Kim Jiho resigns from Oh My Girl, how is his career going forward?

Kpop World – Monday, May 9, 2022, personnel girl group K-Pop Oh My Girl, Kim Jiho officially resigns. This news was announced directly by the WM Entertainment agency officially through a press release. Then, how will Kim Jiho’s career in the entertainment world look like in the future?

Respect Kim Jiho’s Decision

The agency that has raised Kim Jiho’s name all this time, WM Entertainment, admitted that he didn’t want to stop Jiho from pursuing his dream no matter what. “We respect Jiho’s decision to pursue his new dream and end the partnership with us,” he wrote in a press release.

Even if they are no longer in the same team, WM Entertainment will continue to support Jiho’s career in the entertainment world. Moreover, they have been working together for more than 7 years.

“He has been with us for the last 7 years and of course we will always support him.”

Other Personnel Extend Contract

The K-Pop girl group Oh My Girl itself contains 7 personnel. Six of them, apart from Kim Jiho, will certainly continue to work under the auspices of the WM Entertainment agency. So far there has been no news of new personnel so Hyojung, Mimi, YooA, Seunghee, Yoo Bin and also Arin will be promoting together in the future.

Oh My Girl will start a new step as a group with six members. So, we hope that you will continue to support this group in the future,” explained WM Entertainment in a press release.

This group has been around since 2015 with the first album Oh My Girl. Last March, they also released their second album, Real Love.

7 Years Curse?

The girl group Oh My Girl has been running for 7 years since it started on April 30, 2015. On their seventh birthday, they had to lose one of the members, namely Kim Jihoo. Is this a year old curse?

In the K-Pop industry the term seven-year curse is common. The reason is, not infrequently one of the group members from a group circle will usually leave and now this is being done by Kim Jiho.

How’s Kim Jiho’s Curry?

Since officially leaving Oh My Girl as of May 9, 2022, there has been no definite news of Kim Jiho joining another agency. Thus, it can be concluded that he is currently in a position as free agent (FA).

Thus, Jiho also has the opportunity to expand his activities in any entertainment project or program in South Korea. Previously, this matter had also been discussed by Jiho with other Oh My Girl members and received support from all personnel including management.

Letter Writing for Fans

Kim Jiho wrote a hand letter to all his fans about his reason for leaving the agency as well as Oh My Girl. According to him, this decision has gone through a long process and careful discussion.

However, they considered that walking individually was the best choice. “But in the end we decided to go our separate ways,” he wrote in the letter dated 9 May 2022.

Giving Full Support to Oh My Girl’s Promotion

WM Entertainment is not only giving support to Kim Jiho’s career in the entertainment world. On the other hand, Kim Jiho also confirmed that he would continue to support Oh My Girl’s promotions in the future.

This 25-year-old idol admitted that he had a lot of positive energy and support during his 7 years of working with Oh My Girl and WM Entertainment.

“Over the past 7 years, many things have happened and he has shared with the Oh My Girl members. We meet every Monday and get strength from the support our fans have given us.”

Thanks for Miracles!

Not to forget, Kim Jiho’s immense gratitude goes to Miracle, the fandom name for Oh My Girl. Miracle, according to him, has given extraordinary support so far to shape his personality as he is now.

Kim Jiho was happy to have fans like Miracle. “Even though I’m still not very good at expressing myself, at least I learned a lot from you, Miracle. As I learned a lot from you, then I will become a Miracle and support the Oh My Girl members,” said Kim Jiho.