Recently, concerns have emerged among fans following a recent statement from one of the fromis_9's members.
On May 7, Lee Chae Young, a fromis_9 member, expressed her worries on Weverse, stirring up new concerns among fans. The group's prolonged break from activities has been troubling fans for a while. Criticism has been growing toward their management agency, Pledis Entertainment, a part of HYBE, with many feeling that the agency has neglected the group's promotions.
In the live voice broadcast, Chae Young shared in a dispirited voice, "Why...aren't we allowed to... promote like this? Only fromis_9...? I'm so sad... I have Flover! (fromis_9's fandom name)... I have fans too..!! I'm so sad... I never voiced this before..."
After hearing Lee Chae Young's latest broadcast, many fans took to a popular online community to further express their dissatisfaction toward Pledis Entertainment. They commented:
"When the album sells well and popularity is at its peak, they should make them more active. It's a shame that they've been inactive for 11 months. It's disappointing."
"If it's Pledis, aren't they the agency for Seventeen? They must have a lot of money, so why don't they promote [the artists]? Even fromis_9 has quite a fandom."
"Pledis has always done this."
"HYBE always does this. They launch a group as an experiment and store them away after."
"Their contract renewal is coming up this year. They are not going to promote as a group."
"I feel so bad for all the members."
"They should at least let the members promote solo."
"Pledis stored PRISTINE away too. They're doing the same with fromis_9."
"Pledis is doing the same again."
"Her voice sounds so sad. It's making me sad."
"This is so sad."
poor girls,their fate is already sealed just like nu'est and gfriend before them...these company only care about profit
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