Idol group KNK member Lee Dong-won is leaving the team and will switch to acting.
On the 7th, 220 Entertainment released Lee Dong-won's handwritten letter announcing his departure from KNK.
In the letter, Lee Dong-won said, "First, I wanted to tell Tinkerbell first, so I'm writing this. You will be very surprised, but I will now conclude my activities as a KNK member after seven years of activity."
He said, "After long discussions with the company, our directions differed somewhat, so we made this decision," and expressed gratitude to fans, saying, "It is true that there have been many difficult times since our debut. Nevertheless, I was able to endure until now because of the members who endured those times together and Tinkerbell, who has always supported us and waited for us."
However, Lee Dong-won confessed, "But as time passed and I got older, I ran into unavoidable practical problems. So after a very long and difficult period of reflection, I decided to leave the team," adding, "I will now try to continue my activities as an actor in a new place. I have received and continue to receive more love than I deserve from you, and I am sorry I feel I have not fully repaid that support and love."
He also asked for warm regard, saying, "I was truly happy to become a member of KNK and to meet Tinkerbell, and I have been sincerely grateful from the moment you warmly welcomed and supported the unfamiliar new member who suddenly joined seven years ago until now. I will cherish the memories I made with you and the love I received for the rest of my life and try a new start elsewhere."
Lee Dong-won debuted as a member of KNK in 2019. He has also been active as an actor, appearing in the 2023 web drama 'Happy Merry Ending' and then in 'Crush-romance explosion', 'The CEO is lonely', and others.
The following is the full text of Lee Dong-won's handwritten letter.
Hello, this is Dong-won.
Before the article comes out, I want to tell Tinkerbell first, so I'm writing this. You will be very surprised, but I will now conclude my activities as a KNK member after seven years of activity.
After long discussions with the company, our directions differed somewhat, so we made this decision. It is true that there have been many difficult times since our debut. Nevertheless, I was able to endure until now because of the members who endured those times together and Tinkerbell, who has always supported us and waited for us.
But as time passed and I got older, I ran into unavoidable practical problems. So after a very long and difficult period of reflection, I decided to leave the team.
I will now try to continue my activities as an actor in a new place. I have received and continue to receive more love than I deserve from you, and I am sorry I feel I have not fully repaid that support and love.
I was truly happy to become a member of KNK and to meet Tinkerbell, and I have been sincerely grateful from the moment you warmly welcomed and supported the unfamiliar new member who suddenly joined seven years ago until now. I will cherish the memories I made with you and the love I received for the rest of my life and try a new start elsewhere.
From now on I will sincerely cheer for the members' and Tinkerbell's happiness from afar. I would appreciate it if you would watch over me, who is making a new start, with warm regard.
Then, this has been KNK's Lee Dong-won.
[Photo] Provided by 220 Entertainment.
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