Breaking: iKON To Leave YG Entertainment
YG Entertainment has announced that all six members of iKON will be leaving the agency.
On December 30, YG Entertainment released the following statement announcing iKON’s departure:
Hello, this is YG Entertainment.
We are informing you that after a long discussion with the iKON members (Kim Jinhwan, Bobby, Song Yunhyeong, Goo Junhoe, Kim Donghyuk, and Jung Chanwoo) about their future activities, out of respect for each other’s opinions, we agreed to end our exclusive contract following the expiration of their contract period.
The six members of iKON will of course be continuing their activities as the group “iKON” in the future, and we are also letting you know that they will continue to communicate with iKONIC [iKON’s fans] through their official social media accounts, including their official fan community Weverse, just as they are now.
We sincerely thank iKON, who has been with us as one of our agency’s artists up until now. We are looking forward to their future activities in a wide variety of fields, and we will be cheering them on.
Additionally, we also thank the iKONIC who were together with us for iKON’s journey. We ask that you continue to give the members your unchanging interest and encouragement as they prepare for a new start.
iKON first debuted as a seven-member group under YG Entertainment in 2015. In 2019, the group’s then-leader B.I left both iKON and the agency.
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Coming Home To Them After A Long Day ~ iKON Reaction
Jay:
You didn’t care what Jinhwan was doing as you found him in the kitchen, capturing him with your arms wrapping around him as he moved towards a cupboard.
“Look at that for timing,” Jinhwan smiled as he noticed that you were home, “I was starting to worry about you a little bit.”
Your eyes peered around as you noticed plenty going on in the kitchen. “Are you making dinner?” You enquired, piecing everything together.
Jinhwan nodded in reply to you, “I was making a start on dinner until you held onto me and stopped me from being able to do anything,” he joked with you.
“Just five minutes,” you mumbled, refusing to let Jinhwan go, “I don’t want to let go of you just yet,” you told Jinhwan, catching him nodding still out of the corner of your eye.
He could only smile back at you, unable to say no to you. “I guess eating five minutes later won’t do us any harm,” Jinhwan responded.
“What are you making?” You asked Jinhwan, leaning back from against his chest, “do you need any help?” You added, trying your best to assist despite how tired you were.
“I’ve got it under control, don’t worry.”
Song:
A weak smile formed on your face as you found Yunhyeong already asleep in bed, quietly sliding underneath the duvet so that you could rest alongside him.
“Your home,” he mumbled, feeling the bed dip as you laid down, rolling over straight away and wrapping his arm over you.
You were more than happy to have Yunhyeong hold onto you, shuffling back to rest against his back. “I’m sorry that I’m so late home tonight.”
Yunhyeong’s head quickly shook as you apologised, “don’t be sorry, it’s not your fault. I wish they wouldn’t work you so hard though, it’s unfair of them.”
“I’m alright,” you assured Yunhyeong, feeling him press a kiss to the top of your shoulder, “although it’s late, we managed to get a lot done, so I can’t complain too much.”
Yunhyeong’s eyes slowly opened so that he was able to look across at you properly, “why don’t you close your eyes and get some rest now?”
“I’m on it,” you chuckled, briefly looking back at Yunhyeong and seeing his smile before closing your eyes, feeling the arm around you tighten as soon as you did too.
“You’ve definitely earnt a rest tonight.”
Bobby:
Your head shook as Jiwon ran away from you as soon as you moved towards him in your apartment, keeping his arms wrapped around his back away from you.
“I’m not giving you a hug,” Jiwoon sniggered, backing away from you more and more, “I don’t care how tired you are Y/N.”
Your eyes widened in surprise at him, trying your best to follow him around. “You’re the worst best friend ever, you’re supposed to look after me.”
Jiwon nodded back at you, “I offered to order in food for the two of us, what more do you want me to do?” He quizzed with a shrug of his shoulders too.
“I want a hug though,” you sighed, folding your arms across your chest, “all the times that I take care of you, and then when I have a bad day you just leave me alone.”
Jiwon continued to nod, darting around your living room. “Doing this has worked though, hasn’t it?” He asked, leaving you confused, following him.
“What has?” You questioned in response, noticing Jiwon standing still. You stopped moving too, not quite sure what was going on, as he began to open up his arms for you.
“Doing this has made you smile again.”
DK:
A sympathetic chuckle came from Donghyuk as soon as you found him sat on the sofa, collapsing down into his lap straight away and cuddling into his frame.
“Let me guess, bad day?” He asked, hearing you groan against him, knowing exactly what it meant when you collapsed down on him.
