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Looking forward to “IVE” as it approaches its debut

2024-04-29 19:20:56

Looking forward to “IVE” as it approaches its debut
デビュー近づく「IVE」に期待を込める

Wonyoung & Lay's concept photos released for debut of "IVE"

★ On the 23rd, concept photos of IZ*ONE member “Wonyoung” and Japanese member “Lay” were released. The debut single "ELEVEN" will be released on December 1st at 6pm.
"IVE" is Starship's first girl group to perform in five years since "Space Girls." The group consists of six members: Jang Won Young and Ahn Yujin from IZ*ONE, as well as Liz, Iso, Lay, and Ga Eul.

Wonyoung's strength seems to be that she can completely change her image with makeup. Could it be that she has mirrors of various facial expressions in her brain?
Moreover, she is also good at performing by objectively viewing herself and making herself look better.
Even on the ``IVE'' stage, Wonyoung will show off her charm with her unique singing and dancing and will captivate the hearts of her fans.

Rei also has high visuals. I think she should master Korean while working as an idol and aim to appear in Korean dramas and movies. I wonder if she can become an actress as good as Yumin (Yuko Fueki)? In Yumin's case, it seems like she went through a lot of hardships as she was just at the beginning of the dawn of Korean dramas, but now that the Korean Wave has gained worldwide popularity, if she were to become as well known as Yumin, she would be in Japan and Korea. Will there be more inquiries from both sides?
Well, this is a story for the future, but I would like Rei to establish her unique personality and popularity through her stage activities with "IVE".

During IZONE's activities, Eugene boasted of her singing ability, which is comparable to Yuri and Eunbi, and her dancing ability, which is comparable to Chaeyoung and Chaewon, so there is no need to worry about anything, including her visuals. What worries her is that her skills stand out so much that she might overshadow the other members. So it was the right decision to make Eugene the leader.
It would be wise for her girlfriend Eugene to devote some of his energy to controlling her overall situation.

Regarding Ga Eul, all I know is that her position is that she is a rapper and the oldest member. Since he reads mystery novels and watches horror movies, I would like to see him as the type of person who would rather go his own way than conform to others.
For example, she has the impression of Nayeon from TWICE. Just as Nayeon's singing voice continues to lead TWICE's music together with Jihyo, Ga Eul should also open up IVE's music together with Eugene. If they don't go in the wrong direction, Wonyoung, Yi-soo, and Liz who will follow them will surely bloom into great things.

A concept photo of Liz and Iso has been added, and all 6 members have appeared.
In terms of visuals, the members who are no inferior to Wonyoung and Eugene are assembled together in one agency.
The K-Pop pie has gotten bigger. While large and small agencies are all scrambling to find the shiny ball, six talented people have gathered at Starship, which is not even an extraordinarily large agency. I can only believe that this agency has some very outstanding connoisseurs.

To summarize my impression of the girls, I would say, ``There is no outstanding girl. However, each of them has a stable visual that greatly enhances the group's appeal.''
The implication is that members who are short of 90 points are lining up with similar scores, achieving a "visual" score in the mid-90s.
If a girl group has one "super visual" who wins a major beauty pageant, it will actually weaken the impression of the other members. You may end up with permutations that are not necessary.

"IVE" is stable in that respect. Given the track record of Wonyoung and Eugene's activities in IZONE, the fans who followed them when they were in IZONE are likely to return once IVE's activities begin. However, it is unclear how many fans will come through the door and become fans through IVE's activities. There may be some people who enter from here and are disappointed.
In other words, "IVE" doesn't necessarily sell just because of the two people's popularity. The new members will provide support during this time. The fact that there are four members of the same visual rank will be a strength for IVE.
However, Wonyoung and Eugene lack freshness. However, what happens when you are attracted to that girl or this girl and decide that you want to see them at least on their music stage, but what happens when that stage is an eye-opening, wonderful performance?
The person who becomes popular doesn't have to be Wonyoung or Eugene, it might be Liz, Iso, Lay, Ga Eul...
I hope that ``IVE'' is a gathering of members that will continue to expand despite even the slightest possibility.