Report from today's Sexy Zone new single presentation event

[faded_lace]

From News @ Asahi TV.

Today, July 15th, Sexy Zone's Sato Shori (17), Nakajima Kento (20), and Kikuchi Fuma(19) held a presentation event for their new single in Tokyo's Yoyogi National Gymnasium. In front of 10,000 fans, they performed their new song for the first time, and announced that that same song would not include Matsushima Sou (16) and Marius Yo (14) but would instead be comprised just of Sato, Nakajima, and Kikuchi. The fan's shocked voices, crying out "Ehhhh???" rose up in the venue. Nakajima commented, "We want to move forward showing the fans many forms," while Kikuchi asked the fans to understand, saying, "If we work hard just the three of us, and each become stronger before returning to 5、I think the possibilities for our group will instantly increase." From here on, centered on the three with Sato, there's the chance that they'll become a fluid group with members being switched in and out, and Nakajima expanded what might be expected, saying, "It's possible that next year, we'll put out solos and stuff, too." In May, two derivative groups incorporating Marius and Matsushima respectively were born, and all five will appear in the summer concert starting on July 23rd.

I'm going to refrain from making a comment right now, because I don't want to let my emotions get the best of me, but as you might guess, I'm pretty much livid. All I'm going to say is, we'll have to wait and see how things pan out.

And just as I thought things were looking up, too.

[EDIT] snow has kindly translated a tabloid article about this event here. Please read the translator's notes on the actual translation and keep in mind, though, that these tabloids basically make up facts to sell copies. I think the jury's still out on whether this will continue in the future, but I figured for completeness, I'd add this more "sensationalized" view. Please, though, remember that this article is a tabloid, and not a reliable news source.

Comments

[monokorobo.livejournal.com]

I told myself I would not cry and fuck... this souldn't be happening, them should be together, I really love the younger ones, I really love all them interacting and while watching SZC I thought it was getting better but... this...
I really hope they will change some thing in the single and make it double A or whatever so MariSo can be there, I really hope they decide to make the b-sides something better than the single song, but still it's really horrible what they are doing.
I read some fans wanting the slip and some others getting annyoyed at fans who complain too much about MariSo but it's something so.... HORRIBLE. Not just for them as idols but as persons, to the fans, to the group, this is something that won't make them sell more, so WHY?

Somewhere else I read that the manegement clarified that MariSo didn't withdraw from the group, I really hope thi is the last time, or I will go to japan just to burn the manegement...

I'm still thinking if getting the single... I will wait till there's more info about it to decide but...

I really would want to go and give my support to them, hope they don't have much a hard time...

And apart from this single, the couver for Sexy Second spring tour is just 3nin too....

Everything is so.... AHHHHHHH Told myself I wouldn't cry... ahhhhhh I'm in emo mood too...

well... thanks for the trans!

[faded-lace.livejournal.com]

I agree, it's really not fair to any of the guys or to the fans.

You're welcome.