News Juri Takahashi to debut under Woollim Entertainment (1 Viewer)

[RandAlThor]

Pretty ballsy for her to announce in her graduation speech that she's debuting in KPOP. Hopefully her fans follow her to Korea.

I was kinda surprised as i thought she was in the running for the next GM.
also i thought there was a non compete clause(maybe its japan only.)
PD 48 looks to be a watershed moment for a lot of girls.

 

[SeulPika]

One of the strongest Japanese trainees in my opinion! Shame she didn't make it into IZ*ONE but glad she's debuting somewhere else already, now I just need Miyu to debut and everything will be right in the world!

Everything will be right in the world once Pledis brings back After School with Kaeun or gives her a new chance elsewhere....

 

[JakeyWantsCakey]

Everything will be right in the world once Pledis brings back After School with Kaeun or gives her a new chance elsewhere....

I'm down with the After School revamp but debuting a new girl group while Pristin are still in the dungeon is disrespectful. I hope the rumours about the Stone/Pledis group are true and that Stone does the majority of the managing for obvious reasons.

Having Yunjin, Natty and Miyu in one group together would make me a stan instantly!

 

[SeulPika]

I'm down with the After School revamp but debuting a new girl group while Pristin are still in the dungeon is disrespectful. I hope the rumours about the Stone/Pledis group are true and that Stone does the majority of the managing for obvious reasons.

Having Yunjin, Natty and Miyu in one group together would make me a stan instantly!

Which is why I would want After School to be revamped. Both Raina and Nana are still quite popular among the public and Nana especially is still getting CFs. + with the graduation system there's no reason why Yunjin couldn't be added.

But this is Pledis that we're talking about and they aren't exactly the smartest at utilising the popularity of those that are under their label....

 

[JakeyWantsCakey]

Which is why I would want After School to be revamped. Both Raina and Nana are still quite popular among the public and Nana especially is still getting CFs. + with the graduation system there's no reason why Yunjin couldn't be added.

But this is Pledis that we're talking about and they aren't exactly the smartest at utilising the popularity of those that are under their label....

They could even just disband Pristin and put the members they want to keep in the new After School to be honest, it's better than leaving the girls and their fans in limbo...

 

[RandAlThor]

This got moved to British's thread. btw.

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Juri Takahashi to debut under Woollim Entertainment - K-Pop Source — Keeping the K-Pop Forum Spirit Alive

Pretty ballsy for her to announce in her graduation speech that she's debuting in KPOP. Hopefully her fans follow her to Korea. I was kinda surprised as i thought she was in the running for the next GM. also i thought there was a non compete clause(maybe its japan only.) PD 48 looks to be a...

www.kpopsource.com

 

[RandAlThor]

They could even just disband Pristin and put the members they want to keep in the new After School to be honest, it's better than leaving the girls and their fans in limbo...

That would mean publicly admitting failure......

 

[JakeyWantsCakey]

That would mean publicly admitting failure......

They already look like failures sending their already debuted idols on Produce! This would actually show that they are willing to make an effort!

 

[RandAlThor]

They already look like failures sending their already debuted idols on Produce! This would actually show that they are willing to make an effort!

I thought it was super nice of Aki P to even let them insinuate he was on the same level.
with the aura of failure at pledis.
Pledis must love mnet to death.

 

[Darkyoda47]

Wow this is pretty unexpected to say the least. I hope Juri does well. I don't know how her AKB fans are gonna feel about this though. Hopefully, there will be no blacklisting.

 

[RandAlThor]

Wow this is pretty unexpected to say the least. I hope Juri does well. I don't know how her AKB fans are gonna feel about this though. Hopefully, there will be no blacklisting.

I would think as captain she went thru channels and got the correct permissions.
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It is intriguing as most kpop acts want to get to Japan for the money, and she seems to be leaving for a career.

 

[Darkyoda47]

I would think as captain she went thru channels and got the correct permissions.

Oh no I'm talking about Aki, I'm talking about the fans. You know how they feel about KPOP lol.

 

[RandAlThor]

Gonna be a super interesting election lots of folks gone.

 

[RandAlThor]

Oh no I'm talking about Aki, I'm talking about the fans. You know how they feel about KPOP lol.

Just thought of this while walking. Juri has been around the block, I will bet she asked what they are going to do with Eunbi and Chaewon.....

 

[Darkyoda47]

Just thought of this while walking. Juri has been around the block, I will bet she asked what they are going to do with Eunbi and Chaewon.....

She'll probably debut with them next year, when their contract allows them to promote. She'll probably spend this year learning Korean, training and stuff.

 

[RandAlThor]

She'll probably debut with them next year, when their contract allows them to promote. She'll probably spend this year learning Korean, training and stuff.

Can they promote in 2020 i thought they were locked down until April 2021?
That would make sense and a way around any year long non compete clause.
One of the articles said sooner rather than later, but that may have not been official.

 

[Darkyoda47]

Can they promote in 2020 i thought they were locked down until April 2021?
That would make sense and a way around any year long non compete clause.
One of the articles said sooner rather than later, but that may have not been official.

Yeah I think they can promote mid 2020 with the 1.5 year contract clause ~

 

[feepit]

I was kinda surprised as i thought she was in the running for the next GM.
also i thought there was a non compete clause(maybe its japan only.)
PD 48 looks to be a watershed moment for a lot of girls.

I think Mion got the GM position because they wanted someone who plans on staying plus someone who wouldn't really talk back to the management.

PD48 probably ignited the fire in these girls because they got a taste of something that they were probably missing from being in AKB for too long.

 

[feepit]

Gonna be a super interesting election lots of folks gone.

Double post but whatever, this is probably the year that Tomu gets #1 but will still get shafted after the SSK single.

 

[RandAlThor]

I think Mion got the GM position because they wanted someone who plans on staying plus someone who wouldn't really talk back to the management.

PD48 probably ignited the fire in these girls because they got a taste of something that they were probably missing from being in AKB for too long.

This is making me wonder if the j line will go back to what they had. Sakura is already making a name for herself in Korea with KHD.
They have friends, history and fans they love. Japan is a bigger market, but back to the akb grind may be a bit much. I guess it will depend on just how popular Hitomi and Nako get.