TWICE's Mina to Sit Out "Feel Special" Promotions, Jihyo Unable to Dance at Showcase

[dallinferno.livejournal.com]

#TWICE's #Mina To Sit Out "Feel Special" Promotions + #Jihyo Unable To Dance At Showcasehttps://t.co/16TQ6S0xLq pic.twitter.com/yaFwFy15dc

— Soompi (@soompi) September 23, 2019

JYP Entertainment has shared an update on TWICE’s “Feel Special” promotions.

Previously, it was revealed that Mina has been diagnosed with anxiety disorder and that her participation in activities may be selective.

On September 23, the agency announced, “Mina participated in the album production, but she will be absent from the showcase and promotions for their 8th mini album. We ask for your understanding.”

In addition, JYP Entertainment revealed that Jihyo will be performing while seated at the showcase. The agency explained, “Her neck became stiff during rehearsal, and she quickly went to the hospital. She will inevitably not be able to dance and will perform while seated.”

Source: soompi 1 2, naver 1

Comments

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

Happy that Mina doesn't have to attend live stages, I feel like album production only is a good compromise for now!

I feel sad for Jihyo :( because I'm betting she'll be on stage already for the music shows. Hopefully she'll be healed by then. I wouldn't be surprised if they rehearsed until very late with little to no sleep as many groups do.

[dio-elaclaire.livejournal.com]

i'm glad that mina's sitting out but also upset that they didn't wait a couple of months with this comeback. all of the girls need some rest, not just her.

i hope jihyo feels better soon :(

[lizanka23.livejournal.com]

Glad that Mina is sitting this one out but also wondering for how long will they let her do that? Anxiety disorder is not just a flu that can be treated. You pretty much just have to learn to live with it while going through therapy or taking medication. I hope she can learn to manage her anxiety. Why not let jihyo sit it out though too? She just went to the hospital, so it had to have been serious :/

[dior-chic.livejournal.com]

I’m glad you brought this up because I feel like as a whole from different social media’s, how Mina’s anxiety is talked about is a little...uncomfortable for me? Idk it just comes off sometimes that ‘oh, if she takes a break she’ll be back to normal’. She’ll be well rested and it’s better for health, for sure! And this part ‘You pretty much just have to learn to live with it while going through therapy or taking medication’ - idk if some fans get that, like younger ones...

[lizanka23.livejournal.com]

Yeah i can definitely see teenagers not understanding this or people that don’t have a mental health disorder. A lot of people develop mental health disorders in young adulthood and might seem completely fine when they’re teenagers.

of course it’s great she’s getting rest now since her symptoms are obviously super heightened right now but hopefully she’s getting a good therapist, who will teach her coping mechanisms that can help her get back to performing and so she can manage the symptoms and of course the proper medication. It can also be due to people’s ignorance. Not everyone understands that mental health issues are a chronic condition.

I hope she’ll be able to stand on stage again one day but at the same time it’s usually a combination of environment and genetics so it might be her environment that is the main reason for her issues (like actually being a celebrity under the constant public eye and scrutiny) that is getting to her, so she might feel way better if she stopped being a celebrity. Fans have to be prepared for this scenario as well

[sciencebottle.livejournal.com]

Yeah you’re 100% right. Speaking as someone with GAD (and has it bad enough to receive accommodations for it), with how medicine is right now, there isn’t a ‘cure’. Maybe I will wake up one day and not have an anxiety spell for 20 years, but there’s no way for me to predict or know that. I really hope that JYPE understands that Mina’s condition is something that can and will fluctuate over time, and that she isn’t given one off support just the one time. I really hope that they understand that. :(

[mattemate.livejournal.com]

hm....its almost as if....they could use a break...

[dropthecrates.livejournal.com]

how about the entire group gets a substantial rest.

[digitalqueen.livejournal.com]

im surprised people dont seem to have a problem with her being in the mv either considering she was crying her eyes out in the airport when she had to come back to korea to film

[kenziekinz09.livejournal.com]

Personally I have two thoughts.

1- being around the other girls is fun/enjoyable and she feels more comfortable
2- being on a set and not being in “public”/having the ability to stop or do things over is less anxiety inducing than being on live tv/in front of a crowd.

[xlovexlessxtyx.livejournal.com]

It's pretty clear that some members are up for promoting perpetually while others could stand to use some kind of a break or retreat for their mental and physical health.

Isn't this the entire point of a sub-unit? Or solo releases?

I just feel like there's a compromise here that doesn't require the entire group to shit out a mini-album just to appease fans that aren't going ANYWHERE. Twice is THE girl group right now and a 6 month block in activities isn't going to change that. Hell, even 3 months.

[myungung.livejournal.com]

I feel like with Miss A they’re worried to do any solo promotions. And they’ve been pushing this ot9 vibe strongly since the start, in which the girls didn’t get much solo activities also

[azoarka.livejournal.com]

Please let them rest, ahhhh. Or do subunits/solo promotions for a while instead. I know that Twice likes to push the whole OT9 thing a lot but so many idol groups have members who manage to do solo work while still being in a group.

[sciencebottle.livejournal.com]

:( As beautiful as this comeback is, I still have my reservations about being as excited as I normally would, knowing that this group needs a fucking break.

They are the top girl group right now, they aren’t in danger of losing that spot, and their fans aren’t going anywhere. They don’t need to do 2-3 mini’s a year anymore.