Are all SNSD members signed to SM again?

If not then why will they perform at SMTowm Japan and Korea concerts?

I think the only reason SNSD is still alive is because SM retained all the rights to their doing of music in Korea and Asia. Which means they couldn't have music careers outside SM or with any other Asian company. That's why Sooyoung and Seohyun have only been actresses and Tiffany did music only in the US and a musical, variety shows and modeling in Korea?

I think idea of double contracts is very smart but also hard to do especially for main vocalists Seohyun and Tiffany.

Quote from SunnyMoony

i bet there could be an internal special contract between companies of those who left or this could be a one time thing we have no idea

I really hope it's not a one time thing.

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SM owns the SNSD brand name so if TSS want to promote with the rest them they have to agree to what SM says so they have a contract for group activities. But individually they're free to whatever they want as SM has no real control over them as they left on amicable terms.

The main reason why they don't have musical careers in Korea and Asia is simply because they don't want to. Tiffany wants America, Sooyoung has always been an actresses first and foremost and Seohyun could've had a music career she's found huge success as an actress and that's become her main profession.

I mean similar thing happens with oh gg. Taeyeon and Hyoyeon clearly want to be musicians while the other 3 rather do acting and TV work, it's not like SM is preventing them from trying music.

I feel like Oh:GG isn't active because the girls don't want to give SM a reason to disband SNSD after seeing that they can keep the snsd brand with Oh:GG because it doesn't make sense why it wouldn't be active. TaeYulHyo love their music careers and yes, Yoona is more into acting and Sunny TV work but Yoona sings and dances for her fans which means all 5 can at least release a mini album every year or a full album every two or three years at least for Sone.

They can't explain that to us but that's how I see it.

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They are not signed to SM because they don't have an exclusive contract with them as the others do. They are probably working as independent artist for an SM project (SNSD comeback, concerts or whatever). Sooyoung was very clear she doesn't work there

Independent artists sounds pretty smart and very doable.

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They may have agreed to temporary or partial contracts for these promotions, but I don't think they're signed to anything major with SM. I also don't think SM is stopping them from anything... I mean there are idols still signed to SM who aren't doing solo music because they don't want to.

It's beneficial for SM and their current agencies to play nice and to bring them all together to promote as SNSD.

It obviously can't be an exclusive contract when they are signed with other labels.

It's much safer to not do music while signed to SM compared to doing music while not signed to SM knowing that any problem from that could result to ruining it all.

I also don't think that SM cares so much about SNSD benefiting them, if they did, they wouldn't have risked it all firing Jessica even when they knew that it could've ended the entire group.

If there's any label that could end it all in a second wihtout caring about any thing, it's SM. Look at how they are treating Lucas regardless of hoe huge he was. He was a major brands ambassador in China and covered magazines, he was making good money and on the way to making even bigger money.

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I think Tiffany won't even be Korea when the album actually comes out or she's leaving immediately after

???

Why will she do that?

Isn't Tiffany going to promote her upcoming drama with Song Joong Ki?