4-member K-Pop girl group LUNARSOLAR has officially disbanded after less than 2 years, as announced by their agency J Planet Entertainment on May 22, 2022. The statement released by J Planet Entertainment in Korean, English, and Japanese, reads as follows:
“J Planet Entertainment would like to inform that after long discussions with LUNARSOLAR members, we decided to terminate the exclusive artist contract.
Eseo, Taeryeong, Jian, Yuuri decided to part their ways by supporting [each other’s new beginnings]. J Planet Entertainment also wishes the best for each member’s new future going forward.
We would like to express our gratitude to all the fans who have loved and supported LUNARSOLAR until now, and hope you continue to cheer for their new activities to come.
Thank you.”
On May 23, 2022 at 6 P.M. KST, the vocal quartet released their final single, “Do You Wanna Get Down” to wrap up their group activities. Reactions to LUNARSOLAR’s sudden disbandment caused a shock to their fans.
LUNARSOLAR will release a new single ‘Do you wanna get down’ today at 6PM KST
It is their last single due to their disbandment https://t.co/5ORbnkAZcz pic.twitter.com/QRnHvjy9lx
— nugu promoter (@nugupromoter) May 23, 2022
LUNARSOLAR has disbanded and members' exclusive artist contract have also been terminated shared in a statement made by J Planet Entertainment yesterday, May 22
LUNARSOLAR will release their final single "Do you wanna get down" tonight at 6PM KSThttps://t.co/WxHjMhFO9p
— 파룬 (@balloon_wanted) May 23, 2022
lunarsolar will release their last song and I wanna see EVERYONE who suddenly was a fan of them when they disbanded stream it.
— juri (@juriisolar) May 23, 2022
lunarsolar disbanded 😔 but this are the consequences of that boom of debuting many groups, now many of them are disbanding 😔 tbh i’m a bit afraid for sn… guys, you need to save money to buy at least one album 😭
— dee ☾ (@jinnydee_) May 22, 2022
i hope lunarsolar are okay :(( im genuinely so worried about these girls, i hope they're able to get out of jplanet and redebut under a different company
— jai🍉 is seeing purki🫶🏻 (@intodosie) May 20, 2022
https://twitter.com/bill1ies/status/1528369043580796929?s=20&t=-m1ZicW4jKog60vxqotDBA
lunarsolar deserves SO MUCH, i hope the girls will be able to re-debut together under a better company i’m so sad rn
— fran 🖤 (@YEJ1CULT) May 20, 2022
https://twitter.com/hoongyaz/status/1528274305833963520?s=20&t=-m1ZicW4jKog60vxqotDBA
and now everyone cares dor lunarsolar… where were you when we said they need help, when we asked for you to give them a chance????
— ren 렌 (@T43IRY) May 22, 2022
someone already making fun of lunarsolar disbandment and calling it karma shut up
— c! (@lusolspjm) May 22, 2022
its unfortunate that the first time we trend lunarsolar, its their disbandment. but they did so much for us, im happy that so many people are recognising how amazing they were.
please suppourt lunarsolar in the future, haedals forever <3#ThankYouLUNARSOLAR
— maria (@ESEOFLARE) May 22, 2022
one thing is why is lunarsolar only getting everyone's attention now..
— c! (@lusolspjm) May 22, 2022
LUNARSOLAR debuted on September 2, 2020 with the single album, “Solar: Flare” and title track, “Oh Ya Ya Ya”. The quartet went on to release two more single albums, “Solar: Rise” and “Christmas is You” in 2021.
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