Overview
- Chaeyoung announced on Thursday that she has parted ways with JYP Entertainment and will build her music under a new project called LIL FANTASY.
- She said she told fans first, thanked JYP and Team TWICE for 14 years of support, and stressed that her membership and group activities with TWICE will not change.
- Chaeyoung did not name a new agency and said discussions are ongoing, making her representation status currently undisclosed.
- Her announcement follows Jeongyeon’s Aug. 10 move to Varo Entertainment, making the two the first TWICE members confirmed to leave JYP while keeping TWICE ties.
- Industry watchers and fans should expect negotiations over schedules, branding and contract rights for the remaining seven members as agencies and the group coordinate solo work with collective activities.