VIVIZ’s Eunha, SinB, and Umji have signed exclusive contracts with UNCORE, ending a legal dispute and preparing for a new start.
October/5/2026 11:04
VIVIZ is moving to UNCORE and making a fresh start. UNCORE announced today (the 5th) that it has signed exclusive contracts with the three members, Eunha, SinB, and Umji. Eunha, SinB, and Umji, who debuted in 2015 as members of GFRIEND, redebuted in 2022 as the three-member group VIVIZ and were loved by many fans. Recently, VIVIZ went through a long period of inactivity due to a legal dispute with its former agency, Big Planet Made Entertainment. In April of this year, VIVIZ appointed legal representatives and filed an application for a provisional injunction to suspend the validity of the exclusive contract with its agency, BPM Entertainment, and in June received a ruling in its favor from the court. Regarding the group name, UNCORE said, “We have been proceeding with discussions with the former agency in order to use the existing team name, but due to differences of opinion regarding the conditions presented, a final agreement has not yet been reached,” and added, “Putting the rapid and stable resumption of the three members’ activities first, we are also considering activities under a new team name.” ・Following VIVIZ’s announcement of contract termination with its agency, “comeback plans were scrapped... the manager even paid out of pocket” ・Following THE BOYZ... three groups under One Hundred-affiliated labels, including VIVIZ, successively requested contract termination [Full official comment from UNCORE] Hello. This is UNCORE. We would like to inform you that Eunha, SinB, and Umji have signed exclusive contracts with UNCORE. Since their debut in 2015, the three members have spent a long time together and have shown their own capabilities through strong teamwork and diverse activities. We deeply thank the fans who have continued to support their journey. UNCORE will provide generous support so that Eunha, SinB, and Umji can fully demonstrate their individual abilities and charms, and continue their activities as a trio in a stable manner. We will announce specific future activity plans sequentially as soon as they are decided. We ask for your much support for Eunha, SinB, and Umji as they make a new start. Thank you. [Full official comment from UNCORE] Hello. This is UNCORE. We would like to inform you that Eunha, SinB, and Umji have signed exclusive contracts with UNCORE. Since their debut in 2015, the three members have spent a long time together and have shown their own capabilities through strong teamwork and diverse activities. We deeply thank the fans who have continued to support their journey. UNCORE will provide generous support so that Eunha, SinB, and Umji can fully demonstrate their individual abilities and charms, and continue their activities as a trio in a stable manner. We will announce specific future activity plans sequentially as soon as they are decided. We ask for your much support for Eunha, SinB, and Umji as they make a new start. Thank you.
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