On December 22nd, BlockBerry Creative announced the postponement of LOONA's upcoming fifth mini album, [0], which was slated for a January 3rd, 2023 release date. The agency said, "We would like to apologize for causing great concern for fans of LOONA. We also deeply apologize for causing fatigue to members of the public who have been observing this... we have decided that LOONA's album will be postponed indefinitely."
Korean media outlets speculate that the postponement was decided after ORBITs, LOONA's official fandom, banded together to boycott the upcoming album to support the members who filed lawsuits to suspend their exclusive contracts with BlockBerry Creative.
It can be remembered that last month, BlockBerry Creative announced Chuu's expulsion from the group. Following this, nine members filed an injunction to suspend their contracts with the agency, citing broken trust as the reason.
Here is the full context of BlockBerry Creative's lengthy statement, translated by gointosubbit:
[ENG] 221222 #LOONA Fancafe post
— LOONA's Subbits (@gointosubbit) December 22, 2022
Blockberry Creative announces indefinite postponement of LOONA The Origin Album [0] and responds to reports on member earnings and settlement
Translation in Google Docs:https://t.co/5zQytaSsqV
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