The former I.O.I member Chung Ha signs with Jay Park’s label MORE VISION.
On October 10th, the official MORE VISION social media accounts announced that the agency welcomes Chung Ha as their newest artist. Alongside the statement, Chung Ha introduced new social media accounts on Instagram and Twitter that will no longer be associated with her previous agency, MNH Entertainment, which she parted ways with in April.
Chung Ha began her career and gained popularity while participating in the TV survival show “Produce 101”. After the programme, in March 2016, she debuted in an 11-member girl group with a temporary contract. The group disbanded in January 2017. Chung Ha was the group’s lead vocalist and main dancer. The artist made her solo debut on June 7th in 2017, with the release of an EP “Hands on Me”. Her song “Gotta Go” reached the No.2 spot on the Gaon Digital Chart in 2019. Chung Ha won her first music programme prize at MBC Music’s Show Champion because of the track. Billboard magazine listed the song as one of the Best K-Pop Songs of the 2010s. In 2021, Chung Ha released the first studio album titled “Querencia”.
After leaving his position as CEO of both AOMG and H1GHR MUSIC, Jay Park announced his new company MORE VISION on March 3rd, 2022. In an introductory video “More Love, More Laughter, MORE VISION”, which was published on the label’s new YouTube channel, Jay Park talked about the company’s values. The founder explained that with this label he strives to provide artists with a better environment and encourage them to be boldly creative. He ended the video by stating his goal for MORE VISION:
“I want to create something that will be loved by the world even more than before”.
Besides Chung Ha, the label has signed contracts with artists like Jessi and Honey J, as well as dance crews MVP and HolyBang.