Pledis Entertainment Slammed After fromis_9’s Final Release Under Company
Pledis Entertainment has come under major criticism after fromis_9 released their final release under the company.
It was recently announced that the members of fromis_9 chose not to renew their contracts with Pledis Entertainment.
The members wanted to ensure fans were always the priority, so they announced their final release under the company. Yet, ahead of the release, netizens expressed their anger at the lack of promotion for the song, noticing that the usual promo pictures or teasers were not shared.
So NOTHING for ‘from’? Really? It is their last song under the contract and Pledis couldn’t even bother giving flovers ANY kind of teasers. Just the announcement, a pre-save link and crickets. Will we even get a special video at this point?
— fromis_9 Charts (@chartsfromis) December 22, 2024
pledis not giving any single promos for the new fromis song later and never promote them for the LAST time. pledis never promote and keeps erasing jun (slowly) in any svt group shenanigans.
im sooo tired pic.twitter.com/NaJt7ut2ry
— angel | FROM 12/23 (@hacheolz) December 22, 2024
just so we’re clear… THIS is why fromis decided to leave. No other group would have a release treated like this.
No schedule. No concept pics. No teasers.
FUCK PLEDIS IM HAPPY THEYRE LEAVING https://t.co/J8wpE5FyCe— kim | FROM OUT DEC 23 (@blacckpop) December 21, 2024
On December 23, fromis_9 released their special single “from.”
[💡#fromis_9]
Special Single [from]#fromMelon 🖇️https://t.co/6BDgUUOsKY
Genie 🖇️https://t.co/zfmZyaFt6Q
VIBE 🖇️https://t.co/Rreyusux0p
FLO 🖇️https://t.co/5ahWuswRGO
BUGS 🖇️https://t.co/BKmT02h0tD#fromis_9 #프로미스나인— fromis_9 [프로미스나인] (@realfromis_9) December 23, 2024
While netizens were emotional and loved the song, they couldn’t help but criticize Pledis for their lack of effort put into the song, whether it was the lack of music video or promotion. Some fans thought the company never had an intention of putting money and investment into the song and that it would be carried by the members’ talent and love for the fans.
it's fromis_9's last song (under pledis) about to release in about 5 hours and there's not even a music video or a lyric video, just when you think pledis has reached the peak of incompetence they prove themselves to be more incompetent the next time
— ace (@flovaces) December 23, 2024
The song is beautiful but I still feel bitter. Minhyun got a music video for his digital single before his enlistment, so why can't hybe & pledis give fromis a music video too? 😕
— 열둘 (@genienie12) December 23, 2024
THERES NO MV?! 😭 PLEDIS NFSKBXXIHSJD https://t.co/8xOeM9HMIL pic.twitter.com/yGeuTWA80X
— 라면🍜 (@Lamyeon_9) December 23, 2024
I feel like there was no intention by Pledis to do this song and that fromis_9 insisted to do it one last time because this is not even the bare minimum from the label. Thank you girls only for this gift and see you real soon ❤️ https://t.co/iFFoU9pMY5
— Benjamin 🇨🇵🍀 TRUST FROMIS (@Flover_Hi) December 23, 2024
The song is beautiful but I still feel bitter. Minhyun got a music video for his digital single before his enlistment, so why can't hybe & pledis give fromis a music video too? 😕
— 열둘 (@genienie12) December 23, 2024
While the future of the members is uncertain, their unwavering love for the fans and each other will never be questioned.
