f(x) is SM Enter's failure
f(x)はSMエンターの失敗作
★It's been said that Krystal of f(x) has left SM.
A source told Ilgan Sports on the 18th, "Krystal is leaving SM Entertainment, where she has been with for more than 10 years, and is preparing for a new start."
Krystal has already had several contacts with famous Korean actor management companies and met with several agencies. However, it is said that she has not yet reached a concrete contract.
If this report is true, all f(x) members except Victoria will be leaving SM Entertainment.
Krystal debuted in 2009 as part of the five-member group f(x).
She has been active as an actress since 2010.
She is currently preparing to air the OCN drama "Search."
f(x) was quite popular at one time.
I liked these girls, but there were also some members I didn't like, so they were a rare group for me.
Since they're no longer active, I'll be frank and say that Amber, Victoria, and Luna were girls with different images from Sulli and Krystal.
In other words, f(x) was a group of three with Sulli and Krystal added to Amber, Victoria, and Luna, while the other three had the opposite side of surrounding Sulli and Krystal with the others.
Their popularity was probably a combination of Amber's side, who prioritized talent, and Sulli's side, who favored idol-like qualities.
They were as popular as oil and water, so it's understandable that they were constantly exposed to internal turmoil.
Therefore, I get the impression that f(x) alternated between being a talented group and exuding the glamour of idols.
Sulli's dream of becoming an idol was to be as successful as Girls' Generation.
Unlike Girls' Generation, they didn't show off their talent, but instead promoted themselves as cute, pretty, and approachable.
Unfortunately, a girl group like f(x), which emphasizes technical aspects and coolness, would not have been able to develop in line with Sulli's dream.
Why didn't Sulli and Krystal debut as a solid girl group like KARA or Red Velvet...?
I don't know what strategy they used to achieve this, but Sulli and Krystal ended up forgetting their glamour and talent as idols.
On the other hand, Amber, Victoria, and Luna may not have been able to fully demonstrate their skills.
I don't know if they would have been able to do a tour of that scale, but I think they were able to play the music they wanted to.
I can understand why SM wanted to create a girl group with a different image to Girls' Generation and make it a success.
K-pop was on the rise and expanding, so the big agencies needed to broaden their reach and show off their power.
From SM's perspective, f(x) sounded good when they said it was a creative endeavor, but throwing Sulli and Krystal in with Amber, Victoria, and Luna was a mistake from the start.
Sulli and Krystal were members who could compete on their natural cuteness alone.
Just look at KARA, who succeeded after adding Hara and Jiyeon.
I can't imagine that Sulli and Krystal look inferior to Hara and Jiyeon.
For some reason, they threw them in with Amber and Victoria.
The only way to think of it was to put Sulli and the others in with the older members who were talented but lacked glamour was to draw in the crowds.
Frankly, Amber, Victoria, and Luna should have just added a member with similar skills and made a separate debut for them.
Regardless of whether they would have been successful or not, they would have been able to carry out their activities in the right way.
I think that if Sulli and Krystal had added two or three Irene-type members and debuted as a five-person girl group, they could have had a long-lasting girl group without any scandals.
At the very least, Sulli would not have lived such a life.
f(x)'s failure was at the start.
Looking back on their activities, the only good thing about f(x) was their early activities.
If Sulli and Krystal had performed on stages like that with young girls, we might have been able to enjoy seeing them singing and dancing energetically on stage for a long time.
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