Recently, Kpop group Allday Project posted an image introducing their upcoming mini album called "ALLDAY PROJECT". The image reveals the list of official songs of the album, including 3 group songs and 3 small group songs/solo.
However, what attracts fans' attention is not the name of the song, but which members are featured in each song.
The acronym is placed next to each song to identify the participating members: T is tarzzan, A is Annie, B is Bailey, W is Woochan, Y is Youngseo.
Fans quickly realized that among the 5 members, Youngseo was the only one who did not have a solo song or a song with a small group. Meanwhile, tarzzan was given both a solo and a small group (combined with Bailey).
Since the list was announced, fans of Allday Project have expressed disappointment and criticized The Black Label's division of the company headed by producer Teddy.
They thought that Youngseo was the group's main vocalist, so it was unreasonable for her not to have a personal song in the album like the other members.
The online community commented: "Youngseo deserves to be solo, not tarzzan"; "Is it too easy to cause a negative reaction? This is the first time I have seen a company do this blatantly like this; Eliminating the main vocalist is a very strange thing; They are using Youngseo as a promotional strategy; I would not support the album if Youngseo did not have a solo song...
In addition, some others speculate that the reason Youngseo does not have a separate song in the album is a sign that the female idol will soon be active solo in the near future.
Not only upset with the way the songs are divided in the new album, Youngseo's fans have expressed dissatisfaction with the way the Allday Project members have treated their youngest child in the past.
Fans have shared photos and videos that are considered proof of Youngseos unfair treatment.
Before joining Allday Project, Youngseo was introduced as an upcoming member of ILLIT, but she suddenly left the group right before ILLIT officially took off.
Youngseo's move from ILLIT - a group with a completely different style from Allday Project - has become a topic of discussion in the fan community.
The current controversy is more intense when a clip from a program was dug up on X, in which Annie and several other members are said to be commenting on Youngseo's dressing style and behavior. Some people think that the members are " mocking" Youngseo.
Many other posts also included moments showing the 4 members appearing together without Youngseo, considering this a sign that the female idol was isolated in the group.
However, other fans have denied the allegations. They explained that the Annie clip mentioned Youngseo wearing pink was filmed in a segment where the members were asked to "tease" each other happily, so those words were not insulting but were just part of the show's idea.
The group's supporters also emphasized that Youngseo voluntarily chose to debut with Allday Project, and urged the audience not to rush to evaluate the members' relationships based on edited videos or superficial interactions.
