On the afternoon of the 8th, IST Entertainment, a company affiliated to Apink, announced that Sun Na'en will retire from the team, starting from the Fan Song audio source expected to be released on the 19th of this month for the 11th anniversary of its debut, Apink will continue its activities in the form of the remaining 5 people.
"The decision was made after careful consideration by the six members and two affiliates to meet and discuss and share their views," IST Entertainment said.
Sun Na-eun posted a handwritten letter on her personal IG: "I left Epink, which I have been together for the past 11 years. Apink, like a family member he had been with for a long time, thought long before making this difficult decision. Now I'm also a Panda (*Apink fan name) to help Apink."
Sun Nanen thanked every member, colleague and fan: "I sincerely thank everyone who made my 10th and 20th generations shine and gave me a happy time. I will engrave the name Epink Sun Na'en in my heart, and the best promise should be to let everyone see a better look, worthy of this name."
Captain Chu Long also wrote a handwritten letter to the Apink official IG PO: "Pandas should be surprised and injured, I'm really sorry... After the last special album, all the members together did a lot of thinking and discussing the future of Apink. The members have walked together for 10 years and shared moments of happiness, so we still have no real feeling at this moment."
"In the past 10 years, the members have made a lot of sacrifices and efforts to maintain Epink. We are well aware of this to each other, so we made this decision after thinking deeply about what was best for each other. Pandas will be hurt, but hopefully you'll continue to watch our other beginnings."
"Although it is difficult for Panda to calm down now, we have agreed that we will let everyone see the appearance of working harder. Remember that members have always only worried about Panda and have always made Apink a top priority."
Many fans expressed regret for Sun Na-eun's withdrawal from the group, but still cheered for her new beginning: "Understand Na-eun's choice", "I have always done a great job, I will continue to cheer for you", "I will always be a part of Epink", "In the future, we will be in the same position to help Apink!"
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