WHEN LOONA was first introduced to K-pop audiences in 2016, there were 12 members of the girl group.
Years later, the pop music collective decided to move forward without one of its original members.
Why has Chuu been kicked out of LOONA?
On November 25, 2022, LOONA’s management team took to the group’s official fan page to make an announcement.
The South Korean-based girl group’s agency Blockberry Creative revealed they were dismissing Chuu from the band.
In a letter to LOONA’s fans, the agency cited Chuu’s supposed “verbal abuse” and “power-trip tendencies” as the reasons for why they are severing ties with the singer.
That Friday, Blockberry Creative shared: “There has been a lot of speculation surrounding Chuu this past year…
“Neither we nor the LOONA members released statements in order to not cause trouble within the group’s growth or cause concern to the fans.
“Based on the LOONA members’ love for the team and consideration for their fans, they tried to show their feelings by putting their best efforts into their performances and content, not talk about what is true or false.”
The agency added: “However, recently we were told of Chuu’s verbal abuse and power-trip tendencies towards our staff.
“After an investigation, we discovered the truth. Our agency staff is apologizing and comforting the affected staff members.
“We have decided to take responsibility for this and remove Chuu from LOONA.”
The team further explained: “We would like to officially apologize to the staff members who have been greatly hurt by this and we will put in our best effort so they can heal and focus on treatment, then return to their regular lives.
“We would like to apologize to the fans who have loved and supported LOONA all this time and we ask for your forgiveness for not being able to have all 12 members stay together until the end.”
Chuu has not yet responded to the news of her firing from LOONA.
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Who are the LOONA members?
On October 2, 2016, LOONA made their debut with 12 members including the now-fired Chuu.
The band’s ensemble consists of:
- HeeJin
- HyunJin
- HaSeul
- YeoJin
- ViVi
- Kim Lip
- JinSoul
- Choerry
- Yves
- Go Won
- Olivia Hye
- Chuu (October 2016 – November 25, 2022)
On August 20, 2018, their debut project Plus Plus, styled [++], was made available to their listeners.
They followed their first EP with an additional five mini-albums.
Star, Butterfly, PPT (Paint the Town), Flip That, and 365 are some of LOONA’s most recognized songs.