Hyunjin, ViVi of girl group Loona sign with new agency CTDENM

Hyunjin, left, and ViVi of girl group Loona [CTDENM]

Hyunjin and ViVi of girl group Loona signed with CTDENM, an agency newly founded by the girl group's former company executive.

CTDENM has been established by Eric Yun, a former executive at BlockBerry Creative — Loona's agency the two members left last month after a court ruled in their favor and suspended their exclusive contracts with BlockBerry Creative.

The new contracts were signed on a relationship of trust that has been built over the years, according to the agency. The name is an abbreviation for "connecting the dots" and entertainment and merchandising.

"We thank Hyunjin and ViVi for starting a new journey with us," CTDENM said in a press release. "We hope to support them in all ways possible so that the two artists' talents may fully bloom."

The agency also plans to start a new project titled "SuperEight" to debut a new boy band within the latter half of this year.

With Hyunjin and ViVi signed with a new agency, only five original Loona members remain with BlockBerry Creative — Haseul, Yeojin, Yves, Olivia Hye and Gowon.

Chuu signed an exclusive contract with ATRP in April, a year after she established her own management company, Chuu Inc. in 2022. She is currently continuing her activities under ATRP as a solo artist.

Heejin, Kim Lip, Jinsoul and Choerry signed with Modhaus in the same month, announcing that the quartet will be a part of a project called Artms.

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BY YOON SO-YEON [yoon.soyeon@joongang.co.kr]