time for her to join king kong under starship

F*ck SM for constant mistreatment of their idols!

Go for BPM Joy!

We need clarification on her plans, because as we've seen in the past, members leaving SM could very easily throw RV into hiatus, and that's assuming she even wants to stay in the group. Why is she looking for an acting agency specifically?

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fly free Joy

smh...she still pursuing acting.

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We need clarification on her plans, because as we've seen in the past, members leaving SM could very easily throw RV into hiatus, and that's assuming she even wants to stay in the group. Why is she looking for an acting agency specifically?

Well she has been in multiple TV series and web dramas, most recently in 2022 so looks like she wants to change to the acting route.

if she wants to leave then SM better let her go, don't be clingy

So, back to OG4

Not particularly surprising, Wendy and Yeri leaving also wouldn't really surprise me.

Would have been pretty confident that Seulgi and Irene would have stayed, although it wouldn't be surprising if she also just retired from celeb life tbh.

[theqoo/instiz] RED VELVET JOY, IS SHE LEAVING SM...? LOOKING FOR AN ACTING AGENCY

Will actress and member Joy of girl group Red Velvet (Wendy, Irene, Seulgi, Joy, Yeri) leave her agency SM Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as SM)?

According to Star News' exclusive coverage on the 21st, Joy is currently preparing to start a new home by holding a meeting with an actor management company ahead of the renewal of her contract with SM.

SM did not officially announce Red Velvet's contract renewal until last year. Not only are the members' joining SM different in each year, but Yeri joined in the middle of her career, so her contract ends at a different time. However, Red Velvet debuted in August 2014 and is believed to have unofficially renewed its contract once as it has been active even after 2021, seven years after the maximum exclusive contract period for an idol group established by the Fair Trade Commission.

Meanwhile, it was announced that Seulgi renewed her contract with SM in August of last year and Irene in February of this year. Therefore, curiosity is growing about the future of Wendy, Joy, and Yeri and the sustainability of Red Velvet's activities as a whole.

source: https://theqoo.net/hot/3412968640

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1. As an... Actress?

2. After Irene's controversy and their MV homage controversy, they were so bad at treating Red Velvet, I'd leave too

3. I hope she'll keep releasing music ㅠㅠ Her voice color is so so pretty

4. It's my first time hearing about Joy's acting, is she good?

5. Acting...? But she sucks at acting

6. Oh... But as an actress...?

7. She's allowed to leave... How can someone be the same forever?

8. What is center 3 doing?

9. She could've released another solo album ㅠㅠ What a shame

10. She made is so clear that she's not satisfied with center 3...I think she'll leave too

[instiz] RED VELVET JOY, IS SHE LEAVING SM...? LOOKING FOR AN ACTING AGENCY

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1. Hul

2. An actress...?

4. Hmm.. Her as an actress...

5. There's nothing certain yet

6. She looks so stressed in Red Velvet, I can understand ㅠㅠ But the article sounds a bit malicious

7. The article sounds malicious

8. Everyone knows center 3 sucks, I can understand her leaving

9. I hope she stays in SM for her group activities and joins an acting company on her own

10. ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ This is sad

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F*ck SM for constant mistreatment of their idols!

Or maybe it's the Idols that have to big egos and thing they are better than they are?

I mean, they join a group and a company to be a member of a kpop group, nothing says they are going to be solo artists.

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Or maybe it's the Idols that have to big egos and thing they are better than they are?

I mean, they join a group and a company to be a member of a kpop group, nothing says they are going to be solo artists.

Joy already has been talking a lot about mistreatment! They turned 10 as a group! And SM hasn’t been able to even treat Red Velvet properly! Not a single group will be doing only group activities forever, and eventually every idol wants to explore themselves, and it is more beneficial for companies to turn their idols solo in a long run!

Even looking at the track of senior SM artists who left SM they clearly couldn’t get what they want from SM! And she already worked for her group long enough for wanting to go solo or acting!

Or do you think Taemin with 10 year solo experience and discography left SM because of Ego? Or any other artist that left SM?

