Singers Dawn and HyunA leave their agency P Nation
Singers Dawn and HyunA have left P Nation after their contracts with the agency expired, according to a press release from P Nation on Monday.
"HyunA and Dawn had been part of P Nation with their adventurous music and unique performances," read the statement. "Also, their genuine kindness toward the staff and passion as artists were qualities that everyone in the agency aspired to have. Everyone in P Nation will cherish the memories with the two artists in times to come and will continue our support and cheer for them in the future."
The singers, who are also a couple, joined P Nation in January 2019. The two had previously been part of Cube Entertainment but left in 2018 when they failed to see eye to eye with the agency after making their romantic relationship public without consulting the agency.
In February, the pair announced they had gotten engaged.
Most recently, HyunA released her EP “Nabillera" in July and Dawn released his EP "Stupid Cool in June. HyunA and Dawn released a duet EP titled “1+1=1” with the lead track “Ping Pong” in September last year.
P Nation is a K-pop agency founded by singer PSY. PSY made his debut in 2001 and signed to YG Entertainment in 2010. He left the agency in May 2018 and founded his own company eight months later.
HyunA debuted as a member of the now-disbanded girl group Wonder Girls in 2007. She debuted again in 2009 as a member of the now-disbanded girl group 4Minute. She launched her solo career in 2010 and since then has established herself as a sexy icon, with hit songs like “Bubble Pop” (2011), “Ice Cream” (2012) and “Lip & Hip” (2017).
Dawn debuted as a member of the boy band Pentagon in 2016. The band is well-known for the songs "Dantasystic" (2019) and "Critical Beauty" (2017). He was also involved in a unit called Triple H in 2017 with his Pentagon bandmate Hui and HyunA. They were represented by the same label as Pentagon. The trio released hit songs like "365 Fresh" (2017). He made his solo debut in 2019 with the single "Money.
BY LEE JIAN [lee.jian@joongang.co.kr]
