Jessica leaving hotel for the Chinese girl group survival show recording

She's as lovely as ever, but I'm so sad for her the way things have turned out. I hope she can make the best of things.

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10. But why does she keep working in China? Why doesn’t she work in Korea?

Hmm idk ask SM

I'm really surprised she's actually competing on this show. Sounded like a baseless rumor when I first heard. Good luck though!!

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According to selfmate this is very high profile show and only already successful people take part in it

I know. My friend from China who knows nothing about Kpop and doesn't even watch much TV said she watched it and saw Jia and Fei last year.

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According to selfmate this is very high profile show and only already successful people take part in it

That's good at least! I like the idea of shows like relaunching idols who weren't successful, but there is something sad about watching someone fail multiple times.

can non-chinese take part in the competition

Her business is not doing well i guess?

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can non-chinese take part in the competition

I'd assume so, non Koreans take part in survival shows all the time

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can non-chinese take part in the competition

For those who are unfamiliar with the show: Sisters Who Make Waves (乘风破浪的姐姐) is marketed as sort of "challenging" the limitations of ageism in the entertainment industry. Contestants are not just singers but also actresses and TV show hosts, all aged 30 and above. Those in their 40s and 50s have made it into the debuting group in the past two seasons.

The first season in 2020 made huge waves (heh) and went viral in China, and the debuting team included Miss A's Jia. Because of how popular the show was, the second season (2021) had a significant number of very famous China/HK/Taiwan celebrities such as Cecilia Cheung who didn't make the final group, and the ones who did include Na Ying, Rainie Yang, Bibi Zhou and Joey Yung.

Also because it was so popular, the same company made a male version called Call Me By Fire (披荆斩棘的哥哥) but they formed a 17-member group. Royal Pirates' James Lee joined this one but didn't make the group. One guy who did make it is a Korean-American called Nathan Lee (Lee Seung Hyun/李承铉) who used to be in Korean group TAKE.

A rival company similarly produced one called Shine! Super Brothers (追光吧！哥哥) for male celebrities who have debuted before. Yuqi is one of the show's hosts, and Nichkhun joined the second season of this one.

If you do make it to the final group, do you actually promote as a group and release songs?

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For those who are unfamiliar with the show: Sisters Who Make Waves (乘风破浪的姐姐) is marketed as sort of "challenging" the limitations of ageism in the entertainment industry. Contestants are not just singers but also actresses and TV show hosts, all aged 30 and above. Those in their 40s and 50s have made it into the debuting group in the past two seasons.

The first season in 2020 made huge waves (heh) and went viral in China, and the debuting team included Miss A's Jia. Because of how popular the show was, the second season (2021) had a significant number of very famous China/HK/Taiwan celebrities such as Cecilia Cheung who didn't make the final group, and the ones who did include Na Ying, Rainie Yang, Bibi Zhou and Joey Yung.

Also because it was so popular, the same company made a male version called Call Me By Fire (披荆斩棘的哥哥) but they formed a 17-member group. Royal Pirates' James Lee joined this one but didn't make the group. One guy who did make it is a Korean-American called Nathan Lee (Lee Seung Hyun/李承铉) who used to be in Korean group TAKE.

A rival company similarly produced one called Shine! Super Brothers (追光吧！哥哥) for male celebrities who have debuted before. Yuqi is one of the show's hosts, and Nichkhun joined the second season of this one.

thanks for the info self!

you a life savior here

lets all expect the best for Jessica okay?

she will overcome this

it is sad to see so many people jumpin conclusions here and there but at this time idc

I am cheering up for her a lot and focus positive energy

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I mean we all know why she cant work in Korea, so why egg her?

Also I hope the rumors about her fiance are false, losing all of your hard earned money bc of a dude even if you love them SUCKS

What happened? To her fiancé I mean

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According to rumors he has a gambling addiction, took loans on their company's account for the said addiction and ran the company down to bankruptcy.

Woah, that's severe. I hope the rumours are groundless or that at least it wasn't Jessica's money he wasted.

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10. But why does she keep working in China? Why doesn’t she work in Korea?

Jessica has a solid fanbase in China. I think she was even the most popular SNSD member there at one point. As for Korea, I heard rumours that SM has blacklisted her from working there but I don't have definitive proof of this