Former IZ*ONE Member Reveals The Harsh Reality Of Kwon Eunbi’s Leadership

Former IZ*ONE member Hitomi, who is currently a member of the fifth-generation girl group SAY MY NAME, recently mentioned Kwon Eunbi during an interview.

Hitomi and her groupmate Mei appeared as the guests in the latest episode of Donghaemul and Baekdu Eunhyuk, a YouTube talk show hosted by Super Junior‘s Eunhyuk and Donghae. The episode featured candid conversations among the four idols as the juniors revealed fun stories from their personal and professional lives.

Hitomi, who is the leader of SAY MY NAME, was asked if being an unnie in IZ*ONE was more difficult than her current role. The idol honestly admitted that being a leader was harder, explaining that during IZ*ONE, all she had to do was handle the two younger members in the group.

Having experienced the pressure of leadership first hand, Hitomi said she called up Eunbi recently to tell her that she finally understood what position she was in. “I told her, ‘I finally understand how you felt…’,” Hitomi stated, adding that she was struggling to lead her six younger members whereas Eunbi had to carry out the same responsibility for eleven of them!

Eunbi responded to Hitomi’s words with a hilarious but biting reality check, saying, “Exactly, right? That’s why I always cried.”

Hitomi showed her understanding for Eunbi, who she admitted was “always struggling so much” to play her role as the IZ*ONE leader well.

You can watch the full episode here: