Blockberry Creative denies rumors that Chuu will leave girl group Loona and agency

Chuu of Loona [BLOCKBERRY CREATIVE]

Blockberry Creative denied rumors that Chuu of girl group Loona was departing from the agency.

On Thursday, the agency released a press release stating that such allegations were “groundless” as “some articles confused fans and the public by using quotes from so-called officials though neither the agency nor [Chuu] has said anything about the issue.”

It added that it will take legal actions against writers of articles and comments with false information or malicious rumors for defamation.

There have been rumors circulating that Chuu is preparing to transfer agencies and that she is currently in a legal fight with Blockberry Creative.

The rumors continued when it was revealed that Chuu will be unable to perform on Loona’s world tour set for later this year, due to her solo schedules.

Loona [BLOCKBERRY CREATIVE]

“All members of Loona have a foundation of trust for each other and are doing their best in group activities,” Blockberry Creative continued in the statement. “We will not tolerate any spread of misinformation that is discouraging, and we are ready for any legal action against them.”

Loona debuted in 2018 with the EP “[+ +],” pronounced "plus plus." The group has 12 members: Haseul, Vivi, Yves, JinSoul, Kim Lip, Chuu, Heejin, Hyunjin, Go Won, Choerry, Olivia Hye and Yeojin. It is known for hits "Hi High" (2018), "Why Not?" (2020) and "PTT (Paint The Town)" (2021).

BY SHIN MIN-HEE [shin.minhee@joongang.co.kr]