The first Korean member of "NMB48"! "21-year-old Lee Siyeon" is a hot topic in Korea
It has become a hot topic in Korea as a Korean member debuted under a popular Japanese girl group.
Lee Siyeon (21/Lee Siyeon) from Korea has joined "NMB48" as a 7.5 generation member
NMB48's concert "NMB48 LIVE 2021 shoka - Hatsu Natsu! Hatsuuratsu!" was held at Osaka Castle Hall on the 14th. At the concert, Korean Lee Siyeon made a surprise announcement to join the group. She appeared at the opening of the concert and sang "Yume wa nigenai" by herself announced her goal: "I want to participate in the 'Kohaku Uta Gassen' with all the senior members of NMB48.
She is the first Korean member of the AKB48 group since Siyeon (38/Jung Siyeon) of "SDN48".
According to the official website of NMB48, Lee Siyeon's nickname is "Shimin," and she was born in Korea in 2000. She has been a fan of AKB48 since she was a child, and her hobby is also singing AKB48 group songs. Her special skills include Japanese
Lee Siyeon applied for the audition for the 7th generation of NMB48, but she was unable to take the final audition due to the coronavirus. Later, she had a chance to to an additional audition to the group in March this year, and was selected to join the group as a 7.5 member.
Korean netizens responded, "It's strange that there is a Korean member (in AKB group)," "She's so cute," and "It's amazing that she made her dream come true"
[+133, -44] A long time ago, it was not uncommon to see Chinese or Korean members in Japanese idol groups, but recently, with the overwhelming increase in the number of Japanese people who are interested in KPOP and the number of people making their debuts there, it has become extremely rare to see people joining Japanese idols.
I feel ashamed because her own country is producing things that are perfect, but I wish her the best.
[+142, -46] I don't have a good image of Korea. But since she chose to come to Japan...
I hope she'll do her best.
I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of change in the dance of 48 groups
[+103, -39] I watched her unveiling during the encore and the prelude to the concert at Osaka Castle Hall on the 14th, and she was cute.
As the only 7.5 generation, it may be heartbreaking not to have a generation-mate, but I'm going to oshi her and hope she does well.
[+87, -33] I'm sure there will be a lot of things said about her, but I want her to do her best. As long as she wants to join the NMB, I hope she does her best.
[+65, -26] While female idol groups are on a decline, I think they are trying their best to liven things up with new tricks.
I hope this will help define the new position of female idols in today's world
[+59, -31] The picture is very cute and I wish her the best, but why NMB?
[+56, -27] I'm sure she's going to go through a lot, but I hope she can keep up her good work in a foreign country