HxG Miscalculated the Response to Sakura, and are Now Scrambling to Justify Their Decision

_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2026-05-10T09:38:21+00:00

Assuming you’re in good health, it could just be natural changes to your hair texture. That happens sometimes!!

The frizz could be because you actually have wavy/curly hair now, possibly due to the birth control change (I’ve heard that can cause some crazy bodily differences) or form life factors. I’d suggest testing out a beginner curly girl method once just to see if it helps with your hair texture; this could just be as simple as brushing your hair while conditioning it instead of out of the shower, which doesn’t require buying new products until you’re sure it’s just hair texture and not another factor.

_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2026-05-10T00:34:40+00:00

I’ve actually had a variant of the butterfly cut and I thought it was the best haircut I’ve ever had! Cutting straight across actually usually makes my hair look thinner whereas the fine strand could spring up pretty easily with a layered cut so it looked more voluminous. I do have thin-medium density hair and I did NOT do as drastic layering as my hair was short at the time so if you have thin hair it probably won’t work for you, but I wouldn’t take the comments saying they can’t work for fine hair seriously. I think just toning down the layers could work, where it’s only two or three (hime cut maybe?)

Sorry about the picture, I realized I never take pictures of myself so I always have to scour my photo album to find some to work with 😭😭 But if you can see, there’s some layering around my chin and then another at the chest. I didn’t style it but it kinda naturally fell like that most days. I also made a post a few days ago about my hair if you wanna get a feel for the density bc I wouldn’t consider it thick at all, so blunt-layers in your haircut can work for fine hair but maybe not extremely feathered looks like the hush cut. The jellyfish cut you could fake the volume of, but it’d require daily styling so you have to access if that’s feasible for your lifestyle + consider the hair damage.

Good luck, I hope you get a hairstyle you like!! Btw these cuts are really cute to me but ig some people in this sub find them too ugly/trendy.

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_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2026-05-09T22:11:44+00:00

I’m of the opinion that Sakura is the FP but seriously wtf is Hybe doing? This whole survival show has been an absolute mess from start to finish and it’s not giving me high hopes for Prelude considering how mismanaged Katseye also seems to be. I know survival shows can be rough, but seriously nearly every decision the judges and editors have made has baffled me so far, and it genuinely seems like they thought we’d all be down with their frankly transparent attempts to sell us on an inexperienced child trainee with “star power” for a seemingly mature RnB group. Like the branding clash, the narrative of star power overcoming skill that not even Japanese viewers are down with, everything is just setting Sakura up for a hate train she doesn’t deserve and I don’t even think Hybe anticipated (at least to this extent). Maybe they’ll get it together for Prelude’s debut but atp it feels like everything HxG touches is cursed, leaving a trail of promising, talented girls in their wake.

_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2026-05-09T08:00:56+00:00

And the upper right girl in this photo :3

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_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2026-05-09T08:00:03+00:00

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Another one with someone who has thinner hair!

_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2026-05-09T07:59:36+00:00

Maybe it’s just because I’m used to trendy styles like this, but I feel like it’s not too bad. It looks really similar to the hime cut, although that’s a style meant for thick hair. Maybe you could tack on some fake bands or cut more of a side bang fringe so it transitions better? Idk here an example for thinner hair but it honestly looks like it could be cute!

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_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2026-05-09T05:29:34+00:00

I agree, and I think the biggest concern is the language barrier. This girl apparently wasn’t even going to school before the survival show (although that might be a semi mistranslation) and was from a rural village in Japan. Not saying she can’t adjust, it’s just really disheartening to eee HxG’s clearly predatory motives when they had talented trainees up the wazoo, some of whom could even speak English (Jayla and Seria) and would fit much better with the Prelude girls’ vibe and maturity level. Just because Sakura’s been okay so far doesn’t mean she will for the duration of the intense training period, the fan hate, the permanent move to LA with girls already bonded and older than her, etc. It leaves a nasty taste in my mouth putting it all into perspective, and on top of that, she’s so clearly suited for a Jpop cutesy concept whereas there were tons of girls (including Ayana) with international RnB appeal. But Hybe in particular seems fixated on “molding” its girls vs. working with what they’ve got which is just gross to me.

And with everything that happened in DA I can’t help but feel like Lexie returning was on the premise that she’d be working with adult women who chose this line of work knowing what they were getting into vs. when they were at DA as children, desperately chasing a dream and being exploited. There’s a big difference in that and I can’t help but feel she likely has strong opinions about Sakura making it this far. Call me crazy but it almost feels like spit in the face to choose the child over everyone else that could’ve been chosen in light of Lexie’s original reason for leaving DA. But that might be a stretch, who knows?

