Former “Boys Planet” Contestant Winnie Departs NINE.i

Thai idol Winnie is departing from the K-Pop group NINE.i.

On January 28 (KST), FirstOne Entertainment made the announcement via an English statement on the company’s website. Winnie is departing NINE.i permanently. Previously, he was on hiatus due to a shoulder muscle rupture since April 2023.

We would like to inform you about NINE.i WINNIE, who was on hiatus due to injury.

WINNIE was diagnosed with a shoulder muscle rupture in April last year and has been consistently and faithfully undergoing exercise and rehabilitation treatment for a complete recovery.

— FirstOneEntertainment

FirstOne Entertainment explained Winnie’s permanent departure from the group: “There is a high possibility of recurrence of the ruptured shoulder muscle if excessive choreography is performed.” Medical staff was consulted before making the final decision.

However, based on the opinion of the medical staff that there is a high possibility of recurrence of the ruptured shoulder muscle if excessive choreography is performed, we had a long and in-depth discussion with the company about the direction of future activities, and the activities as NINE.i, which requires continuous choreography, have come to an end. We decided to do it.

— FirstOneEntertainment

Winnie and the company are not entirely parting ways. At this time, he will focus on recovery and hopefully pursue solo activities in the future.

WINNIE will take some time to focus more on recovering his health and then show his various sides through personal activities.

— FirstOneEntertainment

Winnie debuted as a member of NINE.i in March 2022, and garnered attention as a contestant on Mnet’s idol survival show Boys Planet in 2023.

Read FirstOne Entertainment’s complete statement below.

Hello.

This is FirstOneEntertainment.

We would like to inform you about NINE.i WINNIE, who was on hiatus due to injury.

WINNIE was diagnosed with a shoulder muscle rupture in April last year and has been consistently and faithfully undergoing exercise and rehabilitation treatment for a complete recovery.

However, based on the opinion of the medical staff that there is a high possibility of recurrence of the ruptured shoulder muscle if excessive choreography is performed, we had a long and in-depth discussion with the company about the direction of future activities, and the activities as NINE.i, which requires continuous choreography, have come to an end. We decided to do it.

WINNIE will take some time to focus more on recovering his health and then show his various sides through personal activities.

Although his activities as a NINE.i member are coming to an end, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to the fans who have shown generous support and great love to WINNIE.

As a result, we would like to inform you that NINE.i will continue its activities as a 9-member group.

We apologize for causing concern to many fans with the sudden news.

We ask for your love and encouragement to WINNIE who is pursuing individual activities.

Please give your warm support to the nine members of NINE.i.

Thank you.

— FirstOneEntertainment