Article: BABYMONSTER won't be a 7-member debut...? Yang Hyun-suk, "will pick the best"
Source: JTBC
YG Entertainment is drawing an explosive response from global fans with it's new girl group.
In a 'Last Evaluation' teaser released on the 6th, Executive Producer Yang Hyun Suk is seen stating, "After years of thorough consideration, we've narrowed it down to 7 very talented trainees. I want to say from my perspective, they're the ones with the most debut potential."
He then adds, "BABYMONSTER will never be a 7-member group. It will definitely be less than 7," causing shock. It appears the final members are not yet known.
The content was planned with the intention of disclosing their potential in advance and being objectively evaluated through the eyes of the public. It appears that the teaser content previously unveiled was a means to confirm the charms and capabilities of the potential debut members.
The 7 prospective members will perform various missions under the keen examination of experts. Individual charm and star quality, as well as teamwork, as also important factors under evaluation. The supportive comments by seniors BLACKPINK, WINNER, and AKMU also provide special insight.
Meanwhile, BABYMONSTER is expected to dominate the Korean music industry in 2023 due to multinational members who have visuals and talents in vocals, dance, and rap. There are 3 Korean trainees (Ahyeon, Haram, and Rora), 2 Thai members (Pharita and Chiquita) and 2 Japanese members (Ruka and Asa). Their debut is expected to change the global music industry game.
- [+302, -1] Looks like Yang Hyun Suk enjoys these kinds of things. How many decades has it been already?
- [+219, -0] Oh.. really? Why?
- [+196, -6] This is seriously too much. They're literally kids and he's already put out teasers showing they're monsters with talents at such a young age but he's going to drop them again? They trained so hard for more than 5 years. He doesn't seem to think about kids mentals in this.
- [+176, -5] I think they're all going to debut like Stray Kids..
- [+130, -1] But they already filmed teaser videos introducing the members and now they're going to eliminate some kids? They became trainees at such a young age and practiced for several years already.. this is quite cruel!
- [+70, -1] Honestly, it'd be better if 2 or 3 are dropped out..
- [+62, -0] Can't he see the kids' expressions? ㅠㅠ
- [+61, -1] Let's be honest.. a 4-5 member luxurious group is much more pleasing to look at.
- [+59, -0] Even if they get dropped, they're young, a small-medium agency can pick them up ㅇㅇ Just look at Treasure Box kids.. how many of them almost debut.. a lot of kids got dropped out before they got to the final lineup ㅋㅋ
- [+51, -1] They why get people to fall in love with their charms saying they have the best teamwork.. I bet he'll confirm it'll be 7-member group anyway.. ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
- [+43, -1] I knew things would end up like this. It was weird there were 3 rappers..
- [+42, -0] 7 is too many..
- [+37, -1] I still don't understand why this ba$tard keeps crawling out..
Additional source: Pann