Your head nodded as you wrapped your arm across his chest, “if my boss asks me to take on one more job in that office, I think I might just scream.”
Donghyuk nodded back at you, knowing exactly how difficult things were for you. “I keep telling you that I’ll go in and have a word with him for you Y/N.”
“I have to stand up for myself,” you reminded Donghyuk, appreciating how concerned he was, “I’m just yet to build up the courage to do that and speak to him.”
His smile was soft as your eyes flickered up to look at Donghyuk. “I have every confidence that you’ll do it, it’s scary, but you’ve got to think of you.”
“I know,” you agreed, knowing all too well that Donghyuk had a point. “What if it ends up making things worse though? I don’t want him to think that I’m weak or incapable.”
“You’re human, that’s all you’re guilty of.”
Ju-ne:
The look in your eyes told Junhoe everything as he saw you walking through the house and towards him after finally returning home after another busy day at work.
“Come here,” he smiled, extending his arms out for you to walk straight into, letting go of a huff as soon as you rested against his front.
Your arms were tired as they lazily wrapped around Junhoe’s waist. “Thank you,” you whispered, feeling a kiss be pressed gently to the top of your head.
Junhoe’s grip was tight, knowing that it was exactly what you needed after your day. “Do you want to talk about it?” He offered, feeling your head shake.
“I just want to forget that today ever happened,” you replied to him, closing your eyes to try and force the day out of the back of your mind. “It was just horrible.”
A hum escaped from him, keeping his eyes firmly on you. “Let’s do something to clear your mind,” Junhoe suggested, “how does a bath sound?”
“It sounds like a dream,” you lightly laughed, feeling Junhoe’s grip adjust so that he could take a hold of your hand, slowly beginning to lead you in the direction of the stairs.
“I’ll look after you, things will be alright.”
Chan:
The moment that your eyes landed on Chanwoo you found yourself walking towards him, snaking your arms around his waist straight away, resting against his back.
“Hi,” he chuckled, relaxing his hands over yours that pressed gently against his stomach. “How was your day?” He asked, looking back at you.
Your head shook against him as a groan escaped from you. “The worst,” was all that you said, feeling Chanwoo spin so you were resting against his front.
His hand rested over the top of your head, brushing gently through your hair. “I’m sorry,” he weakly smiled as your head tilted back at the sound of his voice.
“It’s not your fault,” you assured him with a faint smile too. “I could just do with a hug right now,” you told him, feeling Chanwoo’s grip around you tighten straight away.
His smile turned up as you looked to him for reassurance. “If it’s a hug that you’re after, then that’s definitely something that I can help you with.”
“You’re the best hugger that there is,” you agreed, letting go of a slight chuckle as your mind began to clear, allowing you to forget about the horrendous day that you’d had.
“You’re home now, I can take care of you.”
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MY K-POP WIRE at live: iKON heats up Axiata Arena with their fiery performances
July 22nd, 5 years since their last visit and iKON is finally back in town to meet Malaysian iKONIC for a very exhilarating and unforgettable night.
Kicking off the show with ‘Tantara’ and ‘Sinosijak’, ‘2023 iKON World Tour TAKE OFF in Kuala Lumpur’ lasted for about 3 hours with a total of 25 songs including the encore stage. Setting off the night with unparalleled energy and captivating performances, iKON showcased their immense musical prowess, leaving iKONIC in awe and on the edge of their seats throughout the entire show.
Filling the entire Axiata Arena with a mesmerizing red KONfire ocean throughout the show, iKONIC once again proved their devotion and unwavering support and love towards iKON. iKONIC also prepared a special video message which in return the members expressed their genuine gratitude.
Getting noticed by a K-Pop idol during a concert has been a dream for every fan and guess the night was truly a lucky day for fanboys as they got noticed by Bobby. DK interacted with the fanboys while Bobby invited one fanboy to sing with him. Dreams do come true!
The ‘2023 iKON World Tour TAKE OFF in Kuala Lumpur’ marks an important milestone for iKON, as it is their first global concert tour since transferring to their new home, 143 Entertainment. Despite the absence of Jay, who went to fulfill his national duty 2 days prior to the concert day, iKON showed off their exceptional performance skills and was profoundly moved by the overwhelming response from iKONIC, acknowledging them as the driving force behind their unity and resilience.
We at MY K-POP WIRE hope that all iKONIC had a great time during the concert and for iKON to come again to Malaysia.
P.S. iKON also hinted us on an upcoming comeback tracks, soon!
*Thank you My Events International and Jojo Events for the invitation
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