On August 14th, Cube Entertainment announced SoojinŌĆÖs departure from (G)I-DLE through an official statement. The agency started, ŌĆ£As of today, the company has decided to exit Soojin from the team. (G)I-DLE will continue their activities as a five-member group.ŌĆØ SoojinŌĆÖs alleged bullying scandal was raised in March. Soon, actress Seo Shin Ae also stated that she was a victim of SoojinŌĆÖs bullying during her school days. The artist refuted all the claims raised against her herself and sued those she thought were spreading false rumors. However, after six months, she will be leaving the team. According to some insiders, Cube Entertainment had already decided on SoojinŌĆÖs exit from (G)I-DLE months ago when the controversy over her school violence was at its peak. Since the news has hit the wire, SoojinŌĆÖs fans bombarded Seo Shin AeŌĆÖs YouTube channel. These are some of the comments they wrote: ŌĆ£Do you have any idea what you did? You have ruined someoneŌĆÖs career.ŌĆØ ŌĆ£YouŌĆÖve succeeded. Congrats. You must be proud.ŌĆØ ŌĆ£Now that youŌĆÖve ruined someone elseŌĆÖs life, you will become a more popular actress.ŌĆØ ┬Ā Source (1, 2)