter to Jamie in English.
However, his move seems to have been unable to win back the hearts of fans. Some Korean netizens even left messages accusing Park Zaixing of disregarding the interests of the original group members and damaging the image of DAY6.
What is even more incomprehensible is that DAY6, which was previously suspended because of Park Zaixing's withdrawal from the group, had privately discussed the survival of the group with Park Zaixing.
It was once rumored that the members of DAY6 were likely to jump ship en masse after the expiration of their contract with JYP Entertainment and join Park Jae-heung to create the myth of DAY6 with the new owner.
At present, this combination is still in the wait-and-see period, after all, who knows who else among the members of the group will play moths.
02 A few joys and a few sorrows, and a lot of worries in the women's group
Compared with the boy band, the 15th women's group is almost completely destroyed in the matter of contract renewal, and none of them can reassure fans.
Among them, the first to usher in the disintegration of the group is the CLC, which debuted in March 2015. It can be said that in the group combination of the 15 debuts, there is no team such as CLC who has a bad fate.
Despite the ability of the members of the group, the 5-person group joined Hong Kong member Zhuang Dingxin and South Korea's 101 series member Kwon Eun Bin after their debut, but this team has buried 7 years in vain in the case of repeated jumps in the girlcrush wind and pure wind, and the inaction of the affiliated brokerage company CUBE.
In 2020, Hong Kong member Zhuang Dingxin took the lead in proposing termination due to changes in the internal personnel structure of CUBE, and the new holder made it clear that he no longer supported the development of CLC.
In November of that year, member Sorn also withdrew from the team due to the expiration of his contract.
The most pitiful is Cui Youzhen, who is now a solo activity, as early as October when she participated in the talent show "Girls Planet 999: Girl Wars", she burst into tears, crying that the company gave up the combination, and CLC has died in name only.
In this regard, South Korean netizens are very sympathetic to Choi Youzhen, and it is not worth it for CLC. After all, as an idol group, 7 years is not short, enough strength of the girl group to penetrate South Korea.
Also at risk of renewal is the women's group APRIL.
A good girl group, to have a sound source, member Li Na'en has just broken out of the tv drama circle, so that the group can be promoted to a higher value, but some of the members were turned out of the school bullying scandal, so that the original fierce competition of the girl group worse, I am afraid that there is a threat of group annihilation.
As for Oh My Girl, the representative of the pure department of the four-generation girl group, although the soul of the group is strong, the whole staff is working hard, and the members' personal and brand marketing are relatively stable, but there is still no escape from the "7-year curse".
Although it has not yet reached the final stage of the Renewal in April, the rest of the members of the group have completed the renewal except for Kim Mi-hyun and Kim Ho-ho.
I don't know, whether there are also quite a lot of differences within this 7-member girl group, whether it can be retained, can only be observed in the follow-up.
In addition to the above 15 women's groups, the top K-pop girl group TWICE is also about to usher in a decision-making moment in October this year.
The reason why they are put in the end, on the one hand, is that the renewal period of the group is still far away, on the other hand, if according to normal circumstances, the TWICE, which has performed well in music sources, albums, and music programs, should not have the problem of difficulty in renewing contracts.
After all, several members have spent a fulfilling 7 years with their efforts, swept the music charts in Japan and South Korea, repeatedly achieved good sales results, and the number of fans is close to blackpink, which is a well-deserved third-generation national girl group.
If such a group still has problems in renewing its contract, it can only be said that JYP Entertainment really needs to review its own actions.
03 3 years is too short, in the blink of an eye
In addition to the above groups that debuted in 2015 and are about to experience 7 years of pain, in 2022, there will be five predecessors who debuted in 2012 facing a second signing. Among them, NU'EST, BTOB, EXO, ViXX and the girl group AOA will all complete a second renewal between March and July.
From the perspective of years, the above groups are old groups that have been active for more than 10 years, and the membership allocation is relatively stable, but the more old groups that stay together, the greater the personnel changes.
Among them, the easiest to sign a contract and the best feelings for members is EXO.
With a large fan base, a well-known overseas presence, and well-sold albums, any brokerage company that wants to make money can't easily give up on this goose that only lays golden eggs.
Therefore, it is estimated that in 2022, if the members of EXO do not take the initiative to collapse the house and the active scandal appears, the renewal of the whole group is not a big problem.
Compared to EXO, the renewal rate is also very high.
Although the member of the group, Jeong Yi-hoon, also fell on the road to drug addiction, had to quit the group, and had to go to prison for 2 years, but for the other members of BTOB, the group is still the same as before.
Even during the gap in the service of the members' armed forces, others can fight for themselves, attending major events in the form of SOLO and squads, which shows the solidity of their regimental souls. For fans, groups like fans are reassuring.
Stronger than the BTOB brotherhood is the 5-member boy band VIXX.
In fact, as a domestic audience, not much is known about this combination. However, it is shocking to see the resumes of this combination of people. The 23rd to 25th Seoul Song Awards, the 29th Japan Golden Disc Awards Newcomer Awards, and the 29th Korea Golden Disc Awards.
Whether it is record sales or the strength of the members, VIXX can be described as a glorious record.
What's more, the members of this group not only have brilliant records, but also have extraordinary personal abilities.
In 2019, after the successful second renewal of the full contract, in addition to Li Hongbin's withdrawal from the group for personal reasons, member Jin Yuanzhi opened his own brokerage company, and Che Xuewei, who starred in the TV series "mine" and "Akatsuki Blue Day", changed his contract to an actor's special agency, and the contracts of the rest of the members were still in the old owner' home.
The seemingly heterogeneous members of the group have privately agreed to continue to maintain the group's activities in the case of different brokerage companies.
This kind of attachment to the group seems to be a natural success, but if you look at it from the inside, the effort behind the members is not small. Persuading the brokerage company is on the one hand, and the future activities involve more slots, interests and other issues. This also shows from the side that VIXX members have nostalgia for the group.
In sharp contrast to VIXX is the fan group AOA. Speaking of this regiment, I think many people have brain pain.
A very good multi-person group collapsed when the group was about to usher in its second heyday, and the undercurrents within the members surged and fought each other, until now only four people, Shin Hye-jin, Kim Xue-hyun, Kim Hyun-mi, and Xu Younai, remained.
Among them, in 2020, Younai also withdrew from the group because of the expiration of the contract. Since then, only 3 dancers of the once popular K-pop girl group have been left to support their fame, which can't help but make netizens sigh.
How to say it, although AOA has left many people with good memories, as a girl group that has not lived up to its name, it will eventually become cannon fodder for the new group in the already fiercely competitive Korean KPOP.
Signing or not signing a contract, for fans, for members does not seem to be a big problem.
The above is the 14-team combination facing the contract renewal mark in 2022. No matter how the idols choose, as fan members, we can only say that we hope that their future star path can be smooth and smooth.