If you’ve been reading on pann, you’ll know knetz are not really fond of international fans and would even call them i-roaches perceiving every move we do as dumb or problematic so i was surprised that they seem to have the same opinion regarding SMTR25. SMTR25 is a trainee group by SM who has done promo vids already and a short variety show as well as fanmeets and had sold merch too. Their debut has been delayed for 2 years already and they have no promo stuff going on for almost 5 months i think. Most people are concerned whether the plan is scrapped especially since it seems like some of the members left and the debut is not even part of SM’s quarterly plans for next year. Some are concerned regarding the age too since all public trainees are adults and military service may cut their idol run short. I know it seems toxic but age do matter in kpop especially since the demographics in SoKor for fans are usually teens so that’s another thing.
I’m a fan of another member in the trainee group and i’ve been waiting so patiently even if i was never the type to do so. It would have been okay if they had contents to like just give fans some hope that they’ll debut but they’ve been quiet AF for months now. Isn’t SM being so freaking unfair to the trainees if they don’t proceed with the plans? Heck they’ve exhausted money using those merch for people who won’t even debut? That’s borderline a business scam lol. I honestly agree with the pann comments, if you don’t want to debut them, just send them out and tell the public it’s scrapped.
I’ll prolly get comments like SM has too many boy groups but literally JYP and HYBE also debuted groups for the last two years and no one says a thing
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