Woollim Entertainment's agency announced that DRIPPIN's Alex was on hiatus due to his deteriorating physical condition. It was reported by South Korean media outlet OSEN on Thursday January 26, 2023 that DRIPPIN member Alex decided to stop his activities for a while. 

Woollim Entertainment as the agency that oversees DRIPPIN informed that Alex was experiencing a decline in his physical health. After discussions between the company, Alex, and his parents, they agreed to give Alex some time off. Alex is the maknae in the boy group DRIPPIN. 

Real name Alexander Vincent Schmidt, Alex was born on October 6, 2004 in Germany. Due to Alex's hiatus, DRIPPIN will continue activities with the other 6 members, Hyeop, Yunseong, Changuk, Dongyun, Minseo, and Junho. Following is the full statement released by Woollim Entertainment:

“ Hello. This is Woollim Entertainment. We would like to sincerely thank the fans who have shown great interest and love for our artist, DRIPPIN. Alex, a member of DRIPPIN, recently started showing symptoms of deteriorating physical condition, so we had a lot of discussions with him and his parents.

We discussed that it would be good to take a short break and have some time to focus on recovering health, so Alex's activities temporarily halted. Therefore, DRIPPIN plans to continue its activities with a 6 member system for now. We apologize for worrying fans with the sudden news and ask for your understanding, and we will do our best for the artist's recovery.

Also, in the new year 2023, we will try to present a more active image of DRIPPIN. We ask for your continued interest and love. Thank You. ” Meanwhile, DRIPPIN made its debut on October 28, 2020 by releasing the mini album Boyager. Six of the seven DRIPPIN members are participants in the survival program Produce X 101, including Alex.

DRIPPIN is scheduled to release their second single 'Hello Goodbye' in Japan on March 15, 2023. DRIPPIN will be greeting their fans after their last comeback 2 months ago. Previously, DRIPPIN released the album Villain: The End on November 14, 2022. To date, DRIPPIN has released 8 albums since its debut.

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