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It has been revealed that the eight ladies of Leader’S, the girl group that received attention after releasing their ’2018 Pyungchang Olympics’ congratulatory song, are actually one unit of a larger 24-member girl group.

Their agency TGN Entertainment stated, “TGN is the acronym for TaGoNa (meaning ‘gifted at birth’ in Korean), and we have embarked on a project to debut separate units LeadersT, LeadersG, and LeadersN, in that order. The group currently promoting their track “Kiss Me” are members of the LeadersT unit.”

They continued, “We have selected these girls through a survival competition, and the members of the units may interchange, depending on the situation. LeadersG and LeadersT are working hard to make their official debut.”

The idea for the 24-member Leader’S was taken from the mega popular Japanese girl group, AKB48, and TGN Entertainment decided to grow the girl group, 8 members at a time.

But why 8? The number 8 is considered to be a lucky number in the Chinese culture, and ‘pal’, the Korean word for ‘eight’, sounds similar to the first synonym of ‘Pachai’ which in Chinese means, ‘to make money’. Their idea is that the girls of Leader’S will dominate the largest (Chinese) market in the world.

Different from most idol girl groups, Leader’S will not be pushing neither a ‘sexy’ nor ‘adorable’ concept, rather, they’re attempting to create a friendly, approachable image for themselves.

Their agency stated, “We want the girls to feel like friends to the fans, rather than celebrities. We want them to seem more approachable than other idol groups.”

And rather than each member having a fixed ‘style’, the members will be flexible to adapt and change, depending on what the fans desire.

TGN Entertainment understands that above all, vocal talent is more important than anything else and they’re rigorously training each member. All 24 girls are practicing dance and singing for around 12 hours a day.

LeadersT include members leader Dahae (25), Sulji (22), Serin (20), Yeonshil (20), Pengie (19) Chae Yool (18), Yesol (17), Kyung Sook (17), etc. Their ages all vary between 17-25.

The ladies of LeadersT are actively promoting their single “Kiss Me” on various music programs such as Mnet’s M! Countdown.

Sources: allkpop and SportsSeoul via Nate

Date: 2011-10-27 06:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bmo.livejournal.com
they look 30+...

Date: 2011-10-28 02:57 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] fluttering.livejournal.com
IA my first thought as well... especially the one with the ahjumma purple/gray hair D:

Date: 2011-10-27 06:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] threebits.livejournal.com
You can still be sexy/adorable and friendly at the same time tho, idgi. And Leader'S is horrible, horrible name for a group

Date: 2011-10-27 06:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] miki-831.livejournal.com
nooo don't cross over to the giant dark side of japanese pop!

Date: 2011-10-27 06:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] es2pido.livejournal.com
Pet peeve: Misplaced/misused apostrophes.

Date: 2011-10-27 06:43 pm (UTC)

Date: 2011-10-27 07:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nortonamo.livejournal.com
yeah read the article

Date: 2011-10-27 08:03 pm (UTC)

Date: 2011-10-27 06:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] geniebsmart.livejournal.com
Ohhh I remember these girls :D

Date: 2011-10-27 06:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jeit91.livejournal.com
the one on the far left hahahahaa

Date: 2011-10-27 07:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] justtakisha.livejournal.com
I was so distracted by her I didn't look at the others.

Date: 2011-10-27 06:52 pm (UTC)

Date: 2011-10-27 06:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] asnindie.livejournal.com
Pointless.

Date: 2011-10-27 07:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hosnaps.livejournal.com
ok, just as long as some of them are qt.

Date: 2011-10-27 07:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nortonamo.livejournal.com
already a stan

Date: 2011-10-27 07:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] justtakisha.livejournal.com
It looks like they decided to save money on an image consultant and use all their butterface trainees.

Date: 2011-10-27 07:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ethereal-limbo.livejournal.com
AKB48 rip-off. kewt.

Date: 2011-10-27 07:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] maximumtimo.livejournal.com
I loved their debut tbqh, despite looking like hot messes I'll keep an eye on them.

Date: 2011-10-27 08:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nalty7.livejournal.com
I doubt the 48 thing will work in Korea,but good luck to them!

Date: 2011-10-27 08:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vagueclarity.livejournal.com
good luck, leader is, leader'S whateveryournameis

Date: 2011-10-27 08:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wintersol.livejournal.com
..... :|

idk, i'd be more receptive if all the girls weren't butterfaces.

nevermind, some of them are chubby too. :|

Date: 2011-10-27 09:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] obeytheempress.livejournal.com
Which ones are chubby? None of these girls look chubby.

Date: 2011-10-27 09:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wintersol.livejournal.com
the one on the far left is obviously on the heavy side for an idol.
the blue haired one and the one on the far right also look big.

Date: 2011-10-28 01:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] obeytheempress.livejournal.com
Their waists look just as tiny as any other idol. Heaven forbid we see some diversity in body shapes in k-pop.

Date: 2011-10-28 02:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wintersol.livejournal.com
i like diversity, i'm a fan of hyosung and victoria.

but all of them minus the blonde and the ones on either side of her aren't that thin.

Date: 2011-10-27 08:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lightspeedsquid.livejournal.com
this is a pretty lame concept, but i'm interested in the girl with the blue hair (〃∀〃)
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Date: 2011-10-28 12:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] oonalala.livejournal.com
And you fish won't have to split his meager profits between 24 people.

Date: 2011-10-27 08:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] t-domination.livejournal.com
the girl on the far right looks like kwanghee 0_0

Date: 2011-10-27 09:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] maple88.livejournal.com
omfg she does O_________O

Date: 2011-10-27 10:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] freezing-flames.livejournal.com
that was my first thought omg

Date: 2011-10-28 02:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] anconeous.livejournal.com
LMAO she really does!

Date: 2011-10-27 11:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lazmy.livejournal.com
who and why should i care

Off topic

Date: 2011-10-27 11:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sayufied.livejournal.com
Your icon makes me want to order pizza. =Q____

Date: 2011-10-27 11:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] epona.livejournal.com
they look busted

Date: 2011-10-27 11:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] taylorniw.livejournal.com
lol not quite AKB48's concept.

12 hours a day of singing and dance sounds horrible, though.

Date: 2011-10-27 11:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fairyland-not.livejournal.com
and it's only half of akb..

Date: 2011-10-28 02:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] matsuyaney.livejournal.com
Korea's AKB48? @____@

Date: 2011-10-28 02:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] epinette.livejournal.com
They look old?

Date: 2011-10-28 10:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cairistiona.livejournal.com
lol ok
They're older than most K-Pop idols, their first song is kind of okay? And it's just...eh, 20star didn't work out, guys. Highly unlikely they're going to become so loved.
Friendly? Will Korea fall for it against sexy/cute?

Date: 2011-10-28 10:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cairistiona.livejournal.com
ETA: Also I hate their name SO MUCH.

Date: 2011-10-28 03:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] undeniablysarah.livejournal.com
.... no..

I'll pass,
at least 20star's concept made sense.

Date: 2011-10-28 05:05 pm (UTC)

Date: 2011-10-30 07:36 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pancakeonmyhead.livejournal.com
Please was my jam for a while ~

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