How have fans reacted to Ju Haknyeon being kicked out of THE BOYZ, what will happen to the band?
It has been confirmed that Ju Haknyeon is no longer a member of the band THE BOYZ.
Following an alleged meeting with a former Japanese porn star, Ju Haknyeon’s contract with THE BOYZ has been terminated. Koreaboo has reported that in a statement shared by One Hundred, the company has said: “Hello, this is One Hundred.
“We recently took action to suspend Ju Haknyeon’s activities as soon as we were informed that he was involved in a controversial incident in order to take time to thoroughly investigate and verify the facts.
“As a result of our investigation, we have recognized the severity of the issue and have taken it seriously. We have realized that it has become difficult to maintain our trust in him as an artist. Due to this, after sufficient discussions with the members of THE BOYZ, we have decided that Ju Haknyeon will be withdrawing from the group and that his exclusive contract will be terminated.
“We kindly ask for your understanding that this decision was an inevitable decision made to protect the members of THE BOYZ and the group as a whole. We are informing you that as of today, Ju Haknyeon will no longer be part of THE BOYZ and will cease all activities with the group.
“One Hundred Label will spare no effort in fully supporting the remaining members of THE BOYZ so that they can continue to promote in a healthy and stable state.
“Once again, we sincerely apologize for causing concern to the fans and we will do our best to repay the fans with better news and promotions in the future.”
Soompi reported that “Earlier today, News1 reported that they had obtained a letter of inquiry sent from the Japanese media outlet Shukan Bunshun to THE BOYZ’s agency about Ju Haknyeon meeting up privately with former Japanese AV actress Asuka Kirara in May. ONE HUNDRED commented regarding this report, “We received a letter of inquiry from Shukan Bunshun, and we confirmed the truth [of the report] with Ju Haknyeon.”
How have fans been reacting to the news?
One fan took to X and said: “BRING JUHAKNYEON BACK. BRING HIM BACK. GROW A SPINE AND ACT LIKE REAL PEOPLE FOR ONCE. BRING OUR PRECIOUS JUHANKYEON BACK,” whilst another wrote: What the hell bring back juhaknyeon.
What will happen to the rest of THE BOYZ?
At the time of writing, THE BOYZ will continue without Ju Haknyeon. Earlier this month, NationalWorld reported on the speculation that THE BOYZ’S Juyeon is dating actress Shin Si-ah. The pair did not release a statement but THE BOYZ’S ONE HUNDRED said: “The dating rumors between the two are not true,” whilst SOOP, the agency that represents Shin Si-ah, said: “We checked directly with [Shin Si Ah], and the dating rumors are not true.”