5 Pentagon members leave Cube Entertainment but group denies disbandment

Pentagon. Image: X/@CUBE_PTG

Yeo One, Yan An, Yuto, Kino, and Wooseok of Pentagon parted days with their label Cube Entertainment on Oct. 9, a day before the K-pop boy group’s seventh debut anniversary.

The agency confirmed their departure through an official statement on Pentagon’s official X (formerly Twitter) page, following the expiration of Yeo One, Yan An, Yuto, Kino, and Wooseok’s contracts.

“As the exclusive contracts of Pentagon members approach their expiration date, we have had sincere conversations with the members over an extended period of time,” Cube said, per a Soompi translation. “After careful deliberation, it has been decided that our exclusive contracts with Yeo One, Yan An, Yuto, Kino, and Wooseok will come to an end.”

[공지] 펜타곤 여원, 옌안, 유토, 키노, 우석 전속계약 종료 안내 pic.twitter.com/J6k5zRgmLZ

— PENTAGON·펜타곤 (@CUBE_PTG) October 9, 2023

Cube also hoped that fans will support Yeo One, Yan An, Yuto, Kino, and Wooseok as they “embark on a new chapter.”

“We’d like to express our deep gratitude to Yeo One, Yan An, Yuto, Kino, and Wooseok who have been with us on this long journey of 7 years, and we wish them nothing but happiness in their future endeavors,” the label wrote.

While talks of disbandment are still up in the air, Yeo One and Kino denied speculations that Pentagon will part ways for good on their respective Instagram accounts.

“Although I’m saying goodbye to Cube Entertainment, I will always be a Pentagon member. We will always be together,” Yeo One wrote in Korean. “I will continue to work hard and grow so that Pentagon can shine.”

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Kino, on the other hand, said on his Instagram Stories that Pentagon “never dies,” while sharing some of his favorite memories with the group.

Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@831×10

Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@831×10

Kino’s photo was then reshared by Wooseok on his personal account.

Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@koesoowgnuj

Pentagon debuted as a 10-piece act in October 2016, where former member E’Dawn departed from the group and Cube in November 2018.

The group consists of nine members, namely, Jinho, Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yan An, Yuto, Kino, and Wooseok. Some of their popular songs include “Shine,” “Feelin’ Like,” and “Spring Snow.” EDV