ANTI

written by robbie

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ESCÚCHAME - EL HURACÁN VIENE POR TI — [ just WATCH ] anti take on another thankless job, mourn others and themselves; rise again. fictional idol writing blog centred around the lives and careers of elizabeth hwang, inoue mio, kim romi, and keira löwe. written by robbie. contains mature and sometimes dark themes.

i. GROUP BIO / MEMBER PROFILES. ii. DISCOGRAPHY. iii. TAG LIST. iv. WRITING MASTERLIST.

I'm Robbie, I'm 28 and these are my writing blogs! They are not RP accounts!! I live in Scotland, but I work at night so timezones don't mean much to me right now.

dni/kind of rules

I'm generally not really bothered about what types of blog follow me (eg. a personal/fandom blog is totally fine) but just be aware I only follow other blogs involved in the fictional idol community for sake of my timeline being relevant!

As stated in my pinned, my writing contains heavy and sometimes dark themes, and sometimes contains sexual content (this isn't very common or likely these days but it's a possibility.) Because of that, I do not think they are appropriate for those under 18, and I ask that if you are under 18 you do not interact with this blog. Anyone who's not a minor but is under 21, I'm okay with you reading/commenting on my writing and sending asks that are relevant to OCs/writing but would prefer not to interact on a personal or one to one basis.

I always include content warnings on my writing, and I'm always happy to add anything that you may think should be tagged and I've missed.

BLOGS: @antidol (u are here :D ) / @daecheonsa / @dyzpepsia / @iihyori

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SUMMARY ㅤㅤ. . .ㅤㅤP.G.c is a digital single released by j-pop sensation MiO, her eleventh overall single release and the first to be published under the main imprint of RNN ENTERTAiNMENT, rather than it's Japan-focused subsidiary EPONA, where MiO has been signed since she was twelve years old. Coming fourth after three consecutive releases from trainees under RNN, P.G.c was taken as confirmation that MiO would be joining the lineup of the labels upcoming girl group, slated to make their debut in the first half of this year. Such rumours had been rampant ever since she appeared on the single MANTRA alongside to-be member LiZ in 2024, though many had dismissed them, questioning why an established star like MiO would 'regress' her career by debuting in a rookie girl group. Regardless of her fans worries, P.G.c was the first solo music to come from MiO since her dissappearance from the public eye in 2022 following the death of her producer and friend KOBAYASHi KENTARO. The release naturally attracted a wealth of attention, reaching #8 in Korea and #1 in Japan, easily outperforming FOOD FiGHT, ... and QUELLE GALÈRE before it.

TRACKLISTING ㅤㅤ. . .ㅤㅤP.G.c boasts a rare writing credit from MiO herself, alongside LiZ, and was produced by SHiGEKi KOUSHiRO, giving him production credits on 3/4 of the monthly singles released. A hyperactive, sleek Electropop track, P.G.c (or Pop Girl chic) sees MiO airily list off all the factors that make her the perfect popstar. The delivery of the song is easy to understand as ironic, not least when the sheen chips away on the bridge and MiO risks falling into insecurity. However, critics would note that despite P.G.c's positioning as a dismantling of MiO's perfect image, it remains too camp to be vulnerable until the end, breaching no further depths than surface level and widely-relatable insecurities. Music journalist Jang Hyeko wrote of P.G.c; 'MiO does as good a job at playing a spoiled brat as she does at any role, but even on the rare occasion we get to hear from her in her own words, we still don't really get to find out anything about her. More than ever, people have been waiting to hear from MiO, so in spite of it's production value, a song about her shiny hair and miniskirts falls a little flat. P.G.c is acceptibly cohesive alongside the other releases in this project, but if RNN aim to sell us something raw, chaotic and petulant, that may be the one role that MiO is wrong for."

