on september 30, 2014, jessica announced on her personal weibo account that she was "forced out" of the group, which was later confirmed by the record label itself. jessica's final song with girls' generation is "divine", which was released as a part of the repackaged version of their first japanese greatest hits album, "the best". on august 6, 2015, s.m. entertainment released an official statement stating that jessica had officially parted ways with the company.