On May 9th, WM Entertainment released an official statement, announcing Jiho’s departure from the company and Oh My Girl. After several discussions, Jiho has decided to not renew her contract after seven years with the company. The other members: Hyojung, Mimi, YooA. Seunghee, Yoobin, and Arin have all decided to renew and continue as six members.

Shortly after the announcement, Jiho posted a handwritten letter to the group’s fan cafe (Via Soompi):

Hello Miracle [Oh My Girl’s fan club], this is Jiho.
I’m writing this letter as there’s news I have to share with Miracle. I spoke numerous times with our agency about the future and we concluded that moving forward, we would support each other’s paths. In the future, I will be supporting Oh My Girl’s promotions as a member of Miracle and not as a member of Oh My Girl.
Over the past seven years, the many conversations we’ve shared, the moments we met every Monday, the love that Miracle gave us, and your support are all truly things that I will never forget.
I really want to say thank you to Miracle for creating such miracle-like moments in my life. Thanks to you all, I was able to grow and be happy for the past seven years. I hope that happiness was also conveyed to Miracle.
Even though I was poor at expressing myself, whenever I did express myself, I learned so much from Miracle who showed me even more love. As much as I’ve learned from Miracle, I will also become a cool Miracle.
Although I can’t yet share details about my future endeavors, I will promise you one thing. No matter what I do in the future, I will work hard and repay you with a good image. Let’s support [Oh My Girl] together in the future!
From Jiho

Oh My Girl most recently released their second studio album, Real Love, with the title track of the same name in March. The group also celebrated their 7th anniversary in April. We wish Jiho all the best in all of her future endeavors!