001. P.G.c. Written by Liz, MiO. Produced by Shigeki Koushiro.

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can i just say that i’ve never loved a fictional group as much as i do this one? i know there isn’t much content posted nor has anti debuted but the graphics and the few posts that are posted have me hooked to my seat! ^_^ can’t wait to see what you cook up in the future! thank you so much for creating such masterpiece! 🩷🩷

Thank you so much omg this really made my day <3 thanks for taking the time to send this & i promise that I've been making a lot of cool things for anti that are on the way! once i cover some more of the background n get mio's song out it's time to debut and i cant wait for you guys to see everything ive been putting together for that! so i promise content is coming LMAO but thank you so much for liking them even with so little to go off of <3

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STARRING: Elizabeth Hwang. FEATURING: Kim Romi. WORD COUNT: 1k. CW: None! SUMMARY: Nothing new. (Elizabeth's blue.)

LATE 2017. “Does everyone hate me?” Elizabeth asks, one night. Her eyes ache with exhaustion but she’s only halfway through the dishes.

Behind her, Romi sits at the small, plastic table in the corner of the kitchen, stitching together a tear in the bodice of the stage outfit Maha’s supposed to wear to Music Bank this week. “Of course not,” Romi dismisses easily, with a light tone that exposes its misunderstanding. “You shouldn’t look at the comments.” 

“Not that ‘everyone’,” Elizabeth says quietly, scraping her scouring pad roughly across a plate that is objectively already clean. She stifles a yawn. “This ‘everyone.’ Like, for example, do you hate me?” 

Elizabeth hears Romi put the costume down on the table, but it’s a second before she says anything. “I don’t hate anyone,” Romi says, with an air of diplomacy that sounds like a mother declaring she loves her children equally. 

It makes Elizabeth feel indignant, and she says, “Well, do you like me?” 

Romi takes another few seconds and Elizabeth tries her best to put the plate on the drying rack without clattering it against the others, for fear of being reprimanded for being too noisy. It’s not a fair worry, the older girls had never badly scolded her outside of the practice room, but she fears it beside precedent. 

“Yes, I do,” Romi finally says, “Although you’ve never really given me the chance to get to know you.” 

Elizabeth feels a little indignant again, though this time she can see that she shouldn’t. She didn’t have a clue what to say to anyone and so she’d resigned herself to saying nothing. “It’s just difficult,” is the only way she can put it into words. 

Romi sighs through her nose. “I get it that you’re shy, I am too. But we’re all in this together now, so it’d be nice if you could come out of your shell a little. We’re not out to get you.” 

Elizabeth frowns, and turns to face Romi, whose expression is much gentler than she’d expected it to be. She looks kinder without her stage makeup on. Still beautiful, of course, but more like a regular person, and jarringly, more like she’s Elizabeth’s age. How can she come out of her shell and see Bouquet as her peers when she’s still getting comfortable with the fact that they’re real people now and not just characters on her television screen? 

“When I walk into the room I can feel the air getting heavier,” Elizabeth says, deciding to be honest. “I remind everybody of the thing nobody wants to address. It’s really awkward and overwhelming and it feels like I’m being treated differently than everyone else.” 

“We’re not treating you differently-“

“But I’m tired of cleaning up after everyone all the time!” Elizabeth cries, sounding far whinier than she’d intended. A shiver of insecurity rattles her, but be it a need to be heard or sleep deprivation, she marches on. “I’m tired of being ordered around, and of managing my face, and of having to be so sweet and nice when nobody is sweet and nice to me! Why is it always Liz’s turn? I don’t want to do the dishes, I want to go to bed! And who cares if I speak casually sometimes? Do you know hard it is to not know how to express yourself properly? It’s not my fault that my mom and dad didn’t bother to teach me Korean, and it’s not my fault that Jinari sunbaenim left!” 

Romi shuffles in her chair, and looks at the floor in a way that Elizabeth can’t read. Suddenly, a panic extinguishes all of the fire in her and she finds gushing out an apology. 

“I’m sorry, sunbaenim, I didn’t mean to raise my voice, I’m just really tired and-“

But Romi rises from her chair and wraps her arms around Elizabeth, who stands frozen, having been gearing up to be hit. “I’m sorry, Lizzy,” she says. “You’ve been having a hard time.” 

To hear those words rattles Elizabeth so that they’re more violent than a smack. Before she realises what’s happening shes crying into Romi’s shoulder, and everything comes bubbling out of her. 

