Group A Pink stated that former member Hong Yoo Kyung was not kicked out but something that was decided with her parents.

Recently on SNS, Hong Yoo Kyung's father had tweeted that she was kicked out of the group.

During a phone interview with OSEN, they stated that she left the group due to her school education and was not kicked out. They also stated that this decision was also made with her parents.

Earlier, Hong Yoo Kyung's father had posted on twitter, "I've requested to the agency to allow her to comeback. I am asking for the fan's help," and made internet users confused.

Earlier, A Pink's agency stated, "We've debated many times before making the final decision to let Hong Yoo Kyung go her own way with school. It was hard to let her go but for her future we decided we should respect her decision."