YouTuber Lee Jin-ho is drawing attention with his claims regarding 2NE1's disbandment.
On the 17th, Lee Jin-ho uploaded a video on his channel titled, "You found out from reading an article? The truth about 2NE1's disbandment."
In the video, Lee Jin-ho revisited 2016 and re-examined the process behind 2NE1's disbandment and revealed, "In May 2016, Minzy had a lot of conflict with YG Entertainment while renewing her contract and eventually left 2NE1. But it wasn't just that, there was something else."
"There was a deep emotional rift between the two sides. YG was re-organizing 2NE1 as a 3-member group after Minzy left. I was able to confirm that they had actually prepared an album, but it wasn't a smooth process. One member was very problematic during the album preparation process."
He continued, "According to officials, YG had a lot of trouble controlling this one member at the time. The "unruly" member even sent a memorandum (letter) to Yang Hyun Suk claiming "she'd maintain focus during promotions" however that promise was not kept."
"From Yang Hyun Suk's point of view, 2NE1's comeback was a matter of pride. He wanted to show that the group was still alive even after Minzy's departure. It was during this time that Blackpink's debut popularity accelerated rapidly.
"YG's announcement of the disbandment was too one-sided. The fact that even leader CL wasn't aware is proof that the members opinions were not respected in the decision making process."
Meanwhile, on the 16th, CL revealed in an interview with AP Entertainment that "just like Minzy, she found out about 2NE1's disbandment through media reports."
