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[catskilt]

Gasp! Gem is posting about NEWS!

But yes. I've read the post on news_jpop about Yamapi's 'statement' to the fans and the subsequent reactions of the fans to it. Summarily, there's the group that says 'Let's relax and wait and believe in Yamapi' and the other group that says 'We should be concerned about it!'

Needless to say, I am of the second group.

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[fairy_illusions]

Good question!! Splurge on their debut/concerts, but then kick NEWS aside...um...that's such a wise business choice....not.

Oh yeah, Ryo's blurb. You know he always mentions how he's missing someone's number or email or he doesn't want to go shop (with Massu) and even though he thinks it's funny, it got old really quick and now I'm just like -_-' in such a case, you really are just acquaintances who have to work with each other..not even friends..... Guess that's why NEWS is sometimes still so awkward....

"Fresh" won't last that long...especially not since they've been around for a good what? 6 years? They need something better. SIGH. I agree though. They aren't together enough to even have a group image. Right when they get moving, they're separated. I want to know, why?! Sure they each have individual talents, but I think using them together is more constructive (and a better thing for the fanbase and member-ai...)

They already lost Kose and I think their Lawson campaign's over. And rumors keep starting and stopping and then restart that Russ-K will let NEWS go too...

[catskilt]

....losing endorsements is really sad. It's a sign that there's really something wrong, so I don't understand the fans who're still being complacent and insisting that there's no need for fandom to be concerned.

Ugh, Ryo. Sometimes he irritates me. I know he works hard for both groups and all, but just, seriously? I dislike how after seven years, NEWS is still so split into four and two. They are not four and two. They are supposed to be six. It's okay to have a power/popularity disparity, but for JE and NEWS to distinguish it so markedly is annoying.

Solo projects are well and good, but ultimately what fans want is group activities. This is not what JE is giving fans. What kind of idol company doesn't give fans what they want? I don't get it. Isn't the whole point of showbiz about giving fans what they want? LOL. (ofc, there's artiste self-fulfillment and w/e but hey, it's all about the money in the end, okay.)