Cube Entertainment Reveals The Current State Of Their Contract With (G)I-DLE’s Soyeon Following Her Recent Diss Rap
(G)I-DLE‘s Soyeon recently stoked a debate due to her solo stage at the group’s recent concert in South Korea. She performed her famous song titled “Is this bad b****** number?” but included a fresh rap for 2024, which stoked rumors that the group might be leaving the company.
SOYEON during her new rap for "Is this bad b***** number?":
"Fuck it, the contract ends in November"#GIDLE #여자아이들 pic.twitter.com/NBoR2r8kW8
— (G)I-DLE Charts (@idlecharts) August 3, 2024
Following the speculations that Soyeon was hinting at leaving the company, she issued a statement on her own Instagram account.
My first thoughts are always to make people happy, and my second is to see what I can do to make our team happier. Sometimes, there might be some challenging moments and some projects that don’t receive a positive response. But I have never intentionally lied or caused harm to anyone or done something without conscience.
So, for this performance, I did not lie or hide it from the company. I performed this in front of the company tons of times during rehearsal, and it is a stage that we made together.
As we have gone through so many things in the past ten years, I don’t have bad feelings towards the company as the media portrays it. Words can mean totally different things, even if one little thing is said wrong.
However, I do think it was an opportunity to feel the company’s lack of response. I will also work hard so that we can grow together. I hope that I was able to take away some of the worry and uncomfortable emotions you may have had.
I will work harder so that you don’t have to worry, Neverland! I’m always sorry, thankful, and I love you!
— Soyeon
On August 6, 2024, Cube Entertainment quickly shut the rumors down, claiming that they were in amicable discussions with Soyeon about re-contracting. They also denied having made any previous statement to the media.
Hello. This is CUBE Entertainment. It is not true regarding what a portion of the media is saying about Soyeon’s performance of her solo song, “Is this bad b****** number” has been saying, and our company has not made any official statements about it [until now]. We wish to apologize to the fans who love and show interest in Soyeon, for having worried you as things were spread as if they were an official statement by us. The company was well aware of her performance and the song’s lyrics before the show. In addition, it is true that the timeline in the lyrics are in accordance with the end of our contract with her, and we are in amicable discussions about re-contracting. We are sincerely grateful to the fans who are always sending (G)I-DLE lots of love and support.
— Cube Entertainment
You can read more about the initial rumors below.
(G)I-DLE’s Soyeon Hints She Will Leave Cube Entertainment In November
