After 25 years of attachment to the company that trained and made her a K-pop star, Yuri is currently facing the choice of whether to continue accompanying or find a new destination.
Yuri is considering whether to extend her contract with SM Entertainment or not. She wants to move to a management company with strengths in acting to focus on developing her acting career in the near future.
Joining SM Entertainment in 2001 after winning the excellent dance award at a talent selection competition, Yuri spent 6 years as a trainee before debuting with SNSD in 2007. Along with the members, she contributed to making SNSD one of the symbols of K-pop second generation with many famous songs and influence beyond the borders of Korea.
Not only in music activities, Yuri has also gradually affirmed her name in the field of acting. Since 2016, she has continuously participated in television and film projects, building the image of an artist operating in parallel in both fields. This is also considered the reason why the "black pearl" prioritizes finding a company with a lot of experience in managing actors if she decides to leave SM.
However, choosing a new company does not only depend on personal orientation. Yuri still plans to continue operating with the small group HyoRiSoo with two members Hyoyeon and Sooyoung. Therefore, she is said to be considering many factors to both develop her own career and maintain plans with SNSD members.
Over the past time, many K-pop artists have chosen to join a new company after their contracts expire but still continue to operate with the group. SNSD is no exception when many members have left SM Entertainment but still participate in joint projects whenever the group reunites. That means if Yuri decides to change company, fans can still expect her to continue to accompany SNSD in collective activities.
Information about Yuri's future quickly became a topic of interest to fans. Many opinions suggest that SM Entertainment is still a suitable environment for the female artist to maintain her music activities. Meanwhile, many people support her to find a company specializing in managing actors to have more opportunities to develop on screen, a field that Yuri has pursued seriously for nearly a decade.
To date, Yuri has not made an official decision. Whether she continues to be associated with SM Entertainment or chooses a new direction, this will be a notable milestone in the female artist's career after 25 years of accompanying one of the largest entertainment companies in Korea.
