BREAKING: Tomi leaves Spotlight Pro; Frontier Still Up in the Air
More shocking developments from Spotlight Productions; inside sources have revealed that Asano Satomi has not only left the ranks of Frontier, but Spotlight Productions as a whole.
After months of inactivity, Spotlight and DS announced in early February that their joint group, Frontier, would be put on indefinite hiatus, claiming that the members wanted to rebrand and practice so they could show a better side of themselves, though many fans speculated that Spotlight was unhappy with the success of the group and wanted to sweep Frontier under the rug so they could try something new.
After almost two months with no updates, followers of Frontier and Unity were blindsided with surprising news-- not only had Tomi left Frontier and Spotlight, but it soon became clear that she had left South Korea entirely. It is not clear whether or not she is pursuing a career in Japan, but it seems that that is where she is at the current moment.
Before too many rumors could go flying, Spotlight held a press conference with officials from both DS and KWorks. “This is not the end of Frontier,” a Spotlight official was quoted as saying. “We have a lot of work to do, but the remaining members are determined to make the best of a bad situation, and very much want to show the world what they’ve been working on. This is a setback, but it is not the end.”
“We have a lot of ideas for Frontier, so we ask that fans be patient until we can show them what we are working on,” a DS staff member added. “In order for everyone involved to be satisfied with the end product, it will unfortunately just take us a little longer to work out some kinks.”
When asked about Tomi’s spot in Unity, a KWorks representative addressed the media, “Unity is disbanded. Tomi’s voice will forever be preserved on their later albums, just like Kai’s will forever be preserved on their first. We see no need to add another member to a group that will no longer promote,” and later added, “If there are future reunion stages, we will discuss whether another member will perform her lines, or maybe think about getting someone to stand in, but that is not a priority at the moment.”
Not much else came from the press conference, but insiders confirm that the remaining members of Frontier are indeed training hard, though for what is unclear.
