“fromis_9 is being neglected?” Member Lee Chaeyoung expresses regrets about lack of activities
fromis_9's Lee Chaeyoung expressed regrets about lack of activities during a communication session with fans, leading to criticisms towards the agency Pledis
On May 8th, Lee Chaeyoung’s remarks made during a live broadcast the previous day, expressing regrets about activities, are gathering attention on online communities.
During the live broadcast, Lee Chaeyoung said, “Why can’t we be active for so long? Is it just us? Only fromis_9? It’s so sad.“
She added with a faint smile, “I also have Flover (fandom). I also have Flover. I also have fans. We also have Flover.“
With the spread of the video containing her remarks, there has been an outpouring of sympathy from netizens.
Firstly, there is empathy towards fromis_9’s long hiatus. Since their first full-length album “Unlock My World” released in June last year, fromis_9 has been inactive as a whole for nearly a year.
This is consistent with their previous album releases, which also had similar hiatus periods. Given this situation, both members and fans can feel thirsty for activities.
Netizens who empathize with Lee Chaeyoung’s remarks show reactions such as “Why is fromis_9 being neglected?“, “If she directly expresses regrets, it must be very difficult“, “It must be so heartbreaking“, “I’m so sad“, “It’s really regrettable“, “Both members and fans must be deeply hurt“…
Furthermore, there are also people questioning whether fromis_9 is following the footsteps of Pristin, another girl group under Pledis. Pristin, a multinational 10-member group, was introduced by Pledis in 2017. Despite being Pledis’ second official girl group after After School, Pristin failed to overcome the hiatus issue and disbanded after 2 years and 2 months.
Accordingly, netizens gather opinions that suggest “Pledis is neglecting fromis_9” once again. Particularly, with the recent spotlight on the issue of multi-labeling under HYBE, fromis_9 not even being mentioned adds bitterness to the situation.
Netizens express reactions such as “If this is the case, HYBE shouldn’t have brought them in the first place“, “Why is there such a lack of responsibility?“, “If they can’t take responsibility until the end, they shouldn’t even start“, “fromis_9 has really been mistreated“…
Meanwhile, fromis_9 is an eight-member girl group that debuted through Mnet’s “Idol School” in 2018.
