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Duo AKMU has revealed why they decided to leave YG and become single.
On the 13th, the YouTube channel "Calm Man" posted a video featuring Akmu Lee Chan-hyuk and Soohyun Lee, who returned to their fourth studio album "Gaehwa."
On this day, Calmman asked the two of them why they established the agency, referring to the termination of their exclusive contract with their former agency, YG Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as YG).
In response, Lee Chan-hyuk replied, "It's time," and Calmman joked, "When you betray?"

Lee Chan-hyuk said, "As my production range expanded, the music color became more pronounced. As the part I want becomes more detailed, there is a point where the direction of the company and my musical color are separated," he said.
"The company knew that and I knew that. We got to know each other after working together for several more years," he confessed.
Even after (YG) came out, I thought we could implement 100% of what we wanted. YG also supports AKMU. It's more beautiful than betrayal. It's the opposite (of betrayal)," he explained.
AKMU's exclusive contract with YG, which he had been with for 12 years, ended in November last year. Later, he established the Inspiration Spring Site.
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