Bae Jin-young, a member of Wanna One, parted ways with his agency after 7 years.

Jinyoung Bae, a former member of Wanna One and current member of CIX, has become a free agent.

As a result of Ten Asia's coverage on the 4th, Bae Jin-young decided not to renew his contract with C9 Entertainment. It is said that after a long discussion, a decision was made to terminate the contract.

Bae Jin-young raised his profile by appearing on Mnet's survival program 'Produce 101 Season 2', which aired in April 2017. At the time, he was a trainee for 11 months and received an F grade position due to his somewhat lacking skills. However, he boasted dramatic growth with each performance and eventually became a member of Wanna One in 10th place.

Bae Jin-young, who debuted as a member of Wanna One on August 7, 2017, gradually improved his skills while working as a sub vocalist in the group. Wanna One, who gained great popularity, ended their activities with a concert in January 2019. Afterwards, Bae Jin-young released a solo album called ‘It’s Hard to Embrace the End’ in April.

After Wanna One's disbandment, many fans speculated that Bae Jin-young would choose a solo career, but Bae Jin-young debuted as a five-member group called CIX in July 2019, indicating his intention to pursue group activities. He represented the group's identity by serving as the center, main dancer, and lead vocalist in CIX.

CIX has so far released 6 mini albums and 1 full-length album. They released their first single album '0 or 1' this year and successfully held a solo tour of the same name. Last month, '2024 FIX WEEK' was held for a week to commemorate the 5th anniversary of their debut. Main vocalist Seunghoon won the final victory in 'Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survival', which aired earlier this year, and is currently working in parallel with CIX and BDU.

C9 Entertainment, where Bae Jin-young has been working for about 7 years, is the company that includes Younha and Lee Seok-hoon. CIX is the first to plan a boy group. After CIX's debut, C9 Entertainment has been actively producing idols such as Signature and Effex.

Bae Jin-young appeared as the lead in the web drama '@Account Deleted' and the movie 'THE ANTIQUE SHOP'. There was talk that he might go into acting after his contract with C9 Entertainment ended, but it is said that he has a strong passion for the stage and a strong desire to become a singer. Attention is being paid to where Bae Jin-young will find a new home to achieve his dream of becoming an artist.

Ten Asia Reporter Lee So-jeong forusojung@tenasia.co.kr