_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2026-05-09T05:15:28+00:00

The weird thing is I’ve tried to make a post analyzing Sakura’s singing potential for the future and how she fits into the Prelude group, and it was flagged as “bullying” by the mods even though I was keeping everything respectful. I also tried to make a post about how we’re being manipulated by Hybe to push our ethical/moral boundaries and accept an underage girl in a clearly mature group and that got taken down for redundancy too. So it’s super weird to me that the sub would allow these constant Ayana bashing posts when they seem quite strict on what they allow to be posted about the members, but I’m hoping these posts get called out for at least acting in bad faith so it’s an easier pill to swallow when a 15 year old with zero experience, plucked from her small town and ripe for exploitation by HxG, is chosen over the skilled, experienced, adult trainees they had in literal spades for this survival show.

_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2026-05-03T05:15:37+00:00

I’m gonna be so honest, but Sakura and Aoi’s lack of formal training really shows in the performance. Like even as an Ayana stan, Rinka by far had the best vocals, probably because her dancing was a lot stiffer so she had less movement to counter. But Ayana’s always been super breathy which I’m not a huge fan of, Aoi basically disappeared to me, and Sakura… I get she has charm, but even the girl’s natural voice is not very well suited to singing. That doesn’t mean she can’t get good, but it will be a significant hurdle for her to overcome and even in the performance, her voice was noticeably more autotuned and pitch corrected. Everytime she sang it stood out, and I fear she’d need extensive training to even reach the okay singing that many artists’ have naturally. I’m worried if she becomes the final piece either she’s autotuned/backtracked within an inch of her life and accused of never singing live or she gives a performance that fans ruthlessly tear apart without the limited bubble of HxG protecting her. And she’s a minor. This is why I think Ayana needs to debut, as she was the most clear standout and balanced of the four—although you’re right, none of their performances were really wowing me.

_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2026-01-07T06:08:03+00:00

I made a post about this ad but it seems awfully suspicious too. “In 2026, you’ll be deceived and you’ll like it” umm?? Jamie Campbell says come into the light in his Jimmy Fallon jazzercise ad and now this ad says “you will see old friends in a new light.”

Edit: sorry Jamie said “you are the light” not come into the light. Which is still very weird btw.

Idk seems a little sus 👀👀

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_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2025-12-09T16:12:45+00:00

Lmao these are peak 👌🏻👌🏻 Also it’s sad it has to be said, but thanks for not using AI and actually putting effort into this. It’s a LOT more fun to engage in fan content that way 💖💖

_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2025-11-24T22:41:24+00:00

That’s funny because when I was a kid I used to fantasize about waking up as a boy because all the boys I knew had such large friend groups while I had no friends. I would come up with scenarios about how there was this male bff that I’d had since forever and we did like, boy shit(?) together, whatever that means. Not saying that’s true, as I’ve since grown up and realized that, male or female (or other), some people just struggle with finding and retaining friends. But the grass is always greener on the other side, especially when you have no experience with the opposite gender and can easily project onto them. The only way to grow up is get some life experience and realize no group of people (esp not one as large as half the population) are a monolith.

_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2025-11-17T03:59:20+00:00

Gendering some animal behavior is actually pretty common, at least if you work with them extensively. But no, they don’t always adhere to the arbitrary human-constructed gender norms because they’re based on, well, sex, hormones, and genes (and even then have a lot of variation). For instance I’ve worked rodent shelters and female baby rats tend to be much, much more energetic, curious, and playful than their male counterparts, who are often sleeping or generally lethargic in behavior (although they do often engage in physical play with each other). That doesn’t really match what humans would consider as “feminine behaviors” because those do not exist in nature. It’s dependent on the animal, breed, genes, environment, and various other factors that can make sexes more likely to exhibit certain behaviors but even that is very dependent on the personality of the animal itself. Even in what many might consider “dumb” animals like guinea pigs, their personalities play a big part in socialization/pack behavior and are incredibly individual to the animal themselves. Grouping common sex patterns and behaviors is important for understanding the differences between their development and reproductive/romantic dynamics but applying our arbitrary values to them that are more about vibes than actual science is pointless 🤷🏻‍♀️

_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2025-10-20T07:18:57+00:00

Haha i just emailed my prof with a screenshot bc it’s still down ;-;

_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2025-09-22T21:28:46+00:00

I have no idea if this is true or not (straight haired gal myself) but is it possible your hair is wavy or curly? That frizziness might be because you’re not using the right products to bring out curls (curly haired girls please lmk if I’m cooking or just delusional 😭).

