Amid doubt over Got7’s future, Yugyeom, one of K-pop band’s seven members, is said to be switching from its management company to Jay Park’s hip-hop label AOMG
- Reports in South Korea that Yugyeom is leaving ‘Big 3’ management company JYP Entertainment that launched Got7 to sign with AOMG have not been confirmed
- Speculation has been growing about Got7’s future with their seven-year contracts with JYP due to run out this month and some band members having solo careers
Got7’s Yugyeom is reported to be parting ways with the K-pop band’s management company and joining the Jay Park-headed hip-hop label AOMG.
South Korean media reported on Wednesday that Yugyeom, legally Kim Yug-yeom but known by his given name professionally, is signing with AOMG as the band’s contracts with JYP Entertainment have come to completion.
There has been talk for some time about the act’s future as they approach their seventh anniversary, and 2020 ended with the news that Jinyoung (Park Jin-young) would likely be joining BH Entertainment, an acting-focused agency.
Following the reports that both Jinyoung and Yugyeom were looking to sign with other agencies, JYP told Korean media that the company is discussing contract extensions with all the parties involved. Neither AOMG nor JYP responded to the Post’s requests for further comment following the reports that Yugyeom will be swapping the latter for the former.
It is not known whether Got7 plan to remain together as a band regardless of whether the seven members renew their contracts with JYP Entertainment for Korean representation.