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Large number of top stars want to leave YG Entertainment (Credit : Allkpop)
Large number of top stars want to leave YG Entertainment, is this the end of YG?
In the midst of scandals and controversy in YG Entertainment's agency, there is also an unpleasant news. Some of the top artists are reportedly looking for new agencies and will leave YG Entertainment. This is because the image of YG is falling in the public eye because of drug cases and other alleged collusions. The artists don’t want to be considered involved in the scandal and want to continue to maintain their image.Moreover, some from the advertising industry expressed doubts about continuing contract or making new contracts with celebrities from YG Entertainment. Because the ad model is usually chosen from a clean image. In anticipation of the poor image, advertisers began to avoid using celebrities from the agency founded by Yang Hyun Suk.
According to sources who didn’t want to be named, currently some artists are discussing with other agencies. The other agencies also reportedly will provide assistance to law firms to terminate their contracts with YG Entertainment and move to their agency.
Previously, YG Entertainment had received various scandals and controversies over drug cases, causing a number of names to be withdrawn from the South Korean entertainment industry, such as Seungri, B.I, and the latest Yang Hyun Suk.
This cases also made netizens feel angry. Thehn they made a petition which boycotted all YG Entertainment artists because they were considered inappropriate for their activities in the entertainment industry. Until July 18 yesterday, this petition has received more than 30 thousand signatures.
Even so, there are also many netizens who are worried about the career of YG Entertainment artists who are considered not related to the scandal, including BLACKPINK, WINNER, Jeon Somi, Lee Hi, AKMU, and TREASURE13 who still haven’t officially debuted.
With these problems, many predict that YG Entertainment wouldn’t last long
Source: https://www.allkpop.com/article/2019/06/falling-apart-from-the-inside-large-number-of-celebrities-want-to-leave-yg-entertainment
