Girls' Generation's Jessica wasn't seen to be present at the airport with the other 8 members following a disturbing Weibo post on her personal account that declared she had been dropped from the group.
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SM Entertainment release official statement confirming Jessica has decided to halt her promotional activities.
Hello. This is SM Entertainment.
We are offering our position on the words posted on Jessica's Weibo posted today.
This coming spring, due to her personal situation, she has notified us she will halt her team promotions with the release of one [more] album.
Despite Jessica's sudden notice, the agency and the Girls' Generation members tried our best and tried to figure out a way that Girls' Generation's activities can continue in the best possible direction.
However, in the midst of insufficient negotiations regarding conflicts of differences in priorities and interest, Jessica started her fashion business. Due to this, despite ongoing talks, it has come to a point where the team could not be maintained.
Thus, the agency had no choice but to pull up Girls' Generation's activities as 8 members earlier than planned, and in the midst of while working out when to announce this, Jessica had posted her words early this morning.
From here on, our agency will continue to support and manage the 8-member Girls' Generation and Jessica's individual activities."
IN EARLIER NEWS: Girls Generations’ Jessica spotted at airport with boyfriend Tyler Kwon
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| Girls Generations’ Jessica spotted at airport with boyfriend Tyler Kwon |
Dispatch has reported spotting Girls’ Generations’ Jessica at the airport heading from New York back to Incheon with boyfriend Tyler Kwon at 4am.
She was also reported to have been attending to personal affairs in New York, which included looking for schools.
According to Dispatch, Jessica rushed back to Korea on September 29th, in a hurry to attend Girls’ Generation’s first fan meet in China scheduled for the next day. Also according to Dispatch, the relationship between Jessica and Tyler Kwon has put a strain on her commitment to the group's promtional activities.
We'll know more when SM Entertainment release a more detailed statement.
IN EARLIER NEWS:
With rumours swirling that Girls’ Generation’s Jessica has been dropped from the group following an alarming post on her Weibo account, it appears only 8 members have shown up at the airport en route to a fan meet in China.
It was first suspected that the post on her Weibo was a hack. It read,
“I was excited about our upcoming fan events only to shockingly be informed by my company and 8 others that as of today, I’m no longer a member. I’m devastated – my priority and love is to serve as a member of GG, but for no justifiable reason, I am being forced out.” (The message was posted both in English and Korean.)
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| Jessica Weibo |
Her absence at the airport has fans more concerned her Weibo post is more likely to be true than a hack. In response to fans’ comments, she (or someone using her handle) also posted,
“You guys are very special people that I love dearly, therefore you deserve to hear the truth from me. I’m deeply saddened and hurt by those who I trusted and hope that you don’t ever have to experience this kind of pain.”
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| Jessica Weibo response |
It seems strange that Jessica would be leaving the group since all of the girls’ contracts were allegedly renewed only recently by SM Entertainment, but the K-pop powerhouse are have released only a vague statement.
"We cannot disclose what is going on yet, but we are reaching out to the proper people to find out the truth of the matter."
Jessica reveals her side of the story... and it's a little different to SM Entertainment's...
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| Jessica reveals her side of the story... |
Now Jessica has decided to reveal her side of the story via her fashion company 'BLANC'. It tells a slightly different story and reads as follows,
Hello. This is Jessica.
I was given a notice of departure from Girls' Generation by the agency on September 29, and I cannot hide my shocked and upset heart about this, so I'm here to reveal my position.
I have always put Girls' Generation's activities before my business or personal life as a member of Girls' Generation. However, despite my efforts for the team, I have been asked to leave the team by the agency.
While I was planning my business that I've had a lot of interest in since before, I had sufficiently consulted SM as well as the members about my preparation many times and asked for their understanding.
Up until the beginning of August when I was launching 'BLANC', I had received agreement and permission from SM, and congratulations from the members as well.
However, in early September, after only a month since the launching, the members suddenly changed their position and held a meeting, and told me to either quit my business or leave Girls' Generation without any justifiable reason.
I explained that I had already received permission from the agency, that I had never neglected Girls' Generation's activities, and that I could not suddenly halt my business due to my contract with my business partner after a month.
Ultimately, I pleaded that it was unjust for me to have to make a choice. Becoming a Girls' Generation member was the best thing in my life, and I had never thought about quitting.
Shocked about this, I had met with the agency CEO on September 16 to convey my position, and once again confirmed their permission for carrying out my business.
However, on September 29, I was given a one-sided notice asking me to leave Girls' Generation. Due to this, I was also unable to attend the fan meeting in China on September 30, and I have also been excluded from following Girls' Generation activities.
I have received great pain and cannot hide my sadness that I was asked by the agency and fellow members, whom I've spent 15 years with putting in all my passion and effort, to leave Girls' Generation just because of the reason that I'm starting a business.
I also want to apologize for causing concern to all the fans. Please understand that this situation is not at all what I had wanted, and that I've always treasured Girls' Generation, and that I will continue to do so. Thank you for always supporting and loving me.
Sincerely,
Jessica
IN EARLIER NEWS:
Jessica's boyfriend Tyler Kwon also took to Weibo to deny marraige rumours surrounding the two of them (once again) and to show his support for Jessica.
He wrote:
"@Sy_Jessica Hey, hang in there~! The truth about what really happened will be known - we all got your back!"
Followed by:
"Sigh, I guess we'll have to try this yet again: I have no plans of marraige anytime soon, whether it be this year... next year... if that wasn't clear enough, let me know. I'll just keep trying..."
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| tyler kwon weibo post to jessica |
Girls' Generation members shed tears at fan event in China without Jessica
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| Girls' Generation members shed tears at fan event in China without Jessica |
Girls Generation’s remaining 8 members: Taeyeon, Tiffany, Seohyun, Sunny, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung and Yoona were seen to visibly upset at their recent fan meet in Shenzhen, China on Tuesday, the Korea Herald reports.
The event came after SM Entertainment made their official statement that Jessica would be leaving the group due to a “conflict of differences in priorities”, but before Jessica released her personal statement with her side of the story earlier this morning.
At the fan event, fans held large placards featuring the nine members of the group and held J-shaped glow sticks to support Jessica, local news outlets reported.
The Korea Herald also reported that “The atmosphere, which was rather joyful despite the absence of Jessica, took a sorrowful turn when the girls performed the final song “Complete” onstage.”
See the fan video to get a feel for the atmosphere there in Shenzhen:
#StayStrongSNSD
Source: sbs.com.au
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