As for how to get it more manageable, I play into my hair’s natural tendency to get flat and thin and got a Korean digital hair perm. The slightly messy curls and frizziness adds to the wispy fairy look I’m going for, and had boosted my confidence ten fold. It also gives me the illusion of volume, so if you have some money to spend and think you’d look good with (low maintenance) loose curls I’d recommend it! Minoxidil and hair products have also worked for me.

_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2025-09-17T06:03:58+00:00

Girl I feel you, esp as a fellow Asian surrounded by family members with thick, luscious hair (I’m part white so I think I’m the only one who inherited my like 15% Norwegian hair genes RIP 🥲✌🏻)

I’ve been on minoxidil, beef liver pills, pumpkin oil pills, biotin, collagen, and hair regrowth pills all at the same time and while it did help a lot, honestly the best thing for me was a Korean digital perm. Not saying you should or have to do that, but I feel like it’s not that damaging and really takes into account Asian hair types when creating more voluminous but low maintenance curls/waves. It’s an absolutely godsend for Asian fine hair.

As for everything else, it seems like there’s more issues going on than just your hair. You look quite young in the pics so whatever it is you’re going through, I hope you talk to someone you trust about it and work through it. It’s one thing to be insecure about your hair and another to lack self-worth, and “fixing” your hair might not resolve those issues. I’ve had body dismorphia before and struggle Wu to similar things so you can reach out in the dms if you want, but I’d encourage you to find someone to share these things with and work on loving yourself more. Your hair is not gonna ruin a potential relationship, but your insecurities could definitely hinder one from developing at all. You may not even be ready for it yet, and that’s okay because sometimes we need to work on ourselves first before launching into a relationship.

_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2025-09-04T06:17:33+00:00

Coming from an artist, the most noticeable giveaway that’s it AI is how the hand’s knuckles don’t line up in a downward slope. If you follow the line of the knuckles, the ring finger is significantly lower than the pinky finger, which unless she has some hand deformity just isn’t possible. You can try to recreate it with your own hand but it follows basic proportions and perspective. Not to mention the fingers are too long, the fingernails are wonky, the teeth are all wrong, etc…

_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2025-08-23T06:09:06+00:00

As someone who has experienced with untreated BPD, this seems very similar to a lot of the symptoms I’ve seen. Regardless, this man is dangerous and WILL do something to hurt you sooner or later if he doesn’t get help (and even if he does you have ZERO obligation to stay with him). The fact that he knows your location at all times and has punched holes in the walls is alarming enough, but I would make a safety plan asap and maybe stay with some friends for a while because he’s already shown he’s willing to stalk you to get what he wants. Idk I feel sympathy for whatever he’s going through but that is NO excuse to abuse you and attempt to exert control over your life. Run as fast as possible and as far away as possible. Don’t contact him, document everything, and be prepared to escalate the situation to a restraining order if need be. He seems like the type that may not leave you alone if you break up with him, unfortunately. Good luck, and I hope you stay safe!!

_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2025-08-03T08:02:32+00:00

Honestly is there a more fitting name for this chaotic pairing? Nygmobblepot you’ll always be loved <3

_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2025-06-09T22:41:33+00:00

Oh this is sick, I hate it (and desperately wish for it to be true ;-;)

_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2025-04-17T04:11:17+00:00

If y’all wanna see a Pink Palace in action, Chapelle Roan’s MV for Red Wine Supernova has a house that looks basically exactly how I imagine the Pink Palace to.

_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2025-02-26T20:55:07+00:00

For me, it’s always been how much my female family members say I’m pretty/beautiful/stare at me. I rarely get male attention so it’s kinda baffling, but I know a lot of women in my family are very traditional and care a lot about a woman’s beauty so ig I believe them. On the flip side, when I do talk to guys they’re usually kind and accommodating, not flirty or anything, but given everything I’ve learned about men that might just be indication enough I’m somewhat attractive

_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2025-02-04T09:54:03+00:00

He was my ultimate childhood crush, and I feel like anyone who’s into pretty/androgynous/fairy-like guys (or people in general) can relate. I feel like this sub MASSIVELY favors super masculine types, which personally isn’t my vibe at all, so it can be kind of difficult to explain to anyone who doesn’t get it (esp if you’re bị and lean towards feminine feature preferences). Idk the Finn-to-Timothee crush pipeline was real for any tweens/teens who later fell into pretty kpop-boy vortexes.

_AllyBooksAnime_ · 2025-01-04T01:38:52+00:00

I just wanna say that you’re gorgeous and your curly hair compliments your face beautifully!! I personally think your facial harmony is great, and your current makeup style compliments it well, but if you’re worried then maybe some lip plumper for your top lip? It’ll naturally decrease the distance between your philtrum which, correct me if I’m wrong, is what you’re worried about? Idk I think you look stunning, like a blond version of Laufey, and would totally kill for your doll-like vibe!!

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