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EXO’s Baekhyun to SHINee’s Taemin; which K-pop idols left SM Entertainment?

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EXO’s Baekhyun to SHINee’s Taemin; which K-pop idols left SM Entertainment?

Many K-pop idols from SM Leisure have left the firm, at the side of SHINee’s Taemin and EXO’s Baekhyun. Let’s discover who else.

SHINee's Taemin (SM Leisure), EXO's Baekhyun (INB100)
SHINee's Taemin (SM Leisure), EXO's Baekhyun (INB100)

Key Highlight
  • Immense Junior’s Donghae, Eunhyuk and Kyuhyun parting ways with SM
  • EXO-CBX’s departure from SM Leisure
  • SHINee’s Taemin and Onew speculations of leaving SM Leisure

SHINee’s Taemin is one of the important up-to-date K-pop idol whose news of leaving SM Leisure unfold love wildfire. Before all the pieces of 2024, EXO’s Baekhyun additionally left the firm in conjunction with two of his fellow crew individuals. This fresh vogue of idols leaving the firm started long old to those two circumstances. Even supposing the reasons live unclear, they’ve chosen to explore their solo careers with a bunch of companies.

Immense Junior’s Donghae, Eunhyuk and Kyuhyun parting ways with SM

In July of 2023, Immense Junior individuals Donghae, Eunhyuk, and Kyuhyun announced their departure from SM Leisure, which timid each fan. The news came as a surprise for the rationale that individuals had been fragment of the firm for 17 years. The abrupt news invited a bunch of discussions and opinions on the time regarding the individuals’ future profession potentialities. Alternatively, SM wished both artists success and fancy for his or her upcoming ventures. The americans are easy fragment of Immense Junior and must easy proceed crew activities below the firm.

It became later revealed that the individuals, Donghae and Eunhyuk, would be pursuing their solo careers in an agency they established. Both artists co-founded ODE Leisure, and they’ll proceed to explore their D&E duo activities in conjunction with particular person activities. Moreover, they’ll additionally be recruiting contemporary artists into their firm after settling in. Nonetheless, Kyuhyun chose a determined route and joined but another agency, Antenna, as a change.

Ladies’ Era’s Sunny left SM Leisure

By intention of an elaborate Instagram put up, SNSD’s Sunny announced that she would be parting ways with SM Leisure in 2023. After being fragment of the firm for 6 years, the artist chose a determined route. Nonetheless, it stays unclear if the singer joined a contemporary firm or established her gather. Moreover, it has additionally now not been confirmed if she is easy fragment of the crew and must easy be persevering with activities as a member.

EXO-CBX’s departure from SM Leisure

EXO-CBX, the subunit of EXO, is made out of three individuals, Baekhyun, Chen, and Xiumin. Nonetheless, their departure became now not relaxed crusing, as it first started with a lawsuit filed by the individuals in opposition to the firm for lack of transparency. Nonetheless, after important discussion, both parties solved their disorders and came to an settlement. Later, Baekhyun announced his firm, INB100, and that Chen and Xiumin would additionally be joining it to pursue their solo careers.

EXO’s D.O. aka Doh Kyungsoo

The EXO member additionally chose now to now not proceed his toddle with SM Leisure from now on. He additionally established his gather agency alongside his supervisor, Nam Kyung Soo, to proceed his solo profession. Nonetheless, he’ll proceed to rob part in crew activities alongside other individuals below SM Leisure. Currently, the crew is scheduled for a crew fan assembly in April 2024.

SHINee’s Taemin and Onew speculations of leaving SM Leisure

On March 5, 2024, the news regarding the departure of SHINee’s Taemin shook the K-pop neighborhood, as his contract is scheduled to finish by the end of March. Taemin has been fragment of SM Leisure for 16 years, and this decision came as a surprise to many K-pop fans. Nonetheless, reportedly, he has chosen to fragment ways and must easy be venturing his solo profession in other places. Per speculation, he’ll be joining BPM Leisure, alternatively, nothing has been finalized as of but.

Moreover, Onew will additionally be parting ways with the firm, and his contract will expire in the principle half of the one year. Even supposing his decision has now not been confirmed but however it completely has been reported that he is calling into other that that you just would possibly perhaps well likely mediate of potentialities.

The departure of many idols is partly due to Lee Soo Man’s departure from the firm, which has additional created a bunch of problems. News of HYBE shopping SM’s shares and changing into the supreme shareholder became additionally spreading a whereas succor. Simplest time will show the destiny of the firm.

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