So yeah.. Minzy decided to leave YG and therefore, by default, leave 2NE1.
I’m sad yes but not completely surprised. Not being able to see Minzy was frustrating for me as fan.. just how frustrating and infuriating it must have been for Minzy. Its her career afterall.
I think Minji might have made one of the most difficult decision of her life deciding to leave one of most popular girl group n the biggest entertainment company. She must have felt strongly about it or else why put oneself in that situation where you have to start all over again from square one. If she’s being so brave about it, then who the hell I am to doubt her. I’m all in, Minzy! ^___^
Of course, I wished she could have stayed longer with 2NE1 and be with all the other members..but i do not wish that over her happiness. If she wasnt satisfied with her position in YG then yes..she has every right to leave and Im 100% with her about her decision. Its she who has to live with her choices and I don’t want her regretting what she could or could not have done.
Initially the person I was angry at for all this mess was YG. I think Im still mad at him but that anger has subsided.. I mean for all these yrs I accused him for not doing enough for Minzy.. well now something HAS BEEN DONE about that (BY MINZY) and Minzy is a free agent. I had so much spite for YG and now I’m relieved I dont have to deal with YG’s shittiness mismanagement abt her anymore and can let go of that burning animosity I had for him. I’m free too!!
I’m not worried about other members in YG ent actually.. CL is doing great with the debut preparations in US; Dara is finally doing acting projects she always wanted to do and Bom is finally coming out of her ‘reflection‘. I believe when Bom finally releases a single or an album, she’ll be phenomenally successful as everyone is just bonkers for her voice. She’ll be more than fine, I have enough confidence in her abilities. :) They all are well set I think. Only one I wasnt sure abt was Minji but now since she has decided to move on, Im kinda glad to be honest since her YG stint was going nowhere beyond 2NE1..
I just hope CL, Bom, Dara, Minzy are still good terms with each other cuzz if not then that would be the biggest tragedy out of all. Next time they all meet, I want them to hug, laugh, tease, be silly - do all that and make the entire blackjack fandom brawl, roll around and drown in their own happy tears.. T____T
I’m also glad 2NE1 will still continue as a group. Though it’ll be a little weird as just CL, Bom, Dara and the whole group dynamics will change (it’s funny picturing all 2NE1 performances without MInzy in it) but I guess with a little shuffling, it would work ^-^ There’s no reason for them to stop as group, and being a blackjack, I’m excited abt the summer comeback they gonna have (given that it does happens <_<)
Another reason Im glad 2NE1 didnt break up is because it would have brought soo much more hate towards Minzy.. everyone and their mums would have accused Minzy of being the reason for disbandment and i’m thankful YG was shrewd enough to try to protect that “2NE1 Brand“ (yes pls.. YG is just lookin out for that brand name called 2NE1 as its still a huge bankable asset that will sell. Lets not kid ourself thinking he’s doing it for the other members) and asked the rest to continue as a group. For once YG’s rapacity actually protects Minji I believe.
Now real heart to heart..
Minzy leaving YG was a scenario im sure a lot of Minjas would have imagined before cuzz I myself hav played that script so many times in my mind ( and many times have even cried abt it). Thats cuzz it seemed like the only logical natural progression for Minzy from how thinks wer for her in YG. To me it seemed almost silly to stay in YG ent just out of some impractical sense of loyalty when your label wasnt willing to give to enough opportunities to reach your true potential just out of an assumption that you’ll not do well. i mean why assume? why not just do it, give it a good swing n a shot and find out for real? I mean if you dont believe she would make a good investment, she should probably move to a diff label who might respect her more and show more faith in her. It only made sense...and now it actually happened. In all truth and seriousness, other than a little disappointment, I wasnt really surprised at all.. Not even a bit.
And to be honest, I kinda excited about Minzy being out there cuzz this means we’ll get to see soo much of her! I’m already making plans for her in my mind - where I see her go (independent label!!), what genre she should do (rnB!), what demographic she should make music for (young adults!!). I dont even want her to be super-duper successful, like just have a decent popularity and tons and tons of bops - easy listening, R & B, few ballads, like u know - music for a little mature palette (as I said, young adults!) with her dancing T__T I want to see her diff variety shows, musical shows, dancing shows, radio shows, osts, doing musical theater as she wanted, maybe doin a little acting (a little), or maybe just doing random impromptu jam sessions on streets and singing her heart out! I dunno!! I mean her being out of YG ent gives me just a little bit of that hope-slash-encouragement to imagine these ridiculous events n possibilities she can have and that is soo liberating!! I can wish the world for her and there is a tiny bit possibility that it might come true. And it feels soo good.
*sigh* I wish her well. I wish she gets to do what she wants. I want her to grow more and more. I wish her to be happy.
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yeah.. and about all the articles and counter-articles and media play.. its all bullshit and unnecessary and deserves zero attention. I hope everyone just focuses on the girls now and let them have a peaceful, amicable break-up..something they came come back from and be civil n happy when they meet again in public.
Also.. ther’s still a month, wouldnt a farewell fanmeet/ concert sounds good? :p