It's Been A While Since Jagung Boy Group X1 Was Officially Disbanded

JAKARTA - The boy group who graduated from the Produce x 101 competition, X1 was officially disbanded. This is because there is no agreement between agencies from where the members take shelter for the continuation of the group.

"CJ E&M tries to continue X1 in order to continue its activities. But we also respect the position of the agency that decided to disband X1," said CJ E&M, the company that owns Mnet.

The statement was issued by Play M Entertainment, Yuehua Entertainment, TOP Media, OUI Entertainment, MBK Entertainment, Woolim Entertainment, DSP Media, Starship Entertainment and Brand New Music.

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- X1 GLOBAL (@ X1GLOBAL) January 6, 2020

"The X1 members and their respective agencies were negotiating, but we could not reach an agreement. So, we have decided on their disbandment," the agency said.

This clearly surprised fans, because the name X1 was shining through their debut album entitled Emergency: Quantum Leap on August 27, 2019. The song is said to have broken the record for the rookie group with the largest sales of more than 500 thousand CDs, in its first week of release.

Even though the group consists of Han Seung-woo, Cho Seung-yeon, Kim Woo-suk, Kim Yo-han, Lee Han-keol, Cha Jun-ho, Son Dong-pyo, Kang Min-hee, Lee Eun-sang, Song Hyung-jun, and Nam Do-hyun have promised careers for 5 years. But now the group members must return to their respective agencies.

Until this news was published, the hashtag # WeTrustX1 was a popular topic on Twitter with more than 400 thousand tweets. ONE IT, the name of the X1 fan group, is still asking each agency to reconsider the disbandment of the boyband group. Some fans have started petitions for this, but neither the members nor the agency have yet returned to announce.