Ex-AKB48 Juri Takahashi To Make Korean Debut

Ex-AKB48 Juri Takahashi To Make Korean Debut

On March 4th, AKB48's Team B captain Juri Takahashi announced her graduation from the group on stage.

During the encore, Takahashi started by saying “I have something to announce. I’ll be graduating from AKB”. Then she revealed her plans to debut in Korea, “I’ll be debuting again from Woollim Entertainment in Korea”. Her debut date has not been decided yet.

Last year, Takahashi participated in a Korean audition program ‘Produce 48’ where she competed with other girls to debut in IZ*ONE but did not end up making the group. “After that, I was contacted by a Korean company, we discussed it a lot and I made the decision for myself”

(Source: Girls Channel, Yahoo Japan)

1. [+877, -18] Her features look like that kind of (plastic) face huh

2. [+838, -7] Why do you love and dream of debuting in Korea at a time like this?

3. [+710, -13] I wonder if she’ll ever come back to her home country? I don’t know who she is but she worked hard

4. [+628, -7] I don’t think anyone can get that popular if they go to Korea. Don’t try to look like you’re having fun

5. [+475, -3] Goodbye~

6. [+426, -8] Honestly, Korean people are constantly making comparisons like “Which one is more famous, Korean Kpop or Japanese anime characters?”

7. [+400, -3] Isn’t it a good thing that she wants to do it by herself? Just don’t end up regretting ok

8. [+333, -1] She debuted in Japan and now she’s going to quit to debut again in Korea instead? How annoying





9. [+225, -1] Sakura Miyawaki is active as an idol in Korea too, I wonder why she joined a Korean group though?

10. [+218, -5] Why Korea? This timing is terrible

11. [+216, -3] Why in Korea?

12. [+166, -5] Go leave then! Please never come back to Japan after this

13. [+135, -1] Just do whatever you want

14. [+75, -2] Is she giving up on Japan?

15. [+48, -1] Isn’t the topic title weird!? She’s not an Ex-AKB member already right?