[enter-talk] IZONE'S EX-MEMBER NAKO'S BULLYING CONTROVERSY WITHIN HER GROUP

Article: IZ*ONE's Japanese member Yabuki Nako rumored to be bullied

Source: Wikitree via Instagram

1. [+839] Probably easiest for her to just graduate quickly and come promote in Korea...

2. [+513] They're probably jealous that she's doing so well

3. [+478] There are Japanese kids that do act like this ㅠㅠ I hope Nako can graduate and come to Korea like Kura

- [+9] I remember Shinozaki Ai said she wanted to work in Korea and there were some Japanese people who started hating on her because she liked Korea too much ㅠㅠ Korean variety shows don't ask you weird questions and it's probably a lot more comfortable for these idols to work in Korea than Japan considering the vibe of our variety shows

4. [+358] Thought IZ*ONE was the one bullying her when I misread it...

5. [+142] This is so ridiculous.. ㅠㅠ just graduate already ㅠㅠㅠ Nako ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

6. [+4] Give us Nako back if you're going to treat her like this

7. [+1] Threw her airpods in the trash;

What Nako said became a controversy among the fans
Nako lost her Airpods so when she was looking for it, she found it in the garbage can. Fans became worried because even Nako said that it was ridiculous

"Nako: I found the Airpods I was looking for a week and was able to be in HKT's full line (?)
-They said that it was in the garbage canㅋㅋ"

There was also a time when the HTK48 members mocked Nako when she was promoting with Izone saying that she was too obsessed with Korea.

"HKT: Nako-chan and I had a call at night. And she suddenly started speaking in Korean,

I asked her "excuse me, what are you saying?"

And she said "Sorry! Korean randomly came outㅋ"

(Japanese fans: Eeeeh~)

MC: What a turn off~

(Japanese fans: bust of laughter)

MC: It's a turn off~ A turn off~~

MC: How should I say this.. when it comes to Sakura like, she's trying her best (over there).. That's the feeling that she's giving me. It makes me think that that's important too but,

I don't think it's the same for Nako? She's not like thisㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ It feels like she's too immersed? She's kinda different.... That's not like her personality... I don't think she's like this...."

"HKT: It's kinda giving a disappointing feelingㅋㅋㅋㅋ

MC: Maybe it's the vibe of her makeup...

HKT: Right, right!! (It totally changed!!)

MC: You get what I mean!!

HKT: It's like she completely became a girl of that side

(Japanese fans: burst of laughter)

MC: ㅋㅋㅋㅋ "girl of that side"ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

HKT: The wording is a bitㅋㅋㅋㅋ

MC: That's right! Just like you said! That! That! That's totally it! A girl of that side right?

(Japanese fans: That sideㅋㅋ girlㅋㅋㅋ)"

Nako said that she misses her Izone members nowadays
When the news broke out, the Japanese community websites started wondering if Nako was getting bullied by her group

"Nako: Eunbi unnie
How have you been?
I miss unnie so much ㅠㅠ (...) I love you

Eunbi: Nako-yah.. Watashi-do (me too) I miss you and love you <3"

When she went back to Japan, Nako cried while singing Izone's song in a concert (she was using the in-ear and mic that her Korean fans made for her)

After Nako went back to her group, she was explaining a Korean word in Japanese
And while explaining the word, she ended up explaining it in Korean
When that happened, the girls behind her were looking at each other and side eyeing her
Because of the members' expressions, the comment section of this YT video is currently closed.
(T/N: they asked Nako what was her favorite Korean word and she said "생축" (T/N: HBD in Korean) and when explaining it, she said it's a "줄임말" (T/N: 'julimmal' = abbreviation/acronym in Korean))

"Julimmal?"

"Ah right, abbreviationㅋㅋㅋ
- Something like an abbreviation?"

What do you guys think?

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original post: here

1. [+814, -22]
What the? It seems like inferiority complex... Nako-yah, just come to Korea

2. [+727, -6]
Wasn't that Miku kid who started this? Even the Japanesepeople can recognize this atmosphere

3. [+716, -6]
From what I know, Miku and Nako had a twins concept together but the more they got bigger, the more their concept changed. But in their Japanese group, the more they got bigger, the more Miku became popular. However, because Nako went on Produce, had ok vocals and clean skills, she shoot up to the top. I know that the Japanese members have a nasally voice, but seeing Nako singing in Japanese, I was sad that they couldn't fix her nasally voice although she sang Whisper of the Heart so well and was in the vocal line in Izone. Her range and vocals are good but they couldn't make use of it. It's obvious that Miku is an attention seeker but since the attention went to Nako, she developed an inferiority complex. Hitomi is strong minded so she can take care of herself but Nako is surprisingly weak mentally so I'm worried for her. I hope that both Hitomi and Nako can happily promote in Japan

4. [+433, 0]
Hulㅋㅋ when they are talking about the "girl of that side", are they talking about Korea?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ These f*ckers still can't get in their right minds

5. [+269, 0]
It's because the Japanese members of Izone, SakNakHi, are all doing well in Japan that they all have inferiority complexㅋㅋ Maybe because both Nako and Hitomi became muses for Kirsh

Quote from ultraaviolet

The member's comments are rude imo.

However, I feel like we should not make any assumptions of bullying until Nako makes a statement.

I think it is easy to become jealous of others' success, and probably Nako may no longer "fit in" with them because she has gone through so many different stuff and created strong bonds with izone!

The way they speak about Korea is so like they look down on them. No wonder Koreans and Japanese are always checking each other.