Ex-IZ*ONE Hitomi might re-debut in Korea and join this existing girl group, according to K-pop fans who noticed this huge "hint."
On March 24, the girl group tripleS's official YouTube channel uploaded a new video," titled, "We were 'already' one and also twenty-four | EN | SIGNAL 240324."
On this day, the current 20 members of tripleS gathered at Gapyeong HAUS Kitchen on the 18th.
SUAH, the voice entity that resides in HAUS, then raised the group's anticipation as she announced that the last four S (members) had arrived.
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In the video, the last four unrevealed tripleS members were seen walking inside the venue, partially showing off their physiques and features.
While the last members were yet to take off their veils, fans who had been anticipating the large-scale group to be completed then started to speculate who would join tripleS and why the existing members were surprised.
There are claims that it was due to the fact that some of the members were already known in the music scene and one of them could be actually Hitomi Honda!
Their faces weren't revealed, but the biggest proof that fans were highlighting why it must be Hitomi was the scar on the former IZ*ONE's left shin.
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Looking at the video uploaded by tripleS, one of the members has a visible scar in the same area, and the resemblance is really uncanny that fans think they could be the same person.
Hitomi Honda, who was born in 2001 and is 22 years old this year, began her career in Japan in 2014 as a member of the popular idol group, AKB48.
In 2018, her fame expanded in South Korea after she joined Mnet's "Produce 48," which led her to debut in the girl group, IZ*ONE.
Despite the popularity, the "Nation's Pick" team sadly disbanded in 2021 and she decided to return to her country to promote AKB48 again. However, she once again revealed sad news after she graduated from the team in January.
Since then, she hasn't updated anything on her Instagram, and with this, attention is being paid to whether she will really continue her activities in Korea again.
In the meantime, MODHAUS is yet to confirm this and the four S members are still yet to be named.
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Meanwhile, for those who are not aware of tripleS, the team is a large-scale group with 24 members which debuted in May 2022.
They drew attention day by day for their unique concept of not revealing all members at once, but they unveiled the current S members from 1 to 20 through various solo, unit and group projects and releases.
As of the moment, tripleS comprised Kim Yoo Yeon, Mayu, Xinyu, Kim Na Kyoung, Park So Hyun, Seo Da Hyun, Nien, Yoon Seo Yeon, Kotone, Kim Chae Yeon, Gong Yu Bin, Lee Ji Woo, Kaede, Park ShiOn, Lynn, Jeong Hye Rin, Jeong Ha Yeon, Kim Soo Min, Kwak Yeon Ji, and Joo Bin.
Since their debut, their decentralized system which allowed them to have a rotating lineup has created seven sub-units so far, including Acid Angel from Asia, +(KR)ystal Eyes, ACID EYES, LOVElution, EVOLution, NXT and Aria.
There is high anticipation of how their next group and concept will differ from their existing units, now that they are about to be complete.
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Written by Eunice Dela Cruz