“I didn’t want this either, I was happy being a fan of you guys and I was supposed to debut in a new group where I wouldn’t have to live up- up to- I know I’m not good enough to replace her, but I didn’t have a choice either, and I wish she were here instead of me just as much as you guys do-“

Romi lets go of Elizabeth to look at her, but keeps a hand on her arm, giving it a soft squeeze. “You think we resent you, but we don’t.” She says quietly. “Jinari unnie left of her own accord, none of us blame you for that.”

“Then why-“

“Look,” Romi gets a little more serious, dropping her hands to her side. “We have, like, one or two shots at this before they just disband us. I know it’s not fair to you, but it hurt so much when we had to say goodbye to Jinari unnie, so it’s kind of like… how you don’t get attached to an animal that you know is headed to slaughter.” 

Through her tears, Elizabeth can’t help but let out a laugh of disbelief. “That sounds scary.” 

Romi doesn’t really acknowledge her, seemingly lost in thought. With a hum, she corrects herself, “I mean, it’s kind of backwards, ‘cause we’re the ones on the chopping block.”

“Yeah, but,” knowing that shes about to vastly oversimplify things, Elizabeth says, “You guys aren’t actually gonna die.”

“Yeah, I started realising that when you started yelling,” Romi says, with a laugh. “This is all getting way too dark for a girl group who dress up as cheerleaders and fairies.”

Elizabeth takes the lull of conversation to wipe her tears and laugh, feeling a little lighter but tired all the same. As usual, she can’t find anything to say, but this time nobody is frustrated with her for it. 

“Anyway, even if Bouquet crashes and burns, I’d rather get a friend out of it than nothing.” Romi shrugs. “So I hope we can start over. Even if the others want to wallow forever, that shouldn’t stop us from trying to have fun while it lasts.” 

Elizabeth agrees, and Romi finishes the dishes.

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MiO : P.G.c (Digital Single) TEASER POSTER

04.04.2026.

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SUMMARY ㅤㅤ. . .ㅤㅤFOOD FIGHT is a solo single released by rapper LIZ, the first official release under the label following her non-promoted mixtape RESURRECTION, which was released at the beginning of 2025, kicking off the rumours and speculation that a new girl group was finally about to emerge from RNN ENTERTAINMENT, almost eight years after the debut of BRAT before them. Following KIRA's QUELLE GALÈRE in January, and ... by ROMI last month, FOOD FIGHT is the third random, unexplained single to spawn from RNN's pool of prospective talent in the past three months, all but confirming that the group's debut is well underway. FOOD FIGHT captured a larger span of interest than the previous two tracks, drawing eyes from outside RNN's usual fanbase towards the project. It ultimately hit a peak of #15 on the charts, outdoing her peers and landing LIZ in the top twenty for the first time in her near-decade long career. In spite of her unpopularity in BOUQUET, it had been rumoured ever since the release of her mixtape that this new group was to be 'built around' LIZ, leading many to expect her single to release last, as the member that RNN had been building the most hype around. The most recent anonymous source claimed it'd be a four-member group, and so as fans' imaginations were left to envision a grander finale than ELIZABETH HWANG's second shot at life, one question began to prevail more than others... is MiO seriously doing this?

TRACKLISTING ㅤㅤ. . .ㅤㅤWhere the other two songs were produced by RNN's legendary in-house producer SHIGEKI KOUSHIRO, FOOD FIGHT was both written and produced by LIZ alone, following a precedent hesitantly set on RESURRECTION. Having been criticised for penning lyrics that were considered too vulgar or explicit on the tape, FOOD FIGHT's lyric is notably more toned-down and palatable, arguably to a degree of irony, twisting her usual wordplay and tongue-in-cheek delivery around heavy handed references and what the comments would refer to 'gen-z slang.' Though this sparked small debate on wether or not LIZ was a sharp-witted lyricist or just a corny one, the songs production was generally praised and the general output from the to-be ANTI girls was inspiring hope in their musical direction going forward. Though a boastful, high-octane EDM/Electronic song about how cool she is is no new ground for LIZ, showing very little that RESURRECTION didn't before it, it can't be said that FOOD FIGHT leaves no impact. If there's one confirmed fact about the upcoming girl group, it's that LIZ is hungrier than ever.

