Battle with 2nd album "SCHXXL OUT" (PRISTIN)
2ndアルバム「SCHXXL OUT」で勝負（PRISTIN）
Korean girl group "PRISTIN" talked about how they felt about meeting their "Produce 101" friends.
In the afternoon, Korean girl group "PRISTIN" held a showcase for their 2nd mini album "SCHXXL OUT" at the Shirahama Art Center in Seoul.
On this day, Nayeon (21) revealed how she felt about reuniting with her friends from Mnet's audition program "Produce 101 Season 1" in the music industry.
She said, "There are a lot of friends from Produce 101.
But I've never thought of it as a competition. I want to continue to be a source of strength for each other."
Next, when asked if there is a difference in the mindset when working with "I.O.I" and "PRISTIN", Nayeon explained, "It's the same. I gained a lot of experience with I.O.I. It's true that there is pressure to do better because it's the second time."
"PRISTIN" will release "SCHXXL OUT" on a music distribution site at 6 pm on the 23rd, announcing their comeback after 5 months.
(From K-POP News)
Nayeon (PRISTIN leader) → "There are a lot of friends from Produce 101. But I've never thought of it as a competition. I want to continue to be a source of strength for each other."
Nayeon was the final member of the audition program "Produce 101", and was a leader of the girl group "IOI (11 people)" that was formed for a limited time.
After the activities ended, the members returned to their agencies and are working as part of girl groups.
Besides PRISTIN (Nayeon, Kyulkyung), other groups include Cosmic Girls (Yeonjung), DIA (Chaeyoung), gugudan (Sejong, Kang Mina), and Weki Meki (Yoojeong, Doyoung).
In other words, 8 out of 11 are actively working.
Jeon Somi, who was also a central figure in IOI, has returned to her former trainee status.
She is now a popular talent working as a solo artist.
Of the two latter, Kim Chungha and Kim Sohye, Chungha made her solo debut by utilizing her natural performance skills.
The last one, Kim Sohye, gained popularity not so much for her singing or dancing skills, but for her clumsy image and adorable character, and became the final member of "Produce 101".
There is not enough information available as to whether she will debut in a girl group or try to become an actress.
She is already well-known and popular as an actress.
Will it be the agency or herself who makes the decision...?
If her character can be utilized well, another popular girl group may be born.
It seems that it is difficult for girl groups to succeed in the humorous route.
It would be better to keep her on hold until she at least gains a certain level of popularity.
If anything, Kim So Hye seems to suit Kim So Hye better as an actress who can compete alone.
No girl group connected to IOI has yet achieved great success.
However, no group has yet completely disappeared.
It has been a constant race, with groups coming and going.
Only one or two will survive in the end, and if things go wrong, none of the girl groups will be able to make a decisive move and all the girls may disappear due to exhaustion.
However, in the past year and a half, so many girl groups have debuted that have already had to suspend their activities.
In light of this, the derivative girl groups mentioned above may be seen as doing well on the borderline.
Nayeon's words "I've never thought of it as a competition" are typical of an honor student who was the leader of IOI, but the reality is that her true feelings are different.
Maybe she and the other members are psyched up, saying "Let's make this album a big hit and go to Japan..."...
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