How does a Kansas girl become an idol of kpop? ALEX answers you.
ALEX REID, RANIA‘s former member, caused a stir by becoming the first African-American artist to join a group of kpop. She talks to you directly on her Youtube channel to explain how it happened.
This happened during the big announced return of RANIA in November 2015 with the title “Demonstrate“. The international fans were impatient, as much by the group’s comeback as by the advent of ALEX. When everyone discovers the MV, it is the surprise, only the voice of ALEX is inserted in the MV. The agency will announce visa problems.
A week after the agency publishes a new MV, in which we see some images of ALEX. For the fans it is a trick and they will not refrain from saying it. Subsequently, during TV shows, ALEX is present, but it looks more like a featuring. Is Alex really part of the group?
The fans wait for the continuation, which will consolidate them in their idea, the new MV “Start a fire” takes again the same process and ALEX is not present during all the title.
Fans will continue to say, RANIA will take a big hit, the agency has changed members. Between departures and arrivals everything doesn’t go as planned until the departure of ALEX.
An interesting idea to open to the international market, the Asian public was ready for that, the management was well done? Will we ever have answers?
Journalist : Shawn
Source : SNS ALEX REID / RANIA
