Actress Lim Na-young, formerly of girl groups I.O.I and Pristin, is leaving Sublime Artist Agency.

On May 15 (KST), Sublime announced, "Lim Na-young's exclusive contract has expired, and after careful discussions with her, we mutually agreed to terminate the exclusive contract."

Sublime continued, "We would like to express our gratitude to Lim Na-young, who was with us as an artist of our company, and to the fans who loved Lim Na-young. We sincerely support Lim Na-young's future," and asked for "continued love and support for Lim Na-young, who is about to make a fresh start."

Previously, Lim Na-young joined hands with Sublime in August 2019. However, as Lim Na-young leaves Sublime after about 4 years, curiosity about her future activities is growing.

The following is the full official statement from Sublime:

Hello, this is Sublime.

We are delivering our official position regarding the expiration of the exclusive contract with Lim Na-young.

Lim Na-young's exclusive contract has expired, and after careful discussions with her, we mutually agreed to terminate the exclusive contract.

We would like to express our gratitude to Lim Na-young, who was with us as an artist of our company, and to the fans who loved Lim Na-young. We sincerely support Lim Na-young's future.

We ask for your continued love and support for Lim Na-young, who is about to make a fresh start.

Thank you.