PRISTIN is sadly disbanding.
The 10-member South Korean girl group, which officially debuted in 2017 with their track “WEE WOO,” are going their separate ways, their agency Pledis Entertainment confirmed in a statement on Friday (May 24).
“The company and the members had in-depth discussions for a long time and deliberated before coming to a mutual agreement. It has been decided that with the exclusion of members Kyulkyung, Yehana, Sungyeon; seven members (Nayoung, Roa, Yuha, Eunwoo, Rena, Xiyeon, and Kyla) will have their exclusive contracts terminated as of May 24, 2019,” the statement reads.
Seven of the members of PRISTIN competed on the popular competition series Produce 101 prior to joining the group. Five members of the group also promoted as a sub-unit, PRISTIN V, in 2018.
See the agency’s full statement inside. (English translation via Soompi.)
