Japan debut with April
Aprilと日本デビュー
When Apink came to Japan and was popular, April appeared as a new girl group.
Not only was they visually cute, but they also had a daughter named Naeun.
There were a lot of comments saying it was confusing.
However, I don't think there was much resentment.
Maybe it was because they were young girls in their mid-teens.
April had a lot of trials similar to those of their senior girl group KARA, but after going through hardships and reaching their twenties, they seem to be the most similar to Apink in terms of their visuals, pure image, and atmosphere.
When you watch their stage videos, the similarities become even more striking.
It's almost as if they've been following in Apink's footsteps all this time.
Apink was a girl group that added smartness and lightness to their traditional purity.
Apink inherited only the purity from Girls' Generation and became a stopover for the young girls who followed.
April seems to be following in Apink's footsteps, not KARA.
There is surely no young girl active today who has not left her mark in the place where Apink is based.
April will surely be aiming to set her own style firmly on this path.
Apink's pure and innocent style burned out and ended along with their youth.
If they want to move forward, the path Apink would have taken if they were younger will remain.
Can April set her own path firmly and move forward?
To be honest, it's a difficult course.
It seems they will need singing like Eunji to take over the Apink style and move forward in a straight line.
They would also need highly skilled dancing like Bomi.
They also need the noble and innocent nature that Naeun possesses.
If they cannot carry that image, April will have no choice but to move forward while cultivating their own style.
Watching their performance, I could tell they were a comfortable and refreshing group of girls.
I could also see that they would have a passionate fandom.
It seems that they will develop into the unique characters of Eunji and the others mentioned earlier, but I am concerned that they seem to be a group of members with wet personalities.
I haven't seen any footage of them spending their private time, so this is just my impression from their appearance.
However, I think it would be better for each member to create more opportunities to show off their own character as they continue their activities.
How an idol presents themselves to their fans will affect the course of their future performances.
It seems that each member will need to take a bold risk and make an effort.
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