Text/Lan Phoenix
Former member of Girls’ Generation’s , Tiffany (formerly known as Huang Meiying), updated a set of photos on her social account. In the photo, seven other members of Girls’ Generation gathered around her to celebrate her birthday. Although Girls' Generation members often gather in private, and photos of the same group are leaked from time to time, the gathering of the members this time still surprised many fans, and some even predicted that the members would not rule out the possibility of collaborating again in the future.
Since Girls’ Generation’s contract expired, three members went solo, and the remaining five members worked as a small group. To a certain extent, the heyday of second-generation groups represented by Girls’ Generation has ended. Nowadays, Girls' Generation members are mostly active in the entertainment industry as solo players, which inevitably makes fans miss the grand comeback of Girls' Generation.
As a girl group, generally speaking, it is difficult to compete with boy groups in terms of sales and comeback performance. At that time, Girls’ Generation was one of the few girl groups that could compete head-on with popular boy groups during their activities. Therefore, some people also regarded Girls’ Generation as Nicknamed a boy band. Girls' Generation created an era in the history of Hallyu, but with the emergence of new people, they will eventually have to give up their throne.
After the contract expired, Seohyun, Cui Xiuying and Huang Meiying chose not to renew their contracts and pursue solo careers. However, the situations of the three are actually different. Seohyun is the team's maknae , one of the lead singers, and a member of the sub-unit. Her solo career surprised most fans. But Seohyun has always been clear about his plans, wanting to get rid of his idol status and develop into an actor. Although SM has excellent star-making capabilities, its vision for scripts is always lacking, so Seohyun's solo career is a wise move.
Choi Soo-young is also known as Choi Chaebol. She lives in the wealthy area of Gangnam and became a trainee with the mood of "a young lady experiencing life" and then made her debut. After the contract expired, Xiuying chose to join a smaller company. On the one hand, she had more say and on the other hand, it satisfied her desire to expand her career into other fields.
As for Huang Meiying's departure from the company, it may not have been her original intention, but she had to do it because of public opinion. Huang Meiying, who was born and raised in the United States, often made jokes because of cultural and language issues when she first joined Girls' Generation. When Girls' Generation encountered the Black Sea, it was also related to Huang Meiying's careless words and deeds on various programs.
As she has been active in Korea longer, Huang Meiying rarely has these problems in the later period. The company also gave Huang Meiying team and personal solo resources. Many people believe that even if Girls' Generation's contract expires, Huang Meiying will stay with the company. Unexpectedly, just when her career was on the rise, Huang Meiying made a mistake again while participating in a show, and was spontaneously boycotted by Korean netizens.
Due to the fierce emotions among netizens, the company had to hide Huang Meiying. Apart from team activities, Huang Meiying had few opportunities and resources. After the contract expired, Huang Meiying left the company and many fans believed that it was not that she left the company on her own initiative but that the company abandoned her.
After going solo, Huang Meiying returned to the United States and prepared to debut as an English solo singer. Although he signed with a new company and released new works, his influence has never been great. Maybe it's because there are chains of contempt and barriers in the European and American music circles. As a Korean-American, Huang Meiying's music career has not gone smoothly.
The other members who remain in the company each have their own development paths, but almost no one can reproduce the popularity and attention they had during the group period. Perhaps for this reason, Girls' Generation members often get together and are praised by the outside world for their full group spirit. However, some netizens are wondering why Jessica Jessica did not show up since it is a complete version.
The relationship between Jessica and Girls' Generation is still a mystery. Some people say that the two parties have cut off contact, while others say that Jessica still maintains contact with some members in private. In the opinion of the Sentimental Party, Girls’ Generation with nine people is the strongest Girls’ Generation.
Although many years have passed since the incident of leaving the team, there is still no clear explanation to restore the situation at that time, which has also caused the misunderstanding between the fans of the two parties to become deeper and deeper. Even if the idols intend to restore their relationship, seeing the incompatibility between fans, who would dare to take the step of reconciliation easily?
