Fans react to Gfriend Leaving Source Music
On May 18th, the kpop world was rocked when news broke that Gfriend would be leaving Source Music after seven years of promoting with the company. The reason for the girl’s departure is due to conflicts with their contracts.
Source Music’s statement
Hello. This is Source Music.
The exclusive artist contract with GFRIEND and Source Music will conclude on May 22.
After careful consideration and extensive discussion, GFRIEND and Source Music have come to an agreement to follow separate paths to continued growth.
For the past six years, GFRIEND has won the boundless love of K-pop fans through a wide range of concepts, performances, and songs that marked a new generation of girl groups and music.
We would like to express our sincere and heartfelt gratitude to GFRIEND who has allowed Source Music to accompany them on their journey.
We would like to deeply thank all BUDDY and fans who have shown your love for GFRIEND, and we ask that you give your unchanging love and support to the members who will begin their adventures in new and diverse areas.
Source Music will always continue to cheer for the members as they take the first step towards new beginnings.
Thank you.
As soon the word got around, fans (BUDDY’s) expressed their sadness via Twitter.
Here are a few of their tweets
let's keep running together, gfriend&buddies forever. 💜 @GFRDofficial https://t.co/usYUmQXTcH
— yerin pics (@picsyerin) May 18, 2021
everyone was shocked. not just intl side but k-side too. even non-buddy was sad to hear the news. hate it or not gfriend is one of memorable girl group in kpop act.
— REC. 놀이 (@yujujk) May 18, 2021
The series is over but Gfriend is not. – sowon. https://t.co/kxWIW6l3uZ
— KiNg TaeRin (@KingTaerin) May 18, 2021
I cant help but believe that something bad happened between gfriend and soumu recently. umji said she was working hard to renew, they got a new dorm, sowon was announced as docent for hybe museum, and the special clips are scheduled and to just be removed now?its hella suspicious
— s• (@roughwhisper) May 18, 2021
no group will ever match gfriend and thats a fact pic.twitter.com/Kc0exqJFQO
— gfrdits 📁 (@gfrdits) May 18, 2021
"Hello we are gfriend"
their journey for 7 years. this hurts so much.pic.twitter.com/4CrnyxN0Ji
— REC. 놀이 (@yujujk) May 18, 2021
Gfriend are the only group of Source Music and they literally built it from the ground. They always wanted a renewal. They have always wished to be a long lasting group… The new contract's conditions must have been bad for them to reject it, like Source Music what the fuck.
— Dishonor on your cow (@yujubemygfriend) May 18, 2021
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