Miserable Starship’s Deletion of IZ*ONE

On September 27th and 28th, there was a birthday live on VLIVE called “Anyways Today is My Birthday’ by Jang Won-young (27th) and Ahn Yujin (28th) from IZ*ONE

 

Originally, the two birthday lives were scheduled for August 31st, Jang Won-young’s birthday, and September 1st, Ahn Yujin’s birthday, but on August 29th, Jang Won-young was confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19, and Ahn Yujin, who was in self-isolation, was also confirmed positive on September 4th, and pushed back the live for a month. Fans who waited for the bday live of Annyeongz, who had less activity than other IZ*ONE members, were at full of disappointment. 

■ Coincidental live date

 

And on September 23rd, Starship Entertainment released the resolution date of the postponed live on its official SNS. There are only one break in between Annyeongz’s birthday, the new birthday live was held for two consecutive days. However, the new dates were unfortunate. Jang Won-young’s live set on the same day as Kwon Eunbi’s birthday live September 27th, and Ahn Yujin’s birthday live was set on the same day Miyawaki Sakura’s live was confirmed, September 28th. Of course the time didn’t overlap on 27th’s live, and it was hard to change the date of Sakura’s schedule followed with her Japanese schedule. 

 

In addition, September 29th was the day to wait for another IZ*ONE member, Choi Yena’s birthday live. They weren’t be able to hesitate for the live date which was postponed for a month, but it had to be on that day when the live was all held on the same day. 

 

If you look up the dictionary meaning of “coincidental”, it means that it is strange to encounter unexpected or unexpected facts or events (Reference from National Institute of Korean Language). It may have been literally an unavoidable date selection or a date that simply coincidently overlaps. However it was still a disappointing choice. How about choosing a joint birthday live around September 30th, since the two have already formed chemistry of “Annyeongz” for three years? 

 

■ Erasing IZ*ONE from Starship

 

In addition, designating such a date without consideration, Starship’s erasing IZ*ONE is now a pathetic move beyond the fatigue of existing WIZ*ONE. Without deciding either to erase or carry, fulfilling the part where it requires profit from the fandom, but after seeing the effect, the image denies and erases IZ*ONE.

 

During this birthday live, Ahn Yujin was reading something and accidentally mentioned ‘WIZ*ONE’. In fact, to be exact, as soon as the word “WIZ*ONE” came out, she showed signs of embarrassment and was in perplexity to stop talking for a second and smiled slightly. It was really a moment. However, the upload of the live replay video was uploaded a little late, and that one second part was edited. There was still a video call event with Kwon Eunbi and Jo Yuri at K-CON, and they were still too sensitive compared to IZ*ONE being mentioned in each member’s video or Interview. 

 

 

If Starship wanted to erase IZ*ONE that much, they should have cut off more quickly and accurately. Instead of editing the word “WIZ*ONE in a solo birthday V LIVE, where existing fandom is bound to flock, they should have made a teaser for a new group, ‘I’VE’ first. If they were pressed for time to release a single track or debut group, it is right to put at least the name of the new group, SNS, or logo in advance. 

Starship’s behavior of editing the World WIZ*ONE is pathetic and frustrating while holding a birthday live before the debut, which is expected to bring existing fandom of IZ*ONE, while they still shamelessly put IZ*ONE on the hashtag of commercial video on YouTube with Ahn Yujin and Jang Won-young for the needs of Starship’s profit.

 

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