TWICE's Jeongyeon leaves JYP for Varo Entertainment

Jeongyeon of the K-pop group TWICE announced on August 10, 2026, that she is leaving JYP Entertainment after 11 years, but will continue her activities with the group. The 29-year-old singer confirmed she has signed an exclusive contract with Varo Entertainment, the agency that represents her sister, actress Gong Seungyeon.

In a handwritten letter posted to her Instagram account, Jeongyeon expressed gratitude to her bandmates and the group's fans, known as ONCE. She wrote that leaving JYP, where she trained and debuted as a teenager, was daunting at first but that she found the courage to move forward. "I am deeply grateful to my members and ONCE words cannot fully express my gratitude. I am also very grateful to the JYP family who helped me grow into the person I am today," she stated.

Jeongyeon emphasized that her departure from the agency does not affect her commitment to TWICE. "The one thing I truly want to tell ONCE is that even though I am moving on to a new chapter to take on new challenges, TWICE, the center of my life, will remain unchanged, just as it is now. Standing before ONCE as a member of TWICE will always be my very first priority," she wrote. She is the first...