A lot of changes are happening for FIFTY FIFTY.
Three former members of the K-pop girl group — Saena, Aran, and Sio — have reportedly signed with a new record label after meeting with the group's agency ATTRAKT. Meanwhile, ATTRAKT announced the addition of four new FIFTY FIFTY members.
On Monday (August 12th), IOK Company announced the launch of a new company, MASSIVE E&C, of which Saena, Aran and Sio are three of the first signees. “We intend to fully support these talented and passionate members to help them achieve even greater success globally,” a company spokesperson said in a statement, according to Soompi. “With the team behind the success of 'Cupid', we aim to create a new success story in the global market.”
Shortly after the success of FIFTY FIFTY's single “Cupid,” which reached No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, Saena, Aran and Sio — along with another former FIFTY FIFTY member, Keena — claimed that ATTRAKT had infringed her contract with them from “failure to provide accounting information” and neglecting the mental health of the group, according to her Korea Times. Although Keena later dropped her lawsuit and returned to the agency, ATTRAKT terminated the contracts of Saena, Aran and Sio in October, with the agency claiming they “slandered and defamed” it.
Last week, ATTRAKT announced the band's replacements, sharing a video of Keena with the four new girls on Instagram on Thursday (August 8) and revealing three of their names: CHANELLE MOON, YEWON, and HANA. On Sunday (August 11), the company shared the name of the fourth new member – ATHENA – with a video titled “We are FIFTY FIFTY”.
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