On August 20, Somi's father Matthew Douma mentioned his daughter in an interview and clarified the rumors on Somi's departure from her former management agency.

He also carefully added, "Our family went together and had ice cream with Somi's manager. We decided to support each other."

Earlier on August 20, JYP Entertainment stated the contract termination is based on agreement on both sides and clarified there is no additional explanation on this issue.
(Seo Dakyoung, Credit= KBS Happy Together 3, 'somsomi0309' Instagram, Kim Hyun-chul/SBS funE)
(SBS Star)