THE BOYZ has officially left IST Entertainment, sparking divided reactions among fans.

On December 5, IST released an official statement announcing THE BOYZ’s departure from the company. The company communicated that the exclusive contracts of all members have been terminated as agreed in in-depth discussions.

IST then thanked the members of THE BOYZ for their efforts during their time under the agency and shared that they will continue to support the group in their next chapter.

“After entering into long and in-depth discussions with THE BOYZ members Sangyeon, Jacob, Younghoon, Hyunjae, Juyeon, Kevin, New, Q, Ju Hakinyeon, Sunwoo and Eric regarding the expiration of their contracts, we have decided to terminate their contracts exclusive out of mutual respect for the wishes of others.”

“We would like to thank THE BOYZ for their hard work from 2017 to today,” the agency added. “Even though we will no longer work with them, we will still support them in their endeavors in the future.”

In a community forum, K-Deobis expressed his gratitude to IST Entertainment for supporting THE BOYZ on their journey.

  • “IST, you guys worked hard too.”
  • “I have been grateful to IST all this time.”
  • “THE BOYZ, I will support you guys in the future too! IST, thanks for all this time!”

However, international fans on the thread and on X (formerly Twitter) instead expressed their disdain towards IST Entertainment.

  • “Why were these fans thanking IST when THE BOYZ’s music has clearly gone down the drain since IST?”
  • “TBZ’s music was so good when they were on RTK, I hope they will be able to release music of the same quality.”