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Red Velvet's Wendy and Yeri leave SM Entertainment

Red Velvet singers Wendy and Yeri have left longtime label SM Entertainment, but will remain members of the K-pop group.

Red Velvet's Wendy, Yeri leave label but stay in K-pop group | ABS-CBN Entertainment

Wendy and Yeri of Red Velvet have parted ways with K-pop agency SM Entertainment but will continue their activities as members of the girl group.

On April 4, SM Entertainment officially announced that two members Wendy and Yeri of idol group Red Velvet will be leaving the company after their exclusive contracts officially expire.

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Credit: Wendy, Yeri Instagram Red Velvet’s Wendy and Yeri have officially ended their exclusive contracts with SM Entertainment—the agency that launched their careers—but both artists will continue group activities with the rest of the team. On April 4th, SM Entertainment released a statement confirming the news: “Our exclusive contracts with Wendy and Yeri have come to an end. It has been a great joy for us to work with them as part of Red Velv…

SM Entertainment announced today (4th) that the company's contracts with its girl group Red Velvet members Wendy (Son Seung Wan) and Yeri (Kim Ye-rin) have ended, but the two will continue Red Velvet's group activities.

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It’s a sad day for Red Velvet (레드벨벳) and SECRET NUMBER (시크릿넘버) fans. SM Entertainment and VINE Entertainment recently confirmed the news that idols Wendy (웬디), Yeri (예리), Léa (레아), Dita (디타), Jinny (진희) and Minji (민지) will not renew their exclusive contracts. On 4th April 2025 (Friday), SM Entertainment announced that Red Velvet members Wendy and Yeri have decided not to renew their exclusive contracts with the company. As such, both idols will …