>Twice nearing their contract expiration
>Made enough money to live comfortably the rest of their lives
>Won’t agree to be overworked like they used to or maybe not even re-sign contract
>NiziU is a successful group but they were originally planned (pre-corona) to make a ton of money on Japanese concerts
>Corona keeps closing down Japan
>JYPE made a ton of investments during good times but now the gravy train is slowing down
Obviously now JYPE has to depend on ITZY more than ever. Specifically to have them become big internationally like BPink and get a lot of endorsement deals