On the 25th, GLG released an official press statement to announce member SitalaŌĆÖs departure from their rookie girl group H1-KEY. ŌĆ£WeŌĆÖd like to notify that member Sitala, who has been a part of H1-KEY, has decided to leave the team due to personal reasons,ŌĆØ they stated. ŌĆ£The agency discussed this matter at length with Sitala herself as well as with the rest of the H1-KEY members, and we came to a decision after a thorough review of the overall situation.ŌĆØ The label added, ŌĆ£We ask for your warm encouragement for SitalaŌĆÖs future and also for the remaining H1-KEY members, who plan to resume the road to their dreams once again.ŌĆØ Sitala is a Thai member of the group that got caught up in a controversy before the debut. At the time, many protested over Sitala debuting as an idol when her late father participated in ThailandŌĆÖs anti-democracy campaign. Thai K-pop fans, especially, claimed that SitalaŌĆÖs father supported ThailandŌĆÖs rule under military dictatorship, causing thousands to suffer. Soon after the controversy broke out, GLG announced, ŌĆ£We looked into SitalaŌĆÖs father, who passed away, his influence on Sitala, who was a minor at the time, and Sitala, whoŌĆÖs still growing up. We have determined that it would be wrong to put Sitala in a situation of disadvantage solely due to the actions of her late father.ŌĆØ H1-KEY made their debut on January 5th. But only five months later, Sitala decided to leave the group. Source (1) Translator Kim Hoyeun: If you are a fan of K-drama, K-movie, and K-pop, I am your guy. I will continue to provide you with up-to-date K-entertainment news.
