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le.ah · Mar 6, 2020

I went to find out the number of members in the next phase and I found this article

JYP Entertainment founder J.Y. Park has announced plans for the agency to debut a Japanese girl group.

At a recent press conference, he announced that the agency will be working with Sony Music to create a television show, Nizi Project, through which a new Japanese girl group will be created.

Auditions for the show are set to open in May, taking place in eight cities in Japan including Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima, Fukuoka and Okinawa, as well as two U.S. cities, Los Angeles and Honolulu.

20 people will be selected for six months of training which will air in the reality show in October 2019. The group will eventually be revealed in April 2020 with a tentative debut scheduled for the end of 2020.

Nizi Project is similar to JYP's recent Chinese boy group debut Boy Story, which involved the agency collaborating with TME and Tencent to create the pre-teen boy group.

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Apparently there are 20 spots for the next phase and 9 final members, as expected.

Next phase:
1. Mako
2. Miihi
3. Riria
4. Suzu
5. Riku
6. Rima
7. Yuna
8. Akari
9. Rio
10. Maya
11. Momoka
12. Ririka
13. Mei
14. Rei
15. Ayaka
16. Moeno
17. Nina
18. Miu
19. Erina
20. Kako

NIZI 9 members:
1. Mako (Locked)
2. Miihi (Locked)
3. Rima (Locked)
4. Yuna (Locked)
5. Nina (Locked)
6. Akari (probably locked)
7. Ayaka (probably locked)
8. Suzu (can change)
9. Rio (can change)

Jimeous · Mar 8, 2020

Some said:
Kyoka cooking reminded me of sana in sixteen

But an upgraded version

I became a stan because Sana did that segment

Wewantmoregirls · Mar 8, 2020

le.ah said:
I went to find out the number of members in the next phase and I found this article

SBS PopAsia

Australia's #1 destination for K-Pop, C-Pop, J-Pop and more. Non-stop Asian pop music streaming 24/7.

www.sbs.com.au

Apparently there are 20 spots for the next phase and 9 final members, as expected.

Next phase:
1. Mako
2. Miihi
3. Riria
4. Suzu
5. Riku
6. Rima
7. Yuna
8. Akari
9. Rio
10. Maya
11. Momoka
12. Ririka
13. Mei
14. Rei
15. Ayaka
16. Moeno
17. Nina
18. Miu
19. Erina
20. Kako

NIZI 9 members:
1. Mako (Locked)
2. Miihi (Locked)
3. Rima (Locked)
4. Yuna (Locked)
5. Nina (Locked)
6. Akari (probably locked)
7. Ayaka (probably locked)
8. Suzu (can change)
9. Rio (can change)

Y’all sleeping ok Riku and it shows

지우____ · Mar 8, 2020

Wow I’m so extremely existed. But I have such a feeling that Rima and Yuna wouldn’t make it into this group since the girls mentioned wanting to become kpop idols

Whisky23 · Mar 8, 2020

지우____ said:
But I have such a feeling that Rima and Yuna wouldn’t make it into this group since the girls mentioned wanting to become kpop idols

Personally I don't really see the distinction between Nizi's final group and any other kpop group. They'll be managed by JYPE, who did say that they will be developing the group using their well-establish kpop process. In fact, if Mako, Miihi, Rima and Yuna make it into the final group, they will have more capable Korean speakers than Twice has Japanese speakers (3), and if you add in Nina, you will have 2 fluent English speakers to 1 in Twice, and even Mina is not as confident in her English. I see no reason why the final group can't release Korean and English albums, much like how Twice and other kpop groups have Japanese and English releases.

Rima and Yuna are for sure part of the 20 going to SK for training. If the info about the final group having 9 members is correct, they both have a great chance of making the final group looking at their recent rankings. If it's less than 9, they'll definitely have to fight for it though. IMO, the only two who are pretty much locked in for debut are Miihi and Mako (barring injury, or breaking one of JYPE's do-not-do rules). The rest will depend on how well everyone else improves during the intense training period in SK. But I personally wouldn't discount anyone who makes the top 20 at this point, since they've all been selected because JYPE and the selection team saw potential within the candidates. Season 2 is when the show will really get really interesting.

le.ah · Mar 8, 2020

지우____ said:
Wow I’m so extremely existed. But I have such a feeling that Rima and Yuna wouldn’t make it into this group since the girls mentioned wanting to become kpop idols

I don't think so. If not, they wouldn't even participate in the show.
If that is the logic, Mako will not make it either

지우____ · Mar 8, 2020

whisky23 said:
Personally I don't really see the distinction between Nizi's final group and any other kpop group. They'll be managed by JYPE, who did say that they will be developing the group using their well-establish kpop process. In fact, if Mako, Miihi, Rima and Yuna make it into the final group, they will have more capable Korean speakers than Twice has Japanese speakers (3), and if you add in Nina, you will have 2 fluent English speakers to 1 in Twice, and even Mina is not as confident in her English. I see no reason why the final group can't release Korean and English albums, much like how Twice and other kpop groups have Japanese and English releases.

