Recently, a large number of Korean girl groups have ushered in the "7-year itch", so a large number of women's group members have chosen not to renew their contracts after the expiration of their contracts with their old owners, and to find their own career paths again. The path of actor has become the primary target of many female idols - IZONE Jin Minzhou, OH MY GIRL Zhihu, FROMIS_9 Zhang Guiwei, GFRIEND Jin Shaoqing... Although the development of these female idols in the showbiz circle is good and bad, their influx has also successfully made the female idols become the new force in the Korean showbiz circle.
On August 30, GFRIEND Jin Shaoqing, who chose to end the contract with the original company in May last year and signed zhao Yincheng, Kim Ho-na and other well-known actors in August, was fully committed to the identity of the actor Jin Shaoqing, who confirmed that the partnership had ended.
In the year of cooperation with IOK COMPANY Entertainment, Jin Shaoqing gained a good opportunity by virtue of the popularity accumulated during the girl group period, debuted as an official actor starring in the horror romantic comedy movie "Creepy Cohabitation", and also took over the opportunity to star in the horror web drama "4 minutes and 44 seconds", so this time the termination did not know whether Jin Shaoqing's actor career was not optimistic, or Jin Shaoqing was not satisfied with the resources given by IOK COMPANY Entertainment now.
At the time when GFRIEND Jin Shaoqing entered the personal market, IZONE member Kim Min-joo was rumored by the Korean media that he would no longer renew his contract with his old owner URBANWORKS Entertainment, and was about to join THE ENTERTAINMENT SOOP, an entertainment company with well-known actors such as Kong Liu, Kong Xiaozhen, Xu Xuanzhen, and Choi Woo-sik. In this regard, MANAGEMENT SOOP also said that it is "discussing the exclusive contract with Jin Minzhou." ”
As a member of the trendy girl group IGENE, Jin Minzhou expressed his determination to devote himself to the actor's career in the future when major entertainment companies decided to reorganize the IZ ONE small group last year.
In fact, before IZ ONE debuted, Jin Minzhou filmed several film and television works, so relying on the popularity accumulated by IZONE, she once again killed her original choice of actor path. However, in the entertainment period of the old owner URBANWORKS, she did not get good resources - since 2019, she has only starred in a drama of "Marriage Ban, North Korean Marriage Prohibition Order", so this time she switched to FORMAT SOOP can see her strong attitude of wanting to work in the actor's profession.
In May this year, former OH MY GIRL member Zhihu, whose exclusive contract with his old owner WM Entertainment expired, also announced on August 10 that he would join P&STUIO, a subsidiary of UAA, a subsidiary of The Agency Company of Song Huiqiao and Liu Yaren, and become an employee and sister of actor Park Kyung-jiong.
After signing the new company, Zhihu will carry out actor activities under the stage name Kong Zhihu. In this regard, many fans of oh my girl period have expressed their expectations. Although there is no news that Kong Zhihu has starred in film and television works, but backed by the resources of UAA and boss Park Jiong-joo, I believe that she will soon be able to see her debut again as an actress.
Zhang Guiwei, a former member of the FROMIS_9 who just left his old owner Pledis Entertainment last month, announced on August 29 that he had signed a contract with JUST ENTERTAINMENT, an agency owned by the well-known South Korean actor Yoon Ki-sang, and announced that he would meet with everyone with a better actor appearance in the future.
In fact, as early as the FROMIS_9 period, Zhang Guiwei began to try to develop towards an actor, starring in dramas such as "The Perfect Wife" and "Although it is mentally ill, it doesn't matter", which has received a lot of praise from the outside world. And this year, he starred in the SBS monthly fire drama "CHEER UP".
In addition to the above members of these female groups, Sun Na'en, Kim Se-jong, Bao Na and other female aid beans have also begun to focus their careers on the acting process. The influx of so many female idols into the Korean performing arts market has also caused female idols to become the new force in the Korean showbiz industry. What are your thoughts on this? Welcome to leave a message to discuss~