Eugene Lang Addresses Departure from The Try Guys After Nearly Ten Years

The Try Guys made a big announcement stating that Eugene Lee Yang is leaving the group and they are also launching a new subscription streaming service.

The group announced the new venture and departure of their third in the trio with Rolling Stone on Wednesday, May 22. That same day, the group announced their shift away from YouTube where they have amassed nearly 8 million followers.

“Part of this is bittersweet. We’re gonna miss working with Eugene. He has been one of the true collaborators of both of our lives. But we’ve had a long time to process this,” Zach Kornfeld told the outlet, which reported Yang was leaving after the end of the year to pursue other projects.

“We’re very excited for him, very excited for us, and just feeling very energized by this whole moment,” added Kornfeld.

Eugene also took time to address the situation online with a personal Instagram video.

Keith Habersberger went on to say that “Eugene leaving is something that is sort of necessary for us to keep moving forward.”

“Things change. THE TRY GUYS ’ original cast already came to an end once, But now it’s sort of getting a better finite ending,” he added

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Many noted the reference to the departure of Ned Fulmer back in 2022 following his cheating scandal.

Kornfeld and Keith Habersberger announced the creation of 2nd Try – the newly developed subscription service that has many guessing.

“Our shows are coming straight to you,” Habersberger said in the clip. “No ads, no algorithm b.s., no clickbait thumbnails. Just the good stuff!”

Many referenced other groups that have attempted to launch their own streaming service in the past, but many want to see the duo succeed.

Eugene Lee Yang, Ned Fulmer, Keith Habersberger and Zach Kornfeld of The Try Guys attend a signing event for their new book "The Hidden Power Of F*cking Up" at Barnes & Noble at The Grove on June 20, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. — LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 20: (L – R) Eugene Lee Yang, Ned Fulmer, Keith Habersberger and Zach Kornfeld of The Try Guys attend a signing event for their new book “The Hidden Power Of F*cking Up” at Barnes & Noble at The Grove on June 20, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

Kornfeld added, is to allow both the group and the viewers “to be directly connected with nothing in the way” in order to produce the kind of content they believe viewers truly want to see.

2nd Try will be available worldwide and will give new subscribers the chance to access old and uncensored new exclusive content.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Kornfeld noted, “I think what excites us is that we now get to treat YouTube and any other social media platform as just that, a social media platform, where we are using it to reach new people and excite them as opposed to entirely relying on our ability to survive as a business on them and their ad dollars.”