Fromis_9‘s maknae (youngest member), Jiheon, recently held a livestream with fans of the group.
Jiheon
At one point, she asked the fandom, Flovers, softly to help fulfill a request of hers.
Oh Flover, I wanted to borrow this space to say…please spread this message far and wide.
— Jiheon
She said that she was too shy to approach her juniors first, so she hopes they can be the ones to make the first move. She was likely referring to her school mates from the lower years as she spent time off to focus on her job as a singer.
I took a year off at university. Since I’m really shy, could you tell the hoobaes to please initiate a conversation with me?
— Jiheon
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She asked her fans to help spread the message for them to kindly approach her first, even saying that they can post the video on other platforms despite it being exclusive content.
Oh, this is a membership live? You can go ahead and post the video. What’s the worst that can happen? Oh if I do this, I might get a phone call again from our company. Just go ahead and post, who cares.
— Jiheon
Netizens who saw her message couldn’t help but comment their sorrow, saying that her words were “kinda sad.”
jiheon asking her juniors to interact with them oh this is kinda sad pic.twitter.com/Gvwarh7TO5
— eli (@jisunsdoll) March 30, 2024
Some believed that she could even be talking about her juniors in the entertainment industry, blaming their company for “locking them in the dungeon” which meant they couldn’t meet new people.
I feel so sad for them pledis/hybe really lock them up in their dungeon.
— Hoe (@malebog2021) March 31, 2024
Fromis_9 is an eight-member girl group managed by Pledis Entertainment. Jiheon sometimes documents her university life in the group’s YouTube channel.
