Super Junior’s Sungmin is leaving SM Entertainment after 20 years.
On April 30, SM Entertainment officially announced Sungmin’s departure with the following statement:
Hello, this is SM Entertainment.
We would like to inform you that our exclusive contract with our artist Sungmin has come to an end.
We are grateful to Sungmin for being with us for over 20 years, from his trainee days to his activities as an artist.
We will continue to support Sungmin’s music endeavors and his new beginnings.
We ask for your continued warm interest and support for Sungmin in the future.
Thank you.
Sungmin debuted as a member of Super Junior in 2005. In December 2014, he married actress Kim Sa Eun, and the couple a son in September last year. Since his discharge from the millitary, Sungmin has been focusing on his solo career.
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