{"id":2210588,"date":"2025-12-24T03:16:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T03:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2210588"},"modified":"2025-12-24T03:16:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T03:16:51","slug":"b1a4-members-establish-their-own-company-after-parting-ways-with-wm-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/b1a4-members-establish-their-own-company-after-parting-ways-with-wm-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"B1A4 members establish their own company after parting ways with WM Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"articleText\">\n<div class=\"article-photo-wrap size-l align-c\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">     <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wimg.heraldcorp.com\/news\/cms\/2025\/12\/24\/news-p.v1.20251224.14713ba2c11540e6be6b8a4e89415600_P1.jpg\" alt=\"B1A4 (X, @_B1A4OFFICIAL)\"\/><figcaption class=\"caption\">B1A4 (X, @_B1A4OFFICIAL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>B1A4 has left its previous agency, WM Entertainment, and has officially launched its own agency, marking a new chapter in the group\u2019s 14-year career.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, WM Entertainment announced that its contract with B1A4 members Shinwoo, Sandeul and Gongchan had come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter extensive discussions, both parties agreed to conclude the exclusive contract,\u201d said WM through an official statement issued to the press. \u201cWhile the contract has ended, we plan to continue collaborating on future overseas activities and other projects based on our longstanding relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the announcement, changes were observed across B1A4\u2019s official social media channels, where the group began uploading new content, including festive snapshots ahead of Christmas and behind-the-scenes footage, signaling a freshened start for the group.<\/p>\n<p>Corporate registration records confirmed that a new entity, called \u201cB1A4 Company,\u201d was officially established on Monday, with the three members registered as its executive directors. The move suggests the trio had long been preparing for an independent venture under the same group name.<\/p>\n<p>Fans welcomed the news with optimism, posting comments on social media expressing excitement over B1A4\u2019s new chapter and saying it \u201cmeans a lot\u201d that the group was able to retain its name \u2014 something that is often difficult in the K-pop industry after artists part ways with their agencies.<\/p>\n<p>B1A4 debuted as a five-member group in April 2011, gaining popularity with hits such as \u201cWhat\u2019s Going On\u201d and \u201cA Lie.\u201d After Jinyoung and Baro left the group in 2018, B1A4 continued activities as a trio, maintaining a steady presence in the K-pop scene.<\/p>\n<p>lee.jungjoo@heraldcorp.com<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.koreaherald.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B1A4 (X, @_B1A4OFFICIAL) B1A4 has left its previous agency, WM Entertainment, and has officially launched its own agency, marking a new chapter in the group\u2019s 14-year career. On Wednesday, WM Entertainment announced that its contract with B1A4 members Shinwoo, Sandeul and Gongchan had come to an end. \u201cAfter extensive discussions, both parties agreed to conclude [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[341368,23842,341365,341364,26268,341366,341367,341363,341370,341371,341369],"class_list":["post-2210588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-asia-news","tag-k-pop","tag-koreaherald","tag-korean-news","tag-kpop","tag-south-korea-news","tag-south-korea-news-in-english","tag-the-korea-herald","tag-341370","tag-341371","tag-341369"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2210588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2210588"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2210588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2210589,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2210588\/revisions\/2210589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2210588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2210588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2210588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}