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K-pop stars HyunA and E’Dawn join PSY’s agency P NATION
The ‘Gangnam Style’ artist’s label makes its second signing following deal with rapper Jessie
K-pop diva HyunA and her boyfriend singer E’Dawn have joined P NATION, the label run by Gangnam Style artist PSY.
The pair clinched an exclusive contract with the agency on Friday, according to a spokesperson for P NATION. However, it is uncertain whether they would form a duet, he said.
PSY, founder of the company, also confirmed the deal on his Instagram. On Sunday, he unveiled a photo of the pair and himself, along with a brief welcome message.
Only a few minutes before the post, he had hinted at the news by disclosing a photo of two people’s hands that had red stamp marks on both thumbs.
The two are the second signing for the label. The first was rapper Jessie, who signed earlier this month. PSY launched the firm in 2018 after leaving YG Entertainment, to share what he has learned in 19 years as a producer, manager and planner for himself.
HyunA and E’Dawn terminated a contract with Cube Entertainment in October, after a problem with the managing company over their private lives. The couple went public about their romance despite the agency’s denial.
Before leaving the agency, the couple had been working together as members of K-pop trio Triple H. In particular, HyunA appeared on PSY’s music video Gangnam Style, and was catapulted to global stardom in 2012.
This article was originally written by Dong Sun-hwa for The Korea Times .