001. FOOD FIGHT. Written by Liz. Produced by Liz.

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LIZ : FOOD FIGHT (Digital Single) TEASER POSTER

03.01.2026.

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SUMMARY ㅤㅤ. . .ㅤㅤ... ('dot dot dot') is a solo single released by KIM ROMI; her third solo release overall, and first following the disbandment of girl group BOUQUET and her subsequent signing to RNN ENTERTAINMENT and addition to the upcoming girl group ANTI. After BOUQUET's split, ROMI had nurtured a blossoming career in musical theatre, leading many to doubt that she would be joining the group, even against the ever-increasing evidence of her hanging around RNN and CHAPEL RECORDS, and the fact that ANTI was seemingly being built around her fellow groupmate LIZ. The release of ... on February 24th, 2026 made the rumours undeniable, especially within the context of QUELLE GALÈRE, a single released by fellow RNN trainee KIRA the month prior. Very clearly, a rollout was underway. ... reached a peak of #29 on domestic charts, beat out by QUELLE GALÈRE by just a few spots, but still setting a personal high score for ROMI.

TRACKLISTING ㅤㅤ. . .ㅤㅤ… is a digital pop ballad, taking vague inspiration from citypop and j-pop, produced and written by SHIGEKI KOUSHIRO; who previously worked with KIRA on QUELLE GALÈRE. The lyrics of the song see ROMI silently vying for attention from someone who just won’t give it. The vocal performance walks a tightrope between emotional and playful, befitting the song’s balance between powerful confessions and teasing wordplay. ROMI’s vocals were praised for their evolution since her time in BOUQUET; maturing past the cute, childlike concept enforced upon her without losing the chatacter or stylistic qualities that had made her so beloved to BOUQUET’s fans. Though ROMI's inclusion in ANTI had been some of her fans worst fear come true, ... at least comforted most that their idol was in safe hands under the direction of RNN ENTERTAINMENT. True to form, however, longtime BOUQUET fans struggled to swallow the reality that ROMI had willingly re-alligned herself with LIZ, and myth of her victimisation spread once more, even over the backtrack of her desperate plea to just be heard.

001. .... Written by Shigeki Koushiro. Produced by Shigeki Koushiro.

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ROMI : ... (Digital Single) TEASER POSTER

02.24.2026.

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content warning : ㅤㅤ flashing gif.

SUMMARY ㅤㅤ. . .ㅤㅤQUELLE GALÈRE (lit. 'what a bother') is the first digital single to be released by KIRA, a trainee artist and pre-debut member of the upcoming girl group ANTI. The track was released on January 11th, 2026, and marks KIRA's first release under RNN ENTERTAINMENT since her signing in 2024. KIRA already boasted a small fanbase due to her work as a backup dancer and in the Tokyo waacking scene, as well as her hefty instagram follower count, though the single still performed far better than expected, largely in thanks to the high level of interest (and lack of available information) in RNN's first group of the 2020s. Reaching a peak of #25 on domestic charts despite it's lack of promotion, QUELLE GALÈRE is also notable for being the first song released by RNN ENTERTAINMENT to be performed completely in French. The track was produced by RNN's inhouse producer, SHIGEKI KOUSHIRO, and was written by KIRA. Despite being recieved well and serving as a positive indication of ANTI's potential sound/direction, many questioned what QUELLE GALÈRE actually was - was it's release part of ANTI's debut rollout, a solo debut, or just a bit of fun? As of yet, RNN have yet to provide any answers. The track comes just under a year since fellow ANTI member LIZ's mixtape RESURRECTION, the last most recent sign of life from the RNN trainees.

