R U Next？

Ah! I canceled my U-NEXT subscription!!!! I was planning to watch a movie with the points I had saved up before canceling, but I ended up not going... Ah!!!!

Here's the translation of the tweet: "Part 2 of Himena-chan that I want to watch regularly. The isolation stretch is beautiful! Along with her fresh smile and soft cheeks! Her innocence is so cute! She wins! R U Next? 히메나 HIMENA l 2R rehearsal FanCam youtu.be/iewTGXM3sLY?si… @YouTube"

"I didn't know RUNext was closed... (´・ω・｀) *sigh*"

"I'm watching runext now and I'm completely captivated by the overwhelming charm of Sister Yongso, to the point that I'm turning into a ghost."

The tweet translates to: "Debut single of the Japanese group ILLIT titled 'Toki Yo Tomare' (時よ止まれ) = 'Time, stop!' will be released on September 1st, which coincides with the date they got the group name ILLIT and the fan club name GLLIT, as well as the day of the final runext. So emotional 🥹 pic.x.com/P7rjRJadq0"

The tweet translates to: "The debut single of the Japanese group ILLIT is titled 'Toki Yo Tomare' (時よ止まれ) = 'Time, please stop!' It will be released on September 1st, which coincides with the day the group was named ILLIT and also the day of the final runext. So emotional 🥹 pic.x.com/RXRjxtQ4by"

The Japanese tweet text '時よ止まれ' (toki yo tomare) translates to 'time, stop' in English. The rest of the tweet mentions "09.1 — > second runext final anniversary" and includes hashtags #ILLIT, #時よ止まれ, #Toki_Yo_Tomare, and #ILLIT_JP1stSG, along with a link to an image.

The tweet translates to: "Izuna's 'Sign,' which spread from Japan to Korea, ranks 7th on Billboard JAPAN vs. 86th in Korea. Koko Narai (18, Osaka), who ranked 4th in 'I-LAND 2,' along with special participant Mai Tominaka (20, Kanagawa Prefectural Ichigao High School, 2nd place in the national high school dance competition), and Jimin Bang (who for some reason couldn't become ILLIT in 'R U Next') who ranked 2nd, were also gaining attention in Japan, and it was a song that resonated with Japanese K-POP fans."

Here's the translation of the tweet: "I'll just post the relatively nice video of the finale♡ First up is ILLIT-chan, she was so cute🥹 I was happy to see her since I was watching RUnext, and she was just so adorable♡ I especially got my heart fluttered by Iroha-chan🫶 #UmaChun #ILLIT"

After looking back at RuNext, I once again thought that Yongso is wrong. When it comes to choosing between being forced into a cute concept with ILLIT or doing a cool concept in a mixed-gender group, I feel like the former would better showcase Yongso's strengths. I personally feel that the current group doesn’t quite resonate with me, and I think it's because the mixed-gender aspect is overshadowing their appeal.