Many experienced idols will be appearing in “BOYS II PLANET” and reaching a new milestone.
“BOYS II PLANET” is the first union project for a K-pop boy band. After undergoing intensive testing on two Planets, “K” and “C,” the boys finally came together as “BOYS II PLANET” to chart their course and become the most popular K-pop boy group.
Season 1 of “BOYS PLANET” saw the birth of the group ZEROBASEONE, beloved both in South Korea and abroad, setting the first sales record with their debut album and reaching five million consecutive copies. Therefore, the birth of the new group that will succeed ZEROBASEONE is highly anticipated.
Many experienced idols are expected to take on new challenges within “BOYS II PLANET.” Recently, many boy group members have suddenly announced their suspensions, sparking fans’ curiosity. This suspension appears to be related to their appearance on “BOYS II PLANET.” They are expected to temporarily suspend their group activities and take on new challenges to raise awareness of the team and its members.
On the 30th of last month, WHIB members JAYDER, LEEJEONG, and WONJUN temporarily suspended their activities. C-JES announced that they would not be participating in WHIB activities together for personal reasons and that the group would remain a five-member group.
On May 9th, members of three groups made headlines by announcing their suspensions. It was previously reported that DKB’s E-CHAN and HARRY-JUNE would not be participating in group activities for personal reasons. On the same day, VERIVERY’s DONGHEON, GYEHYEON, and KANGMIN also suspended their group activities from their private personal schedules. WEI’s KIM JUNSEO also suspended his activities for personal reasons.
With so many boy band members embarking on new endeavors, many officials have expressed their expectations for the challenges facing the experienced idols.
“Since the audition group is voted on by fans around the world, it will be beneficial for experienced idols who have already built their fandom through strong activities,” said a K-pop official.
“Since the audition groups are highly regarded, especially ZEROBASEONE, who was born during the previous program, we hope they will become a group capable of taking the lead after ZEROBASEONE.”
Another music industry official said, “For small and medium-sized agencies, audition programs will be a real opportunity to advance when their idols’ popularity stagnates, and for the members who participate, life is a risky choice.” He added, “Even looking at the previous audition program, both fame and fandom have increased together thanks to increased airplay, whether we were among the top performers or not.“
However, some also felt that the presence of experienced idols in audition programs might not be good news for other members of the same group. The official stated, “Members who cannot participate in the program risk being relatively marginalized or suffering the consequences. They must be guaranteed opportunities for individual activities.“
Expectations are high for the ability of experienced idols seeking to re-debut, given the fierce competition from newcomers.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: SNS MNET
