sica, our reigning ice princess

So the news on Jessica leaving/being forced out from Soshi:

I find this fascinating from a contracts law perspective because she's definitely one of the most popular members and SM knows it. They'd hate for her to leave. So she must have pushed hard during negotiations with them -- possibly for more time off, marriage (pregnancy?) -- for SM to decide that they just couldn't give her what they wanted while maintaining what they wanted, i.e., GG as a whole group of attractively single and marketable girls who do a hell of a LOT of activities.

I can see SM's side in this, as a business -- and let's be honest, they've been extremely successful at what they do -- but on the other hand it's also kind of a terrible business to be in and particularly to women. I'm all for Jessica owning her own business and getting married if that's what she wants and making more out of her life; she gave a good chunk to SM and GG; I think it's perfectly valid to want to move on. Of course, the whole legal process and battle is never the prettiest way to go about it, but SM's had some precedent with this...

I mean, it sounds like they just terminated the part that had her in GG but SM is still managing her, which seems like a weird change in contract terms/possible violation by someone, which is why it's fascinating! But bizarre.

All this aside, I'll miss her in Soshi and fully support her getting the rest of her life on. Damn, girl.