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[ENG] Hiichan talking about her journey with AKB and IZ*ONE where the difference is that she really started from ZERO in SMN.. I'm glad getting first place gave her the reassurance she needed, that she didnt make a wrong decision after all🥹🥺 *May contain inaccuracies

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After talking about how SMN got their first win during the UFO promotions, they kept emphasizing that this is only the beginning for them. But then Sung Sikyung reminded us that this is already Hiichan’s third debut, and that she’s been in the industry for 12 years… It really made me think about Hiichan’s journey. She debuted in AKB at just 12 years old, but back then, she never really got close to senbatsu. So she challenged herself with PD48, successfully debuted with IZ*ONE, and finally got her name out there. After IZ*ONE ended, she returned to AKB, this time as a senbatsu member and eventually even a center. Then, as she approached her 10th year in the industry, instead of simply staying where she was already comfortable and established, she decided to challenge herself all over again, leaving her home in Japan, returning to Korea, and redebuting from scratch with SAY MY NAME. And she didn’t stop there. She continued working hard on her Korean, took the TOPIK exam and achieved Level 5, and even got a Korean driver’s license (though she got this right before IZ*ONE ended). It really feels like she didn’t just come back to Korea to redebut. She genuinely committed herself to building a new chapter of her life there. It’s been such a long and unusual journey for Hiichan. Every time she reached a new stage in her career, she somehow found the courage to challenge herself again rather than settle for what she had already achieved. I have so much respect for her hard work, courage, and growth over all these years. Truly admirable. And to think I’ve been supporting her for almost 8 years now… 🥹 It’s been quite a journey for me too...

Tina 🍉

20,965 views • 9 days ago

#山根涼羽 Zunchan was clarifying something she said in her seitansai speech that seems to have been misunderstood after only a certain part was clipped and shared online. What she meant was never that AKB was “better” than KLP, or that she was criticizing KLP, Malaysia, or the people around her there. She explained that she is genuinely grateful for the environment she had in KLP, and at the same time, her experience in Malaysia made her realize how many things in AKB she had previously taken for granted. With KLP, they were essentially building a 48 Group and its idol culture from the ground up in a place where that system and environment were not already established. There were a lot of fun experiences, but naturally there were also difficult things that came with having to create something from scratch. Because she went through that experience, when she returned to AKB, she became more aware of all the things that were already established and prepared for the members there, and it made her feel grateful for the AKB environment as well. She specifically emphasized that this was NOT about saying one place was better than the other. She said that both places were wonderful to her, both were places she loved, and that was what she had wanted to convey. She also mentioned that some Malaysian fans had misunderstood what she meant, and clarified that she never intended for her words to be used to attack anyone. So I hope people can listen to what she is actually saying here rather than judging her based only on a clipped portion of her speech. Her point was about gaining a new appreciation for both environments through her experiences in each of them, not putting one down to praise the other.

Tina 🍉

17,578 views • 2 days ago