Will 2PM Members' Contracts with JYPE All Expire in January 2022? Company Issues Statement Regarding the Idols' Contract Period
After 2PM Chansung's announcement of him leaving JYP Entertainment in January 2022, the agency released an official statement to reveal whether the exclusive contracts of the other 2PM members will expire in the same month.
JYP Entertainment Announces Whether 2PM Members' Exclusive Contracts Will Expire in January 2022
On Dec. 15, 2PM Chansung announced that he will leave JYP Entertainment in January next year when his exclusive contract with the agency expires. This caused many fans to wonder if the expiration of the other 2PM members' contracts is also scheduled in the said month.
To address the matter, JYPE released a brief statement through Newsen. The agency explained that the length of the contracts of Chansung, Jun.K, Nichkhun, Wooyoung and Junho are different from each other.
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In the case of 2PM Chansung, his exclusive contract with JYP Entertainment is set to end in January 2022.
"As for the rest of the members, there is still a lot of time left before their contracts expire," the official from the company concluded.
As of December 2021, there are five remaining 2PM members under JYP Entertainment. Member Taecyeon is no longer managed by the agency as he left in 2018 and signed with 51K in the same year. Even though Ok Taecyeon departed from JYPE, he is still part of the boy group.
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In June this year, 2PM made their first group comeback in four years since their hiatus. They released their seventh studio album "MUST." The album's 10 songs feature elements of pop and jazz alongside the group's signature electronic sound.
With "MUST," 2PM broke their first-week sales record. The full album recorded over 79,000 copies - more than tripling their previous record of 21,447 copies set by their 2016 album "Gentlemen's Game."
Besides their domestic comeback, the JYP boy group also released a new Japanese EP, titled "With Me Again." It sold 48,075 copies in just the first week of release.
2PM Talks about the Title Track 'Make It' and How 'MUST' Differs from Their Previous Concepts
At the time of their comeback, 2PM held a press conference for the release of their seventh full album "MUST," which marks their first return as a group after a long break due to the military service of the members.
2PM's "MUST" consists of 10 songs, seven of which were worked on by members Jun.K, Wooyoung and Taecyeon. Wooyoung created both the lyrics and melody of the title track "Make It."
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Wooyoung said that "Make It" originates from two questions that he wants to ask and "must" ask, which are, "If now is the time for 2PM's album, what should we do?" and "If love comes to me again, what should I say?"
When asked what makes "MUST" different from their previous concepts, Ok Taecyeon said that "MUST" is the group's first album after the members entered their 30s. Meanwhile, their back catalog, which was released in their 20s, gave off a stronger feeling of "the passionate vigor of youth."
He added that "MUST" portrays an atmosphere that the 2PM members from the past can show more sides of themselves by not limiting themselves to simply being sexy. He concluded, "I think there's a different sexiness that we can only show in our 30s.
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
