The world of idol groups and the passage of time
アイドルグループの世界と時の移ろい
K-POP female idols who will come of age in 2020! IZ*ONE Minju & Yuri, Somi, ITZY Ryujin & Chaeryeong, etc.
If they are girls with young members who will come of age next year or the year after, it will be new groups that debuted last year or this year.
Even if they come of age next year, the girls are currently 18 years old. In Japan, adulthood is 20 years old, but in Korea, adulthood is 19 years old.
Next year, four members of IZ*ONE will become adults: Kim Minju, Jo Yuri, Yabuki Nako, and Honda Hitomi.
So Nako and Hitomi will be celebrated for coming of age twice, in Korea and Japan.
Maybe they will wear formal attire in Korea through IV programs.
The two will be confused, but they will be happy to be celebrated.
Even so, they are truly the girls of the moment.
Next year, the four will be turning 19 and in the prime of their prime, followed by Wonyoung, a third-year middle school student, and Yujin, a first-year high school student. Their popularity and growth is likely to continue next year.
From TWICE's sister group ITZY, Chaeryeong and Ryujin, the younger sisters of IZ*ONE's Chaeyoung, will reach adulthood (19 years old).
They are said to be born a year apart, so it seems that the older sister Chaeyoung was born in 2000.
ITZY is also a girls group that is expected to make a big leap next year.
Other than that, Jeon Somi, who was the center of the girl group "I.O.I", which was born from the audition program "Produce 101", will also reach adulthood next year.
From Rocket Punch, the girl group that Takahashi Akari is in, Yunkyung and Suyun will reach adulthood.
They will be making their first appearance in Japan at a K-POP concert soon, but it will be interesting to see what kind of reaction they get...
Elsewhere, EVERGLOW, whose popularity and buzz are soaring after their comeback song became a hit, also has young members as their core.
Onda, Asha, Mia, and Yiron are in the midst of coming of age this year, one after the other.
Next year, IZ*ONE, ITZY, and EVERGLOW are likely to form a three-way battle to shake up the traditional girl group front.
How will the big three, TWICE, BLACKPINK, and Red Velvet, take this?
APRIL, who were such a youthful group a few years ago, will reach their end this year with Nayeon and maknae Jinsol becoming adults next year.
fromis_9, which has many members who have come of age this year, will also reach their end this year.
MOMOLAND's maknae Nancy became an adult this year.
G)I-DLE's Shuhua also reached her adulthood this year, so she will also reach her end.
Time changes very quickly in the idol world.
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