WJSN Fans React To Starship Entertainment Confirming Luda And Dawon Are Still In WJSN… But Only “After Soobin Spilled The Beans”
On March 2, 2023, Starship Entertainment announced that while eight members of WJSN (also known as Cosmic Girls) would stay with the company, five members decided not to renew their contracts. Luda, Dawon, Zuanyi, Cheng Xiao, and Meiqi decided not to continue with Starship Entertainment.
Hello, this is Starship Entertainment.
First of all, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to the fans both in Korea and around the world for the love and support they have shown WJSN.
Recently, we have completed the contract renewal process for eight members of WJSN: Seola, Bona, EXY, Soobin, Eunseo, Yeoreum, Dayoung, and Yeonjung.
After a series of discussions, it is unfortunate that we have to share that Luda and Dawon have decided to conclude their contracts with us. We are grateful for the hard work and dedication that they put in with us up to this point. We respect their decisions and we will support them in their future endeavors so that they can continue to succeed. Also, we would like to share that the contracts for Yuehua Entertainment artists Xuanyi, Cheng Xiao, and Meiqi’s participation with WJSN, have also concluded.
We promise to make every effort to make WJSN shine through their activities in various ways and we will provide full support to the members who have renewed their contracts with us based on a feeling of mutual trust. Please give your encouragement and support to the WJSN members who are heading on a new path.
— Starship Entertainment
Although Zuanyi, Cheng Xiao, and Meigi’s departure from the company was not a surprise for fans, who had become familiar seeing WJSN promote as a ten-member group following the three members’ busy schedules in China and lack of promotion with WJSN…
Fans were shocked by Luda and Dawon’s departure. At the time, many were even concerned about Luda and Dawon’s future in the group.
Honestly, I think it really hadn’t hit me that Dawon and Luda left until now. pic.twitter.com/jUpJ2eGRJp
— T-ara iceberg explanation (@dawonce_) March 5, 2023
Luda and Dawon is not on wjsn's naver profile anymore…. pic.twitter.com/gK7LA2fOoD
— ⭐h (@ioi_beulping) March 5, 2023
i really hope a second full album was part of the wjsn contract negotiations… but at the same time that could be so many new songs without dawon or luda’s voices 😫
— 📡 ayvee (@greyjinsook) March 12, 2023
i already miss dawon and luda
— djen (@justme_iidle) March 12, 2023
Especially after Dawon started to be more open with fans about topics like her actual birthday (as she promoted under a fake one for WJSN’s concept) and Luda placed in the top five of Kakao Entertainment‘s recent survival show (alongside Soobin), confirming her debut in the new virtual girl group, FE:VERSE.
However, fans still had hope that Luda and Dawon were a part of WJSN, since the group’s new logo was comprised of ten parts, which many felt could represent the ten members.
Idk if someone already noticed this from wjsn new logo but i really hope it means something pic.twitter.com/7Wr4k1Xr59
— mc ggyu (wjsn10) (@srdpt_9106) March 9, 2023
But fans were recently relieved as Soobin took matters into her own hands, confirming that WJSN still has ten members on a live broadcast.
mc: so wjsn is 9 right?
soobin: no we’re still 10. when we first started there were 13, we debuted with 13, but as those chinese friends went to china and promoted in china, we promoted a lot as 10
mc: at first i counted and there were 10 but at times i saw 9
soobin: it’s 10, 10 pic.twitter.com/qghtcdJjdX— vi (@ebsworldd) March 13, 2023
Which fans instantly celebrated, sharing their gratitude for Soobin’s honesty.
and we celebrate 😍 https://t.co/HNKOQaYeOy
— juls (@hyunviluv) March 13, 2023
tell em queen soobin https://t.co/D7psTAl07E
— arky (@blinkeunism) March 13, 2023
if Soobin said 10, so it's 10! 😽🤟 https://t.co/K6zYJTsuDY
— 𝒇𝒂𝒓. (@hiroobbang) March 13, 2023
Starship Entertainment also quickly confirmed Soobin’s words, clarifying that although Luda and Dawon had parted ways with the company, they are still a part of WJSN. In an statement to media outlets, Starship Entertainment stated, “Luda and Dawon have not left WJSN.”
Fans were beyond relieved to hear that Luda and Dawon had not left the group.
so luda and dawon are essentially free from starship but can promote whenever as wjsn members WJSN IS 10 pic.twitter.com/kqextfSd02
— tiara ♡̶ (@bonastiara) March 13, 2023
LUDA AND DAWON ARE STILL IN THE GROUP WE WON
— angela (@ohsorryYA) March 13, 2023
hopefully even with this news ujungs will still be respectful of luda and dawon and THEIR choice to participate or not ☝️
— 📡 ayvee (@greyjinsook) March 13, 2023
Although they joked about having “cried for nothing.”
wjsn is still 10 you guys starship you ass i cried for nothing pic.twitter.com/9JZhAXALip https://t.co/mpoKLWsKoh
— 🔟🪐👩🏻 (@lexybians) March 13, 2023
I cried for nothing but yasssss https://t.co/1qN06JcBBS pic.twitter.com/BKyOK04v4j
— Kat (@kat_wjsn) March 13, 2023
Many fans also voiced their frustration that it took Soobin confirming that there were ten members for Starship Entertainment to make an official statement.
still can’t believe it took a confused man & Soobin clarifying on live many times to make SSE put out a statement about luda & dawon’s status in the group like ??? 😭😭
cmon sse, it did not have to take this long nor happen this way.
But thank you Park Soobin you’ve saved us 🤍 pic.twitter.com/FVaDz1CAAQ
— kai ~ WJSN IS 10!!! (@dawon_eun) March 13, 2023
how did the host come up that the group was 9 ????
SSE, this is what happens when you don’t clarify the status of the members in the group. How hard is it to say that there are 10 members in WJSN yourselves ?? That Soobin had clarify it for herself live for a confused man.
— kai ~ WJSN IS 10!!! (@dawon_eun) March 13, 2023
Soobin did what SSE couldn’t even clarify properly 😫
It’s official, WJSN is still 10! https://t.co/0WY0oXllbN
— woahwoahwoah ♡̶ (@bboyaazz) March 13, 2023
bro imagine if soobin's co-host didn't ask the question about wjsn members.. we wouldnt get anything from starship?
bc they spoke only as response to soobin's statement pic.twitter.com/LtqnUO2ny9
— ًًً (@iwishyouwuju) March 13, 2023
starship only saying something after soobin spilled the beans like when were they planning on making an official statement pic.twitter.com/J7hTBOxaii
— deranged bborangdan (@gyuvrz) March 13, 2023
But at least fans can rest assured that Luda and Dawon are still a part of WJSN.
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