H1-KEY: Kpop girl group is full of turbulence, just debuted and received criticism, 1 member left the group

In December 2022, the famous Korean hip hop duo called Geeks (consisting of rappers Lil Boi and Louie) announced that their label Grandline Entertainment would launch a subsidiary called Grandline Group ( GLG). Along with this news, Grandline Group also revealed plans to launch their first girl group named H1-KEY, expected to officially debut in January 2022.

The H1-KEY group includes 4 members of the Grandline Group company. This is a rather strange name for fans. However, the most notable detail is that in H1-KEY's debut lineup there are 2 former trainees from giants JYP and YG. In addition, the group that just debuted has encountered turbulence.

The 4 girls appeared at the press conference and on the debut stage wearing tight, strong, sporty outfits. With an outstanding average height of up to 1m7, many people are even confused: "Are these aerobic trainers?". This is also the main controversial issue for netizens:

- Outfits make the group look like aerobics instructors.

- Why is the outfit so simple for the debut stage? Shouldn't I at least add some sparkle?

-The company can only prepare outfits like this...

- It looks like gym clothes.

- Proof that just wearing branded clothes doesn't make you beautiful...

- If the person with long hair dresses a bit more normally, she will definitely be very famous. She looks a lot like Yoo Rachel from The Heirs, and also has Lee Se Young's features.

Explaining this problem, the group shared that these sporty outfits are suitable for their MV Athletic Girl. The girls also revealed that their role models are MAMAMOO and shared their determination to become a new generation global girl group.

In the H1-KEY lineup, in addition to Seoiri, a former YG trainee, and Yel, a former JYP trainee, netizens also focused their attention on Thai idol Sitala. Many people realized that the company tried to shape Sitala's image to be similar to her compatriot Lisa (BLACKPINK).

However, right before her debut, she was caught up in controversies that "displeased" Thai fans. Specifically, Sitala's father has controversial political views among Thai people. At the press conference, Sitala also opened up about the controversy and hoped people would not judge the issue too negatively.

Sitala's full name is Sitala Wongkrachang, the daughter of famous Thai actor Sarunyu Wongkrachan. It would not be worth mentioning if her entire family, including Sitala, were discovered to have long supported the military and the Thai dictatorship. In a photo posted on social networks, Sitala was seen wearing a shirt with a message supporting the dictatorship.

In 2021 - 2022, the political situation in Thailand is becoming more unstable than ever when protests and riots occur regularly and people continuously speak out against abuse of power and dictatorship. of the current government. The situation is so serious that many famous Thai artists, whether working in Thailand or abroad, have publicly voiced their political views, most of them choosing to side with the people. people and protest against the actions of the government.

Faced with that situation, a rookie idol who had not yet debuted was discovered to support a dictatorship like Sitala, quickly causing an uproar on Thai Twitter. The hashtag and poster #BANSITALA have been spreading across Twitter as Thai netizens simultaneously boycotted the female idol, demanding that the management company immediately cancel Sitala's debut and let her leave H1-KEY if I don't want the whole group to get involved.

Most notably, Thailand is not the only market that has spoken out against Sitala's launch plan. Immediately after learning about Sitala's family background, Korean netizens quickly sided with the Thai people and unanimously agreed that letting a member involved in a political controversy leave the group immediately is the way to go. The only way Grandline Group can save H1-KEY at this time. With the majority of Koreans vehemently opposing the dictatorship in Thailand, if they still keep Sitala in the group, it is almost certain that H1-KEY will lose their main market, Korea, and firmly grasp performance was boycotted when it officially debuted.

Among the 11 most popular K-pop rookie girl groups of 2022, based on the average height of all members in each group combined, H1-KEY is the leader with an average height of 170, 3cm. In particular, the specific heights of the 4 members are: Riina (1m72), Yel (1m72), Seoi (1m69), Hwiseo (1m68).

Athletic Girl's debut single has surpassed 3 million views on YouTube. After 2 days of release, it ranked 2nd on the Thailand iTunes K-pop Song Sales Chart and 5th on all song sales charts. Thanks to his impressive average height, H1-KEY can comfortably wear outfits to create a splendid style full of personality.