AOA talks about the circumstances behind their contract renewal

Article: AOA's honest confession, "Contract renewal compensation? Not as much as we thought"

Source: Newsen via Nate

1. [+687, -71] 'Queendom' really changed my opinion of them.. It made me realize how underrated they've been and that all the members have the potential to excel in different fields like variety and stage work outside of Seolhyun ㅠㅠ Please stop with the hate comments. For fans, it's really important to know that their group can go on ㅠㅠ

2. [+669, -56] It makes me think that they chose to be together instead of leave for other monetary opportunities because they're so close. Obviously it's better for them to stick together than apart but they're on the rise now so I hope they can hit another peak again.

3. [+485, -64] Why do they get so much hate..;; they seem like hard workers

4. [+58, -7] Just my personal thoughts but I always thought it was weird that Choa left so suddenly blaming her depression as well as the circumstances surrounding her dating rumors. I always sensed some resentment from Mina towards the other members in her interviews and bigger ambitions than the group could allow. The members who are left now.. seem... not perfect but very kind and innocent people. Jimin has a good head on her shoulders, Chanmi seems nice, Seolhyun's always been known for being kind and the member with the most sacrifices for the group.. so I just hope their album does well.

5. [+39, -31] Still can't shake the feeling that this group only exists because of Seolhyun

6. [+36, -48] They should be grateful their contracts were renewed at all ㅋㅋㅋ coldly speaking, their singing careers are pretty much over

7. [+33, -28] Why would they expect a bigger compensation in the first place? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ It's not like they had a hit track since Choa left ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ the group would've been over if not for Seolhyun but she's pulling them up by the collar right now ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

8. [+21, -20] Ever since Choa left, their songs have been... missing that high pitched husky voice that is so characteristic of their songs like 'Heart Attack', 'Short Hair', 'Good Luck', 'Excuse Me'...

9. [+19, -8] Chanmi looks a lot better without colored lenses on 'Queendom'

10. [+17, -3] They were so talented on 'Queendom'!!

11. [+15, -1] I don't like Seolhyun but it's nice to see that she's loyal. So many groups have ended over the most popular member choosing to leave.

12. [+10, -1] AOA's agency is known for being pretty thuggish but they did the group a favor by renewing their contracts. If we're being honest, there's no use for the other members aside from Seolhyun. They can't sing live so they can't even be sent to perform at festivals... I think their contracts were renewed out of a sense of loyalty for the initial money they brought in.

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