EXO members Baekhyun, Xiumin, and Chen have terminated their contracts with SM Entertainment. The lawyer for the EXO members released a statement revealing their intention to leave the group. A Yonhap News report stated that the K-pop group members also had asked for a full accounting of their activities and the revenue produced from it since March.

While the agency claimed that the artists are being poached by another company, the trio’s lawyer released a statement saying that no outside forces are influencing their decisions.