▲This photo, provided by CJ ENM, shows Loona. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

 

▲This photo shows Chuu. (Yonhap)

 

 

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Loona, after ex-member Chuu left last month, has indefinitely postponed the release of new album "The Original Album 0," which was scheduled to be released 3rd of next month.

Blockberry Creative posted a notice on a fan cafe, saying, "After listening to many people including the fans, Orbit, we decided that comeback is meaningless when various concerns over the members are yet resolved."

Blockberry Creative released member Chu from the team last month, saying she overpowered the staff.

However, controversy surfaced when Choo's "unusual" contract with her agency, which divide the profits by 3 to 7 while splitting the cost by 5 to 5, and some of the conversations between Choo and the staff were revealed.

As if Blockberry Creative was already this, they said, "Loona is a long-term project we have paid lots of time and attention. It was a long and huge project that required more investment and cost than any other idol groups," adding, "Although we constantly needed money which we cannot afford, we have been enduring all this thinking that it is up to the agency to cover the costs for pre-investment."

The agency continued, "There are many misunderstandings and speculations on the settlement issue, but we always feel sorry to the members for not being able to produce profits for a long time."

"Some members become more popular faster than others since it''s a multi-member group, so it was inevitable for us to cheer and support members who became known to the public faster," adding, "Unfortunately, a change in attitude of all members (Chu) has begun."

On the other hand, Chu, after she left the team, expressed her thoughts on her social media, saying that she has never done anything shameful.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Jiwon Woo.)

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