Rima and Yuna are for sure part of the 20 going to SK for training. If the info about the final group having 9 members is correct, they both have a great chance of making the final group looking at their recent rankings. If it's less than 9, they'll definitely have to fight for it though. IMO, the only two who are pretty much locked in for debut are Miihi and Mako (barring injury, or breaking one of JYPE's do-not-do rules). The rest will depend on how well everyone else improves during the intense training period in SK. But I personally wouldn't discount anyone who makes the top 20 at this point, since they've all been selected because JYPE and the selection team saw potential within the candidates. Season 2 is when the show will really get really interesting.

Yeah about releasing korean albums, Knetz already didn’t liked the fact that Izone was working with AKB48 in the beginning. A Japanese gg releasing albums in S.korea wouldn’t be okay to them at all. Especially since the relationship of Japan and S.korea is only getting worse

Tootsiebay · Mar 8, 2020

지우____ said:
Wow I’m so extremely existed. But I have such a feeling that Rima and Yuna wouldn’t make it into this group since the girls mentioned wanting to become kpop idols

And wait probably 4 years before JYP forms a new Korean girl group since Itzy debuted last year.

지우____ · Mar 8, 2020

Tootsiebay said:
And wait probably 4 years before JYP forms a new Korean girl group since Itzy debuted last year.

The gg was supposed to debut this year alongside a band. It’s pushed back into 2021. The financial analysts already mentioned it.

Tootsiebay · Mar 8, 2020

And I thought the same as a few posters when that stuff came out a year ago that it was a bit ambitious. But I guess we'll see.

Whisky23 · Mar 8, 2020

지우____ said:
Yeah about releasing korean albums, Knetz already didn’t liked the fact that Izone was working with AKB48 in the beginning. A Japanese gg releasing albums in S.korea wouldn’t be okay to them at all. Especially since the relationship of Japan and S.korea is only getting worse

There'll aways be knetz who are unhappy about Japanese idols. Despite that, Sakura, Nako and Hitomi have their own share of Korean fans, so nothing is impossible. People also thought that the PD48 group would never succeed because of the involvement of AKB and Aki-san.

Whisky23 · Mar 9, 2020

edit: Added part 3

지우____ · Mar 9, 2020

whisky23 said:
There'll aways be knetz who are unhappy about Japanese idols. Despite that, Sakura, Nako and Hitomi have their own share of Korean fans, so nothing is impossible. People also thought that the PD48 group would never succeed because of the involvement of AKB and Aki-san.

I know but there’s a difference. Nizi is a Japanese Aka Jpop girl group, and the Izone members are Japanese members members in a Kpop girl group.

Jimeous · Mar 9, 2020

지우____ said:
Wow I’m so extremely existed. But I have such a feeling that Rima and Yuna wouldn’t make it into this group since the girls mentioned wanting to become kpop idols

Yuna, Rima, Mako and Mihi only have this chance to debut under JYPE. JYPE would face a backlash if they accepted any of those trainees if they failed to make it into a Japanese group which requires less talent.

BPiperDude · Mar 9, 2020

Jimeous said:
Yuna, Rima, Mako and Mihi only have this chance to debut under JYPE. JYPE would face a backlash if they accepted any of those trainees if they failed to make it into a Japanese group which requires less talent.

I think the do or die is only really Yuna and Mako. They have had 2+ years training, Rima, Miihi only 7 months. I think Korea would be accepting of Miihi and Rima after a few years more training in a KPOP group. I think this is one reason you see Yuna so stressed out on the show as I think she knows this.

lusobr · Mar 9, 2020

Some people seem to think this girl from dance group Tiny Tony is Katsumura Maya

Original fancam

It looks like her to me. Tiny Tony deleted every sns post about Maya but they forgot about this tweet they mentioned.

2017.12.3　ツタカナ大感謝祭
@tinytony_dance
　#TinyTony　#RUU　#MAYA　#RYO @7m_152 #MIYU #ツタカナ

More tweets from a third party

Seems like this was her last performance with the group

grandmajudy · Mar 9, 2020

WonderfulOnce · Mar 9, 2020

Music Core is playing in the background and there are Korean letters? Are they in Korea? Or is that just a Korean food vendor in Japan?

edit: This photo was taken at least 6 months ago based on the MuCore performance. I found the performance, it was aired on August 31, 2019.

Whisky23 · Mar 10, 2020

WonderfulOnce said:
Music Core is playing in the background and there are Korean letters? Are they in Korea? Or is that just a Korean food vendor in Japan?

edit: This photo was taken at least 6 months ago based on the MuCore performance. I found the performance, it was aired on August 31, 2019.

I think the picture was taken in Japan. I can see some kanji and hiragana in the background, and the chances of seeing that in SK is slim. Probably in Tokyo's Koreatown.

lusobr · Mar 10, 2020