Brave Girls sparks ‘disbandment rumors’ due to ‘difficulty renewing contract’

The contract between the group Brave Girls and their agency expires this month. With less than a month left, there is no news of contract renewal. Brave Girls gained popularity thanks to the 'Rollin' comeback craze. The agency remained silent due to difficulties in contract renewal. Fans are burning inside.

On the 14th, the agency Brave Entertainment responded cautiously, saying, "We are having a lot of discussions with Brave Girls members (regarding contract renewal)." However, he said, “We are in a situation where we cannot give a clear answer (about contract renewal).”

Brave Girls celebrates their 7th debut anniversary this year. Typically, idol groups sign a 7-year exclusive contract with their agency. Brave Girls and their agency Brave Entertainment are facing contract renewal issues this month. Fans will want to maintain the group. The internal situation of the group and the agency is not entirely positive.

Brave Girls is a new group that debuted in 2016 with the second generation members. They are not a group that attracted attention from their first debut. In fact, before the 'Rollin' turnaround, they thought about disbanding the group.

As their songs became popular, Brave Girls engaged in various activities. Using the production by the agency's CEO, Brave Brothers, as a stepping stone, they released songs such as 'Summer Queen', aimed at summer, and 'Thank You', which expresses gratitude to fans.

Broadcasting activities have also continued steadily. In particular, Yoo Jeong appeared in many entertainment programs and showed her star potential.

Brave Entertainment’s sales also surged. According to the Financial Supervisory Service, last year Brave Entertainment recorded sales of 17.841 billion won. This is an increase of 1975.4% compared to the previous year. Operating profit was 7.281 billion won. This is a remarkable figure considering that the operating loss the previous year was 1.914 billion won.

However, there has been no news of Brave Girls’ contract renewal. In addition to the contract renewal issue, criticism was directed at the company, including the group.

Recently, Brave Girls' solo concert failed. This concert was the group's first activity in about 1 year and 6 months. Brave Girls stopped their music activities after Mnet's 'Queendom 2'. This is because the solo concert in December of the same year was also not held due to the aftermath of 'COVID-19'.

The time when the spread of COVID-19 showed a decline. The failure to hold a solo concert this month aroused the anger of fans. In fact, the group's fandom held a protest denying the agency's decision. Even as fans' voices are growing louder, the agency is keeping quiet.

At a time when active activities were needed, there was no music activity for over a year. Additionally, the news of the concert's failure created negative public opinion.

Also, with the contract expiring in February, there are even rumors of the group disbanding. The agency will not be able to easily open up about the sensitive status of contract renewal. Brave Girls, who wrote the ‘Reverse Run Myth’. The only result of the love given by fans is active activities.

Reporter Junho Yoon, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr