Just a few days before the New Year's Eve, Igarashi Xinglan, who debuted for 7 years, sent a handwritten letter on social media without warning, directly announcing the news of retirement and saying goodbye to fans.
I don't know if it's an industry downturn, or if it's a purely random event. 2023 has actually become a "big year for retirement"!
Counting Yua Mikami, Minami Aizawa and Yu Shinoda, 4 well-known figures have retired in succession this year.
June 2: Minami Aizawa tearfully announced his retirement during an interview
August 16: Yua Mikami retires on her 30th birthday
December: Shinoda Yu canceled his account on the whole network, and was confirmed by his affiliated firm to be a low-key retirement
"Igarashi Xinglan" was born in 1996, debuted in 2017, and announced his retirement at the end of 2023. In her handwritten letter, she bluntly said that the company of fans has been her motivation for seven years, and now she wants to challenge the next stage, so she chose to retire.
(*Basically, most of the retired career choices, basically as a trend blogger)
At this point, the familiar dark goddess is officially -1 again.
debuted in 2007 and quickly accumulated a lot of popularity, and in 2019 it was renamed "Lan". He currently has 71,000 followers on IG.
And he often publishes Vlogs, and many Chinese fans have also moved to Station B.
Earlier this year, Igarashi also participated in offline events many times, and her popularity is really not weak
In fact, she had mentioned the idea of quitting in a media interview before, saying that she would choose to quit after having a clear goal.
Unexpectedly, in just a few months, Igarashi had already found a new direction in life.
Some girls choose this industry because the star journey is not smooth, some are led by their boyfriends, some are rich daughters chasing hobbies, and some are just to make money... Igarashi Xinglan, on the other hand, gave up the opportunity to join a first-class company and chose this path.
Well, highly educated white-collar workers started from 0, and of course Igarashi Xinglan has also achieved good results in the circle.
However, at present, the strong woman Igarashi has not revealed information about her new goals, and it is unknown whether she will transform into an Internet celebrity, enter the fashion trend circle, and engage in personal brands like her predecessors Yua Mikami, Asuka, etc
After all, referring to the opening up of several "first-generation projects" on the road to transformation, it now seems that setting up a trendy IP to attract traffic has become the version of the answer. With a fan base, it is easy to shoot Vlogs as an Internet celebrity, as a brand manager, and as a boss.
For example, Minami Aizawa, who used to have nothing to do with fashion at all, has become a silver veteran with a heart full of crooks in just half a year after retiring......
As an old hipster, Yua Mikami has already performed many times for various items of Croixin. As a result, Croixin, the king of the silver jewelry industry, has almost become the "school uniform" of the retirement circle......
More, such as Hamasaki Mao, has also launched its own fashion brands, and often wears various trendy items.
So don't be surprised if everyone in the future suddenly sees Igarashi suddenly incarnated as Sister Chao......
Finally, when will Igarashi Xinglan's new business start, and what kind of surprise actions will it bring, fans may wish to bless and look forward to it~