Reports have said that After School member Jooyeon will have her contract from Pledis Entertainment expire on December 31. However, it has not been final if she will be continuing on the group or she is set to graduate.
On December 22, a representative of Pledis Entertainment said, "It is true that Jooyeon’s contract will expire this coming December 31. She is currently in talks with the agency on her position."
The representative also addressed the reports that Jooyeon will leave the group for her acting career, "We are discussing what direction she wants to take in the future, however, nothing has been decided. After School’s contract in Japan will end in June of next year, so she will still promote until then. The other After School members have a lot of time left on their contract period."
Nothing has been confirmed yet and it is not certain if Jooyeon will graduate from the group like former members, Kahi and Bekah.