Kpop Girl Group APRIL Officially Disbands - Members Share Handwritten Letters to Fans

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Shortly after the DSP Media announced the group’s disbandment, the members of APRIL posted their handwritten letters to their fans.

Chaewon

“I’m not sure what to convey. The only words in my mind are ‘Thank you,’ and ‘I’m sorry.’ Since the first time I became part of ‘APRIL,’ the moment we lived together hasn’t been a short one, and they were the precious moments of my life. Even when time flies by, I don’t think my feelings will change. Although the name ‘APRIL’ will now be filled with longing, I don’t think this is the end.
The end of one thing is the beginning of another, and I promise I will stay with you all. I wished we could greet you all on stage again someday, but that is no longer possible, and I’m sorry for that. I lived believing that I did the best I could, but when looking back, there are moments I regret and many others for which I feel disappointed.
Although we will continue as individuals instead of APRIL from today on, I will remember the shining moments we spent together as wonderful memories. And to Fineapple, who presented to us that wonderful world, it was thanks to you we were able to come to this point and make it through hardships.
I don’t make pledges I can’t keep, so I’ll make this pledge: let’s meet again one day with cheerful faces. I’ll work hard to become a better man! I have faith in working hard! So Fineapple, stay healthy and eat well too. Finally, I’m sincerely sorry and grateful.”

Chaekyung

“First, I am very sad to share this sad news. I went to Seoul alone in 2011, in my third year of middle school. I joined DSP Media, an agency that was like family to me, worked hard to achieve my dream of becoming a singer, and got together with the valuable team known as APRIL. I was thrilled to have met friends who shared the same dream as me and Fineapple, who always loved and waited for us.
I don’t know what to convey as I write this, so I feel cautious. However, I want to thank you for your tremendous love and encouragement from the bottom of my heart. Thanks to the members, I could do things I would never have been able to do alone. To the APRIL members, with whom I’ve wept and laughed, who are like family and friends to me, I thank you, and I love you. It seems daunting and strange to go from ‘APRIL’s Chaekyung’ to ‘Yoon Chae Kyung’ and do things by myself, but please support all of us APRIL members, who will work hard on our own paths.
I will work hard to show a much better image in the future. I thank you and I love you to Fineapple, who were the reasons we could shine on stage and feel loved. It makes me sad that I cannot share everything I feel through this letter. It’s freezing, so don’t catch a cold, and please stay healthy and cheerful. Thank you to everybody who loved APRIL over the years.”

Yena

“It doesn’t feel right to greet you with such heartbreaking news. As the articles have reported, we are putting down the name APRIL. We experienced many things and struggled with many thoughts before we came to this decision. We wanted to deliver good news with Fineapple, who have guarded and waited for us, so I can only feel sorry.
From August 24, 2015, when we stood in front of you for the first time with the name APRIL, to January 28, 2022, I thank you sincerely for giving us so many pleasant memories and making each day feel like a present. I will remember the seven years I spent together with Fineapple. It’s not easy to like someone, but I was happy with Fineapple’s continuous love. More than anyone else, I want to convey to all the members who walked with me through many storms; they have worked hard and done an excellent job.
I will never forget our countless exercises, the hard work we did into our albums, and standing together on stage. Thanks to you, I could get through the tough times, and thanks to you, the happy times felt even merrier. I am sincerely thankful for having the six of us. I really wanted to convey something to Fineapple: regarding that issue, there has never been a moment when I was embarrassed to stand before Fineapple. I wished to be a singer you could be proud of, but I’m sorry I wasn’t able to hold my words to the end.
This is the last moment I’ll be promoting as APRIL’s Yena, but I will put effort into giving a better side of myself as Yang Ye Na, so please remain by my side and keep encouraging me. I will not forget, but instead, I will cherish the past seven years I spent together with APRIL and Fineapple.”

Jinsol

“I am deeply sorry to the Fineapples who received the news through headlines. I wanted to save APRIL as far as I could, but we came to the option to disband after it was figured out that there was nothing to do but end it. I am very thankful for the members who have been with me through highs and lows for seven years, and I will continue to encourage your personal activities. Although I’m a little anxious, I’ll be brave and walk my own path. Fineapples, this won’t be the last goodbye. APRIL will stay in your hearts, so let’s meet again with smiling faces.”

Naeun

“I recall all the times that I spent with Fineapple as APRIL’s Naeun for more than seven years since our debut in August 2015. The moment was so precious and warmhearted that I don’t know how to convey it in this brief message.
All was new to me, so I was lacking in so many things, but thank you for the valuable encouragement of our fans so I could sing and dance on stage. The moment I spent closely with fans was priceless to me, and I could feel how much you gave to us with my whole body.
My heart feels hard to deliver this message. I want to thank all members who were with me for seven years. I sincerely wish them all cheerfulness. I will develop into a Lee Naeun who works hard to mature and grow constantly. Thank you very much to Fineapple, who have encouraged, trusted, and loved APRIL.”

Rachel

“We wanted to share pleasant news with Fineapple, who have quietly waited for us and cheered us on, but I’m so disappointed and sorry to share this sad news instead.
October 2016. I immediately gave up on four years of studying abroad in the United States and came to Korea on a plane alone. I recall feeling half-excited, half-afraid of the future that was revealing in front of me.
November. I entered APRIL as a new member along with Chaekyung unni, and I ran as fast as possible without taking a break. There were many rough and challenging times, but I was happy. Thanks to the members, Fineapple, and the people around me, who always encouraged me and consoled me. I am thankful to you all.
Yesterday night, I picked up the letters that fans poured their hearts into writing, reread them, and kept crying. I was moved to think that I had gained so much love over the past few years. I can’t show everything I want in a brief message, but I am sincerely grateful to each of you for waiting for, loving, and encouraging APRIL.
I want to say that I’m sorry and I love you. Sadly, we must walk our own path now, but please keep supporting the members’ new beginnings, just like you always have. I will prepare and work hard to show a more diverse and fresh side of me so that I will greet you soon as a matured ‘Sung Na Yeon.’ Please look forward to it. Until that time, please take care of your health and wear masks. Thank you again to all of you who loved APRIL.”

We wish all the members good luck with their new endeavors.

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