Lee Junho Ends Contract With JYP Entertainment After 17 Years Together

JAKARTA - Lee Junho will end his exclusive contract with JYP Entertainment after 17 years. The agency announced this news through an official statement.

"We want to provide information that the exclusive contract between JYP Entertainment and artist Lee Junho will expire on April 15", JYP Entertainment said on Thursday, March 20.

"After a long discussion, both parties, namely the company and artists, decided not to extend the contract," he said.

The agency thanked Junho for entrusting her career to be managed by the company founded by singer Park Jin Young. They renewed their contracts several times on the basis of mutual trust.

"Based on our trust, we have renewed our contracts with him several times and spent time together. Since debuting in 2008 as a member of the 2PM group, Lee Junho has been dedicated to showing himself in singing and acting careers, achieving success in both fields," explained the agency.

Lee Junho in his statement also said, "I sincerely thank you for your 17 years of support."

"I will remember the relationship we built and the support you have given me during this long time," he said.

Even though Junho left JYP Entertainment, the agency still manages Lee Junho's activities in Japan, both as an actor and as a singer.

"We want to inform you that JYP Entertainment will continue to manage Lee Junho's activities in Japan and will support future collaboration projects," the agency said.

This year, Lee Junho will return to acting through the Cashero series and the drama Typhoon Company. In addition, he has not announced a new agency that will be the next house.