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Chuu to miss Loona's Japanese comeback and world tour, fans say 'they purposely excluding her'

There were several rumors of Chuu taking Loona's label to court, leaving, and being allegedly mistreated over the last few months

There is a lot of chaos around Loona’s Chuu for the past few months as fans are not happy with her exclusion from group activities. After sitting out of their first world tour, it has now been announced that Chuu will also not be participating in the group’s Japanese comeback. She happens to be one of the busiest members of Loona and was booked for almost 15 solo TV programs in 2021 alone. In December 2021, there were reports that she had taken her label Blockberry to court. There were rumors that Chuu had won a partial victory after filing an injunction that would allow her to select the projects she wanted.

There were also rumors that Blockberry had tried to trademark the stage name Chuu which is a brand in itself. She had to then sit out of Loona’s first offline concert in three years due to health reasons which fans think was because she was overworked in 2021. Orbits (Loona’s fandom) were further disappointed when Blockberry announced that Chuu would be missing Loona’s first world tour because of pre-scheduled solo activities for the rest of 2022. And now with Chuu also missing the Japanese comeback, fans are speculating a hidden agenda.

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Loona’s Chuu to miss Japan comeback

Following the world tour announcement, there was an uproar. Rumors cropped up that Chuu was leaving Blockberry and signing with a different label. While the label denied this, Loona fansites claimed that they had spotted Chuu being allegedly mistreated. They claimed that she did not have a manager since May, would leave alone during group activities, and would carry her own luggage and take a taxi. Chuu had then come online and assured fans that she would keep doing her best. With so many rumors of discord and now the latest decision regarding the Japanese comeback, Orbits are asking for an explanation.

On July 25, Blockberry announced that due to “predetermined individual schedule,” Chuu will not be participating in the promotional activities for Loona’s first Japanese comeback with ‘Luminous’. She will also not be a part of the Tokyo concert being held on October 1 which is part of the Japanese leg of their first world tour. They apologized for the inconvenience.

‘They’re pushing her out’

Fans are angry as they tweeted, “Bro im not even joking as much as i love chuu being popular and more ppl recognising her and loona this pre-determined schedule has to go immediately...i need her back with loona.”

Another Orbit posted, “WHAT THE HELL IS THIS PRE-DETERMINED PERSONAL SCHEDULE CHUU HAS? SHE WILL MISS LOONA'S FIRST WORLD TOUR. DATES IN THE US, EUROPE AND POSSIBLY EVEN ASIA. SHE WILL NOT BE PARTICIPATING IN THEIR JAPAN COMEBACK. SHE WILL ALSO NOT BE PARTICIPATING IN THEIR JAPAN CONCERT. WHAT THE F**K.”

One Orbit joked, “I better see chuu on squid game or some s**t aint no way u make her miss loona's first world tour over some f**king ads.”

Another fan shared, “Ignoring the ‘we are pleased’ part bc it's machine-translated but um... literally how would she be unable to get into the recording booth for the song? despite whatever schedules she may have, she should be able to record the song. they're purposely excluding her at this point.”

One asked, “Bbc said it themselves that CHUU IS A MEMBER OF LOONA. so why is she excluded on LOONA's GROUP ACTIVITIES?” Another fan wrote, “Successfully touring, performing and meeting fans is what she worked for most of her life trying to achieve. It also pays much more than a random variety show/youtube. It's obvious there's no "scheduling conflict".They're pushing her out of the group.” One Orbit wondered, “At this point, it seems as if they are punishing her for winning her lawsuit.”

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