TRACKLISTING ㅤㅤ. . .ㅤㅤQUELLE GALÈRE is a fast-paced, bass heavy dance/pop song taking queues from hyper pop and hip-hop. The track was notable on release for it's French lyrics, written by KIRA herself. Originally, producer SHIGEKI KOUSHIRO had produced the track in his free time and presented it half finished to KIRA, with a complete instrumental but only a rough draft of a chorus written. As described in the BTS video recorded on set of QUELLE GALÈRE's music video shoot, SHIGEKI gave blessing for KIRA to write over the beat after her decision to write the song in French. As well as it's decent chart performance, QUELLE GALÈRE was recieved favourably by credits, though reviews of the song were slightly overshadowed by innane discussions of what qualified QUELLE GALÈRE as a k-pop song, given the fact that it's not Korean and KIRA herself is not Korean. Regardless of if you think the answer is complicated or as simple as 'because she's in a k-pop group,' most could at least agree that QUELLE GALÈRE is fun and catchy. At first glance, it's lyrics are simple and lighthearted, the tongue-in-cheek bragging of a caricaturistic it-girl. But in a quick burst of euphoric energy, the lyrics both celebrate and hesitantly bid farewell to a life of lux and freedom as the runtime flies by and KIRA finds herself standing on the edge of being an idol. "La vie d'adulte, quelle galère."

001. QUELLE GALÈRE. Written by Keira Löwe. Produced by Shigeki Koushiro.

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KIRA : Quelle Galère (Digital Single) TEASER POSTER

01.11.2026.

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can we get more insight on anti’s discography?

i'm afraid not cause they haven't debuted yet! I do plan to get to Bouquet and MiO's discogs eventually but it's not a major priority rn compared to the group-focused stuff im working on atm :)

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note: this is a repost! unfortunately i lost all my files earlier in the year and can't directly edit any of these graphics anymore. i was just going to make new ones but i have so much stuff to do right now that im just gonna have to ask you guys to ignore the record label written on the album cover and the featuring artists/producers listed on the tracklist video for now. ik it's not ideal but all of the correct information is within the text of the post itself so please just refer to that! i will update the visuals when possible <3

SUMMARY ㅤㅤ. . .ㅤㅤRESURRECTION is a mixtape released by South Korean rapper LIZ, under RNN ENTERTAINMENT. The tape was released through streaming services on December 20th, 2024, and was not promoted nor were any official singles released. RESURRECTION marks the first solo music to be released by LIZ following the disbandment of her girl group BOUQUET in 2021, and her subsequent unsuccessful appearances on survival shows NEXTUP (2022) and DREAMQUEST (2024). Every track on RESURRECTION was written by LIZ, and her name dominates the production credits as well. The tracklist delves into a variety of genres and sounds, with LIZ herself calling the mixtape 'purposefully eclectic,' explaining that she wanted to explore 'a hundred different versions of myself. Some songs are written from my point of view, some from the point of view of the person people think I am, the person I was supposed to be in Bouquet, the person I'm scared of becoming. You burn away one, and another is born.'

"TITLE TRACK" (KIND OF) ㅤㅤ. . .ㅤㅤ In spite of the lack of promotion behind RESURRECTION, a music video for the sixth track, MANTRA (feat. MiO), was uploaded to RNN's official YouTube channel on December 25th. The inclusion of MiO on the song, and again in it's video, caused a frenzy online; the j-pop heavyweight hadn't been seen in two years, and her fans had already accepted the idea that she may never come back - and it's safe to say a LIZ mixtape was the last place they'd expect to be seeing her again. The structure of MANTRA presents it as a duet; the girls sing the chorus together and take a verse each. It wasn't hard for MiO's starved fans to latch onto MANTRA, helping LIZ's far humbler fandom to get the clip's views into the hundreds of millions. While LIZ fans celebrated this success, it begged the question of why MANTRA was never released as a real single.

The video depicts LIZ and MiO as fugitives, on the run in a futuristic city. Through glimpses of their arrest warrants, we see that MiO is wanted for 'killer runs,' and shortly after, that LIZ is charged with 'armed bobbery.' The video does not try to take itself seriously, ending on a cliffhanger as the girl's getaway car flies over an ascending bridge, over the edge of which a waterfall of pursuing police cars fall.

Perhaps referencing MiO's penchant for decorative lowercase, the final frame of the video presents a message; 'ManY HAVE tRiED.'

