Accra:Seoul Jihyo, a prominent member of the K-pop girl group TWICE, announced her departure from JYP Entertainment on Wednesday to start her own agency.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Jihyo revealed in a handwritten letter shared on social media that she concluded her contract with JYP Entertainment, a company she had been with since childhood for 21 years.
In her letter, Jihyo introduced her new agency, Emithaus, expressing her desire to explore new possibilities and approach her future endeavors with greater care and responsibility. As she transitions into this new phase, she plans to continue her solo music career and maintain her activities with TWICE.
JYP Entertainment, a leading K-pop agency in South Korea, had managed Jihyo's career since she joined as a trainee prior to TWICE's debut in 2015.