I guess I didn't read "fluid" as "taking Marius and Sou out" so much as, there might not always be 5 members from now on. Like, solos, or just Marius and Sou… whether or not those words were just hype by the press (which it's highly likely that they are, I totally agree-- when Sexy Boyz and Sexy Show got announced, good old Nikkan Sports reported something like "FOR THE FIRST TIME IN JOHNNY'S HISTORY, MEMBERS ARE ADDED AFTER DEBUT"… okay, yeah, sure, Nikkan Sports.) But the promise of solos on the horizon is not something I particularly relish-- as B-sides or on an album, absolutely. "Solo debuts" or a solo being in place of a full Sexy Zone single… not so much.
But I 100% agree with you that their self esteem is my number-one concern. They're only kids, and it's hard enough being 14 and 16 when you're not and idol. I've always felt that if it hurts this much for me as a fan, it must be hurting them 100 times more, and I just… feel awful for them, for Sou, who's written that he feels like he can't contribute to the group and was depressed over it, and for Marius, who's struggling with Japanese and culture shock and everything else on top of this crap. It's really unfair to them, and to the other three, too, especially Kento and Fuma, who have already had B.I.Shadow pulled out from under them.
Yeah, I can imagine that that would be tough ;; Do you live in Japan? Or were you visiting? At any rate, I'll be sure to report back from the summer con. x__x; But I totally agree about Sexy Second. I went twice, and my confidence built both times that things were really going well. It seemed so much like the management was finally presenting them as one cohesive group and then… this. UGH.
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Date: 2014-07-15 02:51 pm (UTC)But I 100% agree with you that their self esteem is my number-one concern. They're only kids, and it's hard enough being 14 and 16 when you're not and idol. I've always felt that if it hurts this much for me as a fan, it must be hurting them 100 times more, and I just… feel awful for them, for Sou, who's written that he feels like he can't contribute to the group and was depressed over it, and for Marius, who's struggling with Japanese and culture shock and everything else on top of this crap. It's really unfair to them, and to the other three, too, especially Kento and Fuma, who have already had B.I.Shadow pulled out from under them.
Yeah, I can imagine that that would be tough ;; Do you live in Japan? Or were you visiting? At any rate, I'll be sure to report back from the summer con. x__x; But I totally agree about Sexy Second. I went twice, and my confidence built both times that things were really going well. It seemed so much like the management was finally presenting them as one cohesive group and then… this. UGH.
Yes. Exactly that. I totally agree with you.