TRACKLISTING ㅤㅤ. . .ㅤㅤRESURRECTION would receive mixed reviews; the biggest point of contention being the tone of the record; switching, sometimes abruptly, between moods. The silliness or vulgarity of certain tracks were also criticized. Ultimately, however, the mixtape was well received, considered a strong display of LIZ's talents, highlighting her rapping but also displaying her vocal ability, as well as production skills and lyricism. The featuring artists present on the record also drew interest to LIZ, all with substantially bigger fanbases than her own. J-pop superstar MiO hasn't shown her face in two years; fans of hers were desperate to hear their idol again, and they rallied enthusiastically to support LIZ in turn; especially after it had been revealed that LIZ had been the one to extend the invitation, claiming to be a fan of MiO's music and stating 'besides, it's the pretty girl mantra; and she's the prettiest girl who's e-mail address I know.' Alongside MiO, LIZ also received featuring verses from boyband members NOAH of DEEPDIVE and RHYS of KVRMA. Both coming with sizable fanbases of their own. LIZ equally praised both boys for being fun to work with; and shared that she was impressed that they'd both written verses of their own, which she doesn't always expect from idol rappers due to her own history of not being allowed to do so by OHJANG ENTERTAINMENT - 'I love what they brought to the tracks; too. Everyone I worked with got properly involved in some way, so it felt like a real collaboration and a real artistic project to make this record. I learned so much by working with Noah-sunbaenim, MiO sunbaenim and Rhys, but I think the fact that the process was fun and I'm getting to meet other idols around my age is the most healing and rewarding thing about this mixtape.' Speaking of OHJANG; LIZ's former record label with whom she hasn't appeared to be on speaking terms with since her departure, fans were shocked to the see the names of JANG KITAE and SALOME grace the production credits of RESURRECTION while still remaining on OHJANG's in-house production team. Though the latter was less of a surprise, as SALOME produced much of BOUQUET's discography and has an existing working relationship with LIZ; as her and JANG KITAE's paths have never crossed; it's yet to be seen what connection there is between LIZ and the former-rockstar turned producer. The album also featured production from RNN's side in the shape of SHIGEKI KOUSHIRO and former PERIDOT member COLA.

001. LOWLIFE PRINCESS. Written by Liz. Produced by Liz.

002. LIT. (feat. NOAH of DEEPDIVE) Written by Liz, NAOMISON. Produced by LUKE.

003. PLUG IT, CHARGE IT, WORK IT. Written by Liz, Jang Kitae. Produced by Cola.

004. BURN IT UP. Written by Liz, SALOME. Produced by Liz, SALOME.

005. CHEETOS. (feat. RHYS of KVRMA) Written by Liz, rmoons. Produced by Cola.

006. MANTRA. (feat. MiO) Written by Liz, MiO. Produced by Liz.

007. INTERLUDE: WHITE HOT ROOM. Written by Liz. Produced by Liz.

008. WITCH HUNT. Written by Liz. Produced by Liz.

009. ULTIMATE EVOLUTION. Written by Liz. Produced by Liz, Shigeki Koushiro, Jang Kitae.

010. ANIMAL FARM. Written by Liz. Produced by Jang Kitae.

011. FORGIVE ME. Written by Liz. Produced by Liz.

special thanks to @bluwavez & @kvrmatic for having their ocs feature!!

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ANTI are a pre-debut girl group formed by RNN ENTERTAINMENT. The group are slated to debut in the second half of 2025. Formed by two ex-members of the flop girl group BOUQUET, a j-pop princess in hiding, and a random dancer plucked from somewhere in the conglomerate; ANTI seem to have been thrown together in a hurry, speculatively in order to plug the hole left by the disbandment of boy group PERIDOT in 2023. The lineup and debut plans of ANTI are currently undisclosed to the public, with only the group's name being teased in the music video for MANTRA, a collaboration between members LIZ and MiO released in promotion of LIZ's 2025 mixtape RESURRECTION. As the public wait to see what RNN ENTERTAINMENT do next, the fate of ANTI has two outcomes; uphold the legacy of their label, or let it all crumble around them.

