TWICE Jeongyeon leaves JYP and signs an exclusive contract with Baro Entertainment... "Will continue group activities"

TWICE member Jeongyeon has left JYP Entertainment and signed an exclusive contract with Baro Entertainment. On the 10th, Jeongyeon revealed a handwritten letter on her SNS, announcing that she is leaving JYP, with whom she has been for a long time, to start anew. In the letter, Jeongyeon stated, ″I am leaving JYP, with whom I have been for a long time since my teenage years, and now I am going to try a new beginning in a different place.″ She also expressed gratitude to the members and ONCE (the fandom name), saying, ″Although I was afraid to leave a familiar place, I was able to find courage because of the members and ONCE who believed in me.″ She added, ″Although I am moving to a new home to start a new challenge, TWICE, which is the biggest core inside me, will remain unchanged as it is now,″ showing her intention to continue team activities. ″I will sincerely prepare step by step for both my steps as Jeongyeon of TWICE and my new challenges as Yoo Jeongyeon, whom you will meet in the future,″ she added. Baro Entertainment announced the signing of an exclusive contract with Jeongyeon on the same day, stating, ″We deeply sympathized with Jeongyeon’s sincere attitude and genuine passion for acting. Based on the global presence Jeongyeon has built as an artist over a long time, we will be a strong partner who generously supports her not only in her new challenges as an actress but also in smoothly continuing group activities.″ Baro Entertainment houses actors such as Jeongyeon’s older sister Gong Seung-yeon, Jin Goo, Byun Woo-seok, Park Jung-woo, Lee Yu-mi, Lee Hong-nae, Lee Soo-kyung, Lee Chae-min, and Kim Si-a. Jeongyeon debuted as a member of TWICE in 2015 and has presented various hit songs. All members of TWICE renewed their contracts with JYP Entertainment in 2022, and recently, there have been rumors about some members transferring.