Many initially wanted him to debut again.
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Brothers TXT‘S Hueningkai AND Kep1er‘S Huening Bahiyyih they are now popular and established K-Pop idols. Yet, their older sister, Lea Navvab Huening (also known as J’Lea or Jung Lea), was actually the first to make her debut in 2017 as a member of VIVA. She was active as an idol for about three years until the group disbanded in 2019 without a formal statement.
For years, Lea has maintained a following as a YouTuber, TikToker, singer, model, and MC. In November 2022, he debuted his first single, “A Good Day To Love”.
In April of this year, Lea signed with IP Company. Recently, it joined as a competitor to PI Corporation and Makestarthe next global show about girl group survival Time turner.
Time turner plans to seek out a new generation of global entertainers. The audition will take place in an area of space-time known as P-134a place with infinite potential and where dreams come true through time travel. The winners will debut as Time turner who travel through time creating music and art.
— KPop Wiki
Auditions were open to women of any nationality aged 19 and over until September 18th. Time turnerwhich will only air for two weeks, is expected to end this week via TikTok. Winners will be selected through global fan votes without the involvement of judges.
Although Lea previously said she liked her current life, she has always been open to making a new start. In a 2021 interview with &ASIANLea said she would like to try to debut as an idol again if the opportunity arises.
But I still want to be an idol. Even if I did [before]it didn’t work. So if I get another chance, I want to try again.
— Lea Navvab Huening
Fans were initially excited for Lea to debut again, as they had long hoped. However, public sentiment has changed since the show’s premiere.
@enharikistan VOTE FOR HER AND YEONSEO YALL #fyp #hueinglea #junglea #timeturner #kpopsurvivalshow #leanavvab #txt #kep1er
♬ APP. – ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
@xlovetyun 🥹🥹🥹 LET’S MAKE LEA’S DEBUT LIKE WE MADE HIYYIH’S DEBUT!! FIGHTING LEAMON!!!! 🍋💛💛 #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #HUENING_BAHIYYIH #LEANAVVAB #timeturner #JUNGLEA #정리아 #lea #kep1er @🍋LEANAVVAB랴밥🍋 @timeturner_official
♬ FIND ME NOW – TIME TURNER
Time turner proved to be disappointing due to its low budget. Netizens are also annoyed that votes are collected through paid TikTok giveaways.
I’m excited for Timeturner because all the contestants were over 19 instead of finding out it’s just a rigged show created to cultivate tiktok gifts pic.twitter.com/iEHyZXYKIp
— mari🪷🐈⬛ (@lotuslaced) November 11, 2024
a Timeturner contestant says she didn’t know the votes would become gifts and that she’s sorry and tells her fans they don’t actually have to vote 😭 pic.twitter.com/ishwg4fL0h
— saz ❖ (@miyagender) November 10, 2024
girl group Timeturner’s new “survival show” is so low budget 😭 they don’t even see that this whole thing is just to grow tiktok gifts pic.twitter.com/OfvgacQqTC
— Angelo (@yeof4iryy) November 8, 2024
The “influencer” contestants also underwhelmed in terms of talent