K-kitsune 3,367 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Nana has literally never been liked by the Korean public and has only been popular among I-fans. When she debuted in After School they dug up pictures of her smoking and drinking and she's been known as a delinquent since then. They have never praised her face because she doesn't fit their standard and after Roommate her image has just gotten worse. She may be one of the more popular members know but that's only because Pledis pushes her despite all of this. With Kahi, Jooyeon and even Bekah gone, they need a new face and I guess that's what they are trying to do with Nana. Uee will always be the preferred choice in After School for Korea. That's a bit of an over exaggeration, Nana has a lot of fans (for coming from a mid-tier group and thanks to OC she is the most popular in both groups) which has only increased over time (she was able to complete solo fansigns in both Korea and Japan). Her company push only gets you so far, she has proven herself to increase sales with the products she endorses enough for her to continue to get more cfs than any Pledis idol ever has. I think basing an entire assessment on netizen comments (and the mostly negative NB ones no less) isn't looking at the whole picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-kitsune 3,367 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I never denied the fact that Nana has fans (especially internationally), but the general consensus about her is just like Korea's opinion about Clara obviously not as bad but she's not exactly liked. She's never been ranked as After Schools beauty (besides the TC list) Jooyeon and Uee always outranked her and really is only popular because Pledis has pushed the crap out of her. Regarding her CFs quality over quantity because Uee makes more money per CF than After School as a whole, though this figure could have changed because they stopped promoting her in favour of Nana. Now she is in China but how can you deny the fact that she's popular because of the push? Pledis literally does nothing with some of the other members its no wonder people like Eyoung have to pick up gigs where she can. I look at the big picture but I simply answered a question as to why Nana isn't like by some. Right... but I think the whole "push" argument only goes so far. Companies back the idol they think with garner the best response, or one that already has attention/looks/popularity that is able to grow further. Ever since OC eclipsed AS Nana has been the jewel in Pledis' crown. Pledis pushed her to the forefront and the response has been good and she has increased sales as an endorsement model. I think saying the company pushed for someone's success discredits someones actual success or popularity and makes it seem completely fabricated or not genuine? I agree that that silly list catapulted her so much, but she was already seen as a model-like beauty before that (despide having *gasp* monolids), its just that the idol world is obsessed with mainstream homogenized k-beauty. Also she has had so so many positive articles online about her body and unedited photoshoot photos that never make it to NB etc. I agree reactions to her are very mixed because of her tv work but this "Korea hates Nana" thing isn't really fair. (also Jooyeon officially handed over the AS visual role to Nana in an interview before she graduated lol) Where does it say Uee makes more per cf than AS as a whole? And from what year? Nana was the face of Skechers, I don't think Uee has ever endorsed a brand that big? The were both faces of diet brands (Uee for BDlab & Nana for Juvis, Juvis being the biggest in Korea). Ever since Nana's rise she has been at the forefront of group cf's as well. It wasn't always this way but Nana has only gotten bigger and better and more lucrative as time goes on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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