[sz] selections from jweb report re: press con for "男 never give up"

[snow]

Selections from the Jweb report of the press con. Not writing out the whole thing because it is long as anything, sorry :c These are all the parts really relevant to the current situation, though.

"We'd like to show you many different forms of Sexy Zone, so we're releasing this single with the three of us this time." (Kento) "I think this is a

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[golden_mushroom]

I'm glad to hear that the whole fluid group thing isn't a thing, but I still don't like it :( I hope they don't release a single like this again.
Thanks for translating :)

[snow]

i agree - i hope this arrangement is only for this ONE single & then things go back to normal :c

[super_nezumi]

Your translations are really helpful for the international fandom, thank you so much. It would be really easy to let our emotions get the best of us over all the "what ifs" and possibilities, and in a way I think it's good that we think about the different ways this could play out. But being on the fan end of things, there really isn't a lot we can do about whatever may or may not happen. We can contact the jimusho, and kudos to everyone who has from the beginning who have spoken up for SZ as a five-member group. I guess we could boycott sales if the worst happens, but what about Kenty, Fuma and Shori then? They are the ones who would really take a hit. Being in the JE fandom for a while, I've found that there's a lot that goes on behind the scenes that fans haven't a clue about, not just management decisions but group dynamics, individual dreams and frustrations. It sucked for me and other Smappies when Mori left; so many of us have been through this in various forms, whether it was Ya Ya Yah, KAT-TUN, NewS or Jump, just to name a

[snow]

wow, thank you so much for this comment. i guess all we can do is wait & see what happens. i just love all of the members so much and i want them all to succeed. you're right - it's just so stressful.