Red Velvet’s Wendy and Yeri exit SM Entertainment after contract expiry; will they continue group activities?

Red Velvet’s Wendy and Yeri are officially parting ways with SM Leisure, their longtime company, after concluding their extra special contracts. No subject their departure, the 2 artists will remain contributors of Red Velvet and are expected to proceed taking fragment in neighborhood actions provocative forward.

On April 4, SM Leisure released a proper inform through Red Velvet’s reputable social media accounts, asserting the info and thanking every artists for his or her years of dedication and contribution.

“Hi there, this is SM Leisure. We would admire to uncover you that our extra special contracts with Wendy and Yeri comprise concluded.

Since their debut as portion of Red Velvet, Wendy and Yeri comprise been actively selling every as portion of Red Velvet and as soloists in their different fields. We now comprise had so mighty happiness within the route of our time together.

We can esteem the total moments we now comprise got spent together and we sincerely enhance Wendy and Yeri as they switch on to the next chapters of their careers.

To boot, Wendy and Yeri will proceed to take half in Red Velvet’s neighborhood actions so please explore forward to Red Velvet’s bright future.

We sincerely be pleased the generous amounts of admire and enhance you would possibly perchance also comprise shown to Wendy and Yeri. Please proceed to enhance them in their fresh challenges in their respective fields. Thank you.”

Wendy and Yeri comprise been prominent figures in Red Velvet since their respective debuts: Wendy as portion of the distinctive 2014 lineup and Yeri joining the neighborhood in 2015. Over time, every comprise carved out particular person careers alongside their neighborhood work.

The info of their contract expiration follows a leisurely wave of renewals within the route of the neighborhood. Seulgi renewed her contract with SM Leisure in August 2023, adopted by Irene in February 2024 and Joy in January 2025. With Wendy and Yeri’s choices now public, the elephantine contract list for Red Velvet has change into clearer, showcasing a particular affiliation where some contributors remain with the company whereas others pursue particular person representation.

No subject the shift, SM Leisure assured followers that Red Velvet’s neighborhood actions will proceed as planned. This aligns with the rising pattern within the Okay-pop alternate, where neighborhood contributors characteristic below assorted agencies whereas affirming collective actions; a model that lets in better flexibility for particular person development.

Followers comprise taken to social media to explicit a mixture of emotions, from gratitude for the artists’ time with SM Leisure to pleasure over what lies forward. Many comprise also voiced relief that Wendy and Yeri will live full of life in Red Velvet, keeping the neighborhood’s five-member dynamic that has been cherished by followers worldwide.