Bang Yedam and Mashiho have left YG Entertainment. 

In an announcement made via Weverse, the Korean entertainment company shared that the two members have decided to terminate their contracts and will no longer be a part of TREASURE. The news comes after Yedam and Mashiho initially announced that they will be taking a break from their group activities in May, stating that they wanted to focus on studying music and their health respectively.  

TREASURE will now continue as a 10-member group, comprising Hyunsuk, Jihoon, Yoshi, Junkyu, Jaehyuk, Asahi, Haruto, Doyoung, Jeongwoo, and Junghwan.

"After a long and careful discussion with Mashiho and Bang Ye dam was mutually agreed to conclude the contracts between the two and YG Entertainment. We have reached such agreement so that Mashiho could have enough time to recover from his health condition, and Bang Ye dam could pursue his career as a producer," said YG Entertainment via Weverse. 

Read YG Entertainment's full statement below. 

Hello, this is YG Entertainment.

First of all, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to all of the TREASURE MAKERS for all the support and love towards TREASURE.
Today, we have an important announcement about TREASURE's future activities.

Going forward, TREASURE transforms into a 10-member group - consisting of Choi Hyun suk, Jihoon, Yoshi, Junkyu, Yoon Jae hyuk, Asahi, Doyoung, Haruto, Park Jeong woo, and So Jung hwan.
After a long and careful discussion with Mashiho and Bang Ye dam was mutually agreed to conclude the contracts between the two and YG Entertainment.

We have reached such agreement so that Mashiho could have enough time to recover from his health condition, and Bang Ye dam could pursue his career as a producer.

Knowing that all of TREASURE’s fans have been waiting for Mashiho and Bang Ye dam, we are very sad about their departure as they have been with TREASURE from the beginning. We ask for your continuing support for Mashiho and Bang Ye dam.

YG Entertainment will put its best efforts in communicating with TREASURE MAKERS and supporting TREASURE's future activities.
Thank you so much.

TREASURE recently released their mini-album, THE SECOND STEP: SECOND CHAPTER. The record serves as the follow up to the group's THE SECOND STEP: FIRST CHAPTER which dropped last February.