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The SME exodus to be continued? Sounds like this is a last-ditch attempt to pressure SME, but I feel like this is just another senior artist leaving the label. These guys can't retain artists that they already don't treat like royalty (Yoona), rely on them (Hyoyeon), or don't already have their discography locked up (Taeyeon). Unless Wendy and Yeri match the above categories, I wouldn't be surprised to see them walk too. Hasn't it already been reported that Wendy is also displeased with SME? I think even Wendy herself said so?

MHJ’s departure really did sparked the downfall of SME, who woulda thunk

Joy's solo career seems to have been frozen for 3 years. She should definitely go to a company that will provide more benefits and profits for her solo career. They continue with all kinds of group activities anyway.

this is not surprising

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2. After Irene's controversy and their MV homage controversy, they were so bad at treating Red Velvet, I'd leave too

What controversy LOL? Knetz talking nonsense again. COSMIC MV was a homage and SME didn't hide it like HYBE, people just ignored the message at the end of the MV.

What happened with Irene has nothing to do with SME, tbh. It was her fault.

About Joy, I'm not surprised, Red Velvet is basically a Legacy group now, SME's only focus is Aespa now, the same happened with SNSD as well.

Joy should follow Seohyun unnie to Namoo Actors.

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MHJ’s departure really did sparked the downfall of SME, who woulda thunk

Please tell me, you're joking.🤣

i thought SM was good with acting. But its not that important. good luck to her if she leaves.

Joy also struggles with her weight and unlike actresses, idols are required to be super skinny full time. That alone can make her choose to go in full acting mode with a few RV group activities.

This also means that RV is not going to be very active as a group. They are all mostly going to focus on solo careers.

This is a bittersweet moment for me.

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MHJ’s departure really did sparked the downfall of SME, who woulda thunk

I'd say Lee Soo Man instead of MHJ. He kinda kept the nest together but now it's like people don't have to stay anymore coz there's no SM top employee who requires the gratitude that LSM did for debuting those idols.

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i thought SM was good with acting. But its not that important. good luck to her if she leaves.

I think it depends on the idol.

Yoona, Minho, D.O. Suho, the TVXQ dudes, Siwon and Yesung have all had incredible acting careers under SM, I don't know why it didn't work for Sooyoung, Seohyun, Tiffany and now Joy.

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I think it depends on the idol.

Yoona, Minho, D.O. Suho, the TVXQ dudes, Siwon and Yesung have all had incredible acting careers under SM, I don't know why it didn't work for Sooyoung, Seohyun, Tiffany and now Joy.

Good actors vs not good actors

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Good actors vs not good actors

It's not that simple! Actors, just like singers, usually leave companies if they don't get enough freedom or chance to choose what they want to do.

I mean, just look at Seohyun since she left SME in 2019. Her latest roles were all HIT and not only that but well-received from critics as well. Not to mention, she's one of the most talented actress out there, not only on movies or shows, but in Musicals as well. The same goes for Sooyoung. As for Tiffany, she didn't have many roles in the first place. Right now, she's focusing on her Theatre and Musical acting.

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Please tell me, you're joking.🤣

I'm dead serious

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I'm dead serious

I don't even know what to say.

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Joy also struggles with her weight and unlike actresses, idols are required to be super skinny full time. That alone can make her choose to go in full acting mode with a few RV group activities.

This also means that RV is not going to be very active as a group. They are all mostly going to focus on solo careers.

This is a bittersweet moment for me.

I'm not sure what's sweet about it, she isn't actually accomplishing anything just by potentially leaving SM, she's only putting RV's future into question. Leaving SM isn't a magic pill. If Joy wants to be a successful actress, she still has to put in the work, no matter who is signing her checks, and it seems a lot of K-netz aren't too enthused with her previous performances, so it could be an uphill battle if that's truly the direction she wants to take.

If Joy wants to prioritize acting over RV, then I wish her well, but she should leave the group. That would be the only fair outcome, versus the others having to wait around for her and letting it eat into their own productiveness (just like how they didn't allow her absence to stop them from doing an entire tour without her.) But I'll reserve judgment until we get a better idea of what everyone is thinking, as there are two others yet to renew.