The thought of Sakura debuting instead of Anaya has always had me questioning from the start "What was Hybe thinking when they selected Sakura over Anaya?"
Anaya is just evidently more better than Sakura in every way possible, Sakura barely knows english, and she was visibly off key while dancing in PARTY b4 the PARTY and most clearly had terrible vocals. Even when she performed We Ride, her singing was shaky and out of breath.
Now while Anaya rather was out of breath too, she still brought more to the table than Sakura. Anaya in additon has had plenty of experience prior and after dream acedemy. For instance, Anaya was known as the youngest contestant in Girls Planet 999, and was an active member the japanese girl group RIRYDAY before she left in 2025.
That alone tells you how much better and experienced Anaya is compared to Sakura. Anaya had everything she needed to have in order debut in Saint Satine, but HYBE robbed Anaya of her hard work and took Sakura instead. Sure, Sakura may improve overtime like Wonhee did. But that will take way more time than it could've with Anaya.
This information alone makes me think something questionable happened between HYBE staff and Sakura that unfairly secured her spot in Saint Satine...