ELIZABETH HWANG (best known by the stage name LIZZY, now insisting to be known as LIZ,) rose to infamy after replacing the widely-beloved SONG JINARI as a member of the doomed girl group BOUQUET at seventeen years old. Despite bias towards JINARI leaving LIZ unpopular, she stuck with the group until their disbandment in 2021, when she promptly got the hell out of OHJANG ENTERTAINMENT. In 2023, LIZ signed up for the survival show nextUP as an independent trainee. Though she only placed in 28th out of 100, LIZ's performance was enough to attract the attention of RNN ENTERTAINMENT, who signed LIZ on as a trainee. Last year, they sent her on DREAMQUEST in yet another failed attempt at the survival show redemption act - but even the kick in the teeth of another elimination won't break LIZ's spirits. Even if it kills her- or worse, bankrupts her record label, she will rise again.

iNOUE MiO first appeared on screen at only twelve years of age, when her voice blew away the nation and brought in the highest ratings ever seen by the singing contest HOMETOWN iDOL. Mio won the show in a landslide public vote. Alongside a hefty cash prize deposited straight into her parents' bank account, she was awarded a contract with RNN ENTERTAiNMENT’s Japanese subsidiary label, EPONA. From then on, an ordinary, working class childhood was given up to fame, and MiO's teen years passed her by in an instant as she danced herself to exhaustion and filled up the pockets of the adults around her. By the time she was twenty-one, MiO had become one of the most beloved idols in j-pop, one of RNN's top-selling artists, and had just made her silver screen debut to success and acclaim. However, it was at her peak that her producer (and, allegedly, only friend) KOBAYASHi KENTARO suddenly passed away at only 22 years old. All of her plans going forward were cancelled, and MiO's final, unwilling, public appearance saw her mobbed by cameras at KENTARO's memorial service, and then, she was gone. She wouldn't resurface again until her appearance on LiZ's mixtape RESURRECTiON; sparking a rumour that MiO would be a part of the lineup of RNN's new girl group- not that many buy into that one. Why would someone as successfull as MiO bother starting all over again?

Before LIZZY, there was KIM ROMI. That is to say, ROMI was the original maknae of BOUQUET, having made her debut with the original lineup at just 15 years old. In contrast to LIZ, ROMI was treated well by fans, pushed by OHJANG ENTERTAINMENT to have an innocent 'little sister' image long into her career. While promoting together in BOUQUET, ROMI and LIZ were constantly pitted against one another, their fanbases clashing so loudly and frequently that the fan-rivalry was easily projected onto the girls. Much of the media during the end of BOUQUET's run was speculation on the allegedly volatile relationship between ROMI and LIZ, generally skewed to paint ROMI as the victim. Since the group's disbandment in 2021, ROMI has pursued her childhood love of musical theatre, and had just completed her first run in a supporting role when her social media went black at the end of 2024. She hasn't been seen or heard from since; and a tweet with more engagement than BOUQUET had seen since 2017 unknowingly prophesized; 'somehow LIZZY is behind this.'

For as long as she can remember, KEIRA LÖWE has been dancing competitively; entering her first contest at just 6 years old. It started off as a fun hobby; but by the time she was eight, she won her first cash prize, and from then on she danced every day of her life, wether she felt like it or not. KEIRA was sent to study abroad as soon as she was of high school age, training at a prestigious arts school in London. At seventeen years old, KEIRA was cast as a backup dancer for a music video. This led to several more oppurtunities, and as she pursued them KEIRA eventually found herself working with EPONA in Japan, where she backed MiO over three promotional eras. While working in Japan, KEIRA also made a name for herself within the competetive waacking scene under the sort-of-moniker KIRA, for which she'd gain attention as her rounds were uploaded to YouTube. KEIRA retired from competing in late 2024 as she was suddenly airlifted to South Korea to join the lineup of ANTI in a flurry of rushed meetings and spontanious agreements. As exciting as getting out of the background and into the spotlight must be, you can't help but wonder if KEIRA realises exactly what she's signed up for.