CIX member Bae Jin-young leaves band, parts ways with agency

Boy band CIX member Bae Jin-young will part ways with the band and its agency.

Singer Bae Jin-young [IMBC]

Boy band CIX member Bae Jin-young will part ways with the band and its agency.

“We have ended our contract with Bae on Thursday,” CIX’s agency C9 Entertainment on Monday. “We thank Bae for his hard work as a member of CIX. Please continue to send your support to Bae as he starts his journey on a new path.”

CIX will continue its activities with the remaining four members: BX, Seunghun, Yonghee and Hyunsuk. The boy band will release new music in the latter half of the year, according to the agency.

Bae debuted in 2017 through the second season of the Mnet audition program “Produce 101,” as a member of boy band Wanna One. Bae debuted as a member of CIX in July 2019, six months after Wanna One disbanded in January the same year.

CIX debuted under C9 Entertainment with EP “Hello Chapter 1. Hello, Stranger" (2019). The boy band has since released songs, such as “Cinema” (2021), “Wave” (2021), “458” (2022), “Without You” (2022) and “Save me, Kill me” (2023).

CIX came under fire from rumors last year, speculating that Bae was being bullied by his fans and group members. The rumors stemmed from an edited video of fans calling him names and throwing bottles at him. C9 Entertainment later put out a statement explaining that the video was edited maliciously, and no bullying of any kind had taken place against Bae.

To find out more about CIX, visit Celeb Confirmed!

BY KIM MIN-YOUNG [kim.minyoung5@joongang.co.kr]