Takahashi Juri (Juri) / 12th Generation

I ... wow..
Even though I kinda expect it from her joining produce, not becoming soukantoku, Mako's graduation. I'm still shocked that it would be this soon. I thought I'd see her in 48G for like a year or two until Izone almost over or something. But for her to announce her grad and immediately said she is already signed and she'll debut in Korea feels so sudden to me.

part of me is sad that she choose to leave this when she's already on one of the highest position in 48G and will have more opportunities in jpn thrown at her , while I know someone like Myao who want it most and actually rank the highest will be left here waiting for graduation.

I hope the best for her though.

 

Fresh from Korean news site: https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003962919

(translation source: https://twitter.com/balloon_wanted/status/1102544696901959680?s=19 )

FYI: Woollim is home of INFINITE, Lovelyz, Golden Child, and IZ*ONE's Eunbi and Chaewon

 

Woahh rumor said she won't to be next GM because she want debut in korea was true

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Woollim (pronounced as ool-lim, silent w) is a fairly good agency. It also is a subsidiary of S.M. Entertainment.
I'm curious when she will debut. Woollim has pretty high skill standard and, its current female trainees have not been trained so long and quite young.

I don't think it's much to be worried with Woollim. Who knows she may make bigger dough in Korea due to different payment system.

I wish she get to do what she want as K-pop idol. Oh, and wish the group will get better name than Golden Child and Lovelyz.

 

I know right? I wish this is a dream but unfortunately, it's not. And this reality really hurts.


First it was Mako and now it's Juri. Two of my oshimen announced their graduation on a span of less than 3 months.


Since Juri will be graduating, I'm guessing the next Team B captain will be announced on the next shuffle?

 

Since she's allready signed, I suppose things will go pretty quick from now.
So just like Mako I suppose no send off concert.

 

as someone who have followed her since 2014, i am sad. but as someone who started to listen to kpop more after produce 48, i am happy. shit man. this feeling is weird

 

There is possibility that Eunbi and Chaewon will later be added into this group. Eunbi will be 25 (27 Korean age) by the end of IZ*One contract, too old to debut in a brand new girl group and, it's very difficult to be soloist. And, if Eunbi will be added, why not Chaewon too.

"Trainee" contract exists.

 

Mind developping ?

 

Eunbi would be a good fit for solo. She is a good dancer and has strong vocals. Most of the groups that have I.O.I members flopped, while the only one really succeeding are the ones going solo, Chungha and Kyulkyung is china.

But I agree that Eunbi and Chaewon will probably added later, or maybe even while they are still in IZ*ONE. I am pretty sure that for the latter part of the IZ*ONE contract it is allowed to promote with other groups, it is just that AKB decided that SakuNakoHito will be promoting just with IZ*ONE the whole time.

 

i find this 2012 SSA concert more than half a year ago, this is when Juri was promoted to team 4 along with Rina, Karen, Yuka, and Rena.
as Tano Yuka graduated, i realized that this group announced their graduation in sequence starting from Kawaei Rina, and jokingly thought that Juri will announce hers next,

well, we see it coming, its not that surprising, after Mako announced, most fans focus on team B's concert, especially us, she just delayed it a month later,

i'm having a mixed feeling regarding her announcement, there's a talk that most Japanese fan don't want Juri to debut in kkorea, i'm happy for her but it scares me that she might be hated by some of her local fans that want her to be in AKB.

(i'm having a mental breakdown while typing (lol))

on the other hand,
https://twitter.com/sakuranekkoya/status/1102555280783609856



Juri is trending in #1 in Naver, there goes her Korean fans, celebrating, while wotas are having mixed emotions

 

I have mixed emotions too but she's been in AKB for nearly 8 years already, not many members stay longer than that.

 

International kpop fans are celebrating aswell. She is popular among us aswell. just look at the kpop forums and everybody is happy about it.

 

Basically the trainees signed "contract" with the agency until their debut -of course they can terminate it but mostly they must pay their training "fees" to agency (which is pretty expensive). It's same with JE with their Johnny Jr.

Actually that 2.5-year contract is exclusive for IZ*ONE activities only -hence when it announced first, HKT went doomed lewl

 

sign a contract and pay? ha?

 

No, it is because a training an idol in korea takes a lot of money.So trainees in smaller companies get something called trainee debt, basically all the money the company used to train you. If you become an idol under that company, you won't start earning money until you have made enough money for the company to pay for the debt.

If you complete the trainee contract, but decide you don't want to debut, you usually don't have to pay either.
The Big 3 companies in kpop (SM, YG and JYP) don't have trainee debt at all.

 

ah, I see, this has been pointed in the produce thread if memory serves.

Still, my remark was more that her leaving may go really fast, so she can move to Korea as soon as possible.

 

Not surprised though. The writing on the wall has been there since P48. (Maybe even before?) Which is why I wasn't really surprised that she didn't get appointed to be the next GM.

I feel bad for Team B the most. Another captain gone. Who will take it over? Who will Juri appoint? If she will. I hope so though. But it still sucks.

 

ah thank you for explaining