Unpopular opinion, but izna started losing fans the moment WakeOne sidelined Jungeun during debut. That, on top of debuting the group with a title track that many fans didn't connect with, was the beginning of it.
Everyone keeps downplaying Choi Jungeun's impact. The moment she opened her mouth to sing in the very first episode of I-LAND 2, people started paying attention. It was her first survival show, yet she built one of the biggest international fanbases through her talent alone. Even though she received hate from some Korean viewers and didn't fit the beauty standards many people talked about, she still finished as P01 with the highest votes among the debut members.
WakeOne had one of the biggest international fan favorites from I-LAND 2 and did almost nothing with her. Instead of building on Jungeun's momentum, their promotions gave the impression that they were focusing more on members they believed would appeal to Korean beauty standards, leaving one of their biggest fan attractors in the background.
The result? They still didn't build a strong fanbase in Korea, and they've slowly started losing the international fans who were there from the beginning.
THEY LOST THE FANS THEY ALREADY HAD, YET STILL FAILED TO WIN THE FANS THEY WERE CHASING.
@izna_offcl@izna_offcl_jp@izna_staff@wakeone_offcl
2026 izna Concert Tour: WHO DAT GIRL?
Tour Poster
📌SEOUL
🗓️2026.09.19-2026.09.20
📍OLYMPIC PARK OLYMPIC HALL
📌TAIPEI
🗓️2026.10.09
📍ZEPP NEW TAIPEI
📌MANILA
🗓️2026.10.17
📍EVM CONVENTION CENTER
📌HONG KONG
🗓️2026.10.24
📍MACPHERSON STADIUM
📌SINGAPORE
🗓️2026.11.08
📍CAPITOL THEATRE
📌KUALA LUMPUR
🗓️2026.12.05
📍ZEPP KL
MORE SHOWS TO BE ANNOUNCED💓
#izna #이즈나
#izna_CONCERT_TOUR #WHO_DAT_GIRL
For a group that is almost 2yrs old, If you look at this and the first thing that comes to your mind is "a member is over promoted then you're lying to yourself 😭 wk1 is ruining this group, Compare izna to any other 5th gen leaders.
@wakeone_offcl promote @izna_offcl better