Actress Jung Yu-mi is leaving Management Soop, her agency for 9 years.

On the 12th, Management Soop announced in an official press release, "We inform you that the exclusive contract between Management Soop and actress Jung Yu-mi has ended. We express our deep gratitude for the journey we had together with actress Jung Yu-mi, creating various works and precious moments over a long time."

It continued, "Management Soop sincerely supports actress Jung Yu-mi's new beginning and thanks the fans for their unwavering love. We ask for your continued interest and affection, and we hope only good things come alongside the path she will take in the future."

Previously, Jung Yu-mi settled with Management Soop in 2016 and appeared in films such as 'Train to Busan', 'Kim Ji-young: Born 1982', 'Sleep', 'Wonderland', and dramas such as 'Live', 'Health Teacher Ahn Eun-young', and 'Love is a One-way Bridge'.

Meanwhile, Management Soop is home to prominent actors representing Korea, including Gong Yoo, Gong Hyo-jin, Kim Jae-wook, Seo Hyun-jin, Lee Chun-hee, Jeon Do-yeon, Nam Ji-hyun, Suzy, Nam Joo-hyuk, Jeon Hye-jin, Lee Chung-ah, Shin Eun-soo, Jung Ga-ram, and Kim Min-ju.

Below is the full statement from Management Soop.

Hello, this is Management Soop.

We inform you that the exclusive contract between Management Soop and actress Jung Yu-mi has ended.

We express our deep gratitude for the journey we had together with actress Jung Yu-mi, creating various works and precious moments over a long time.

Management Soop sincerely supports actress Jung Yu-mi's new beginning.

We thank the fans for their unwavering love and ask for your continued interest and affection.

We hope only good things come alongside the path she will take in the future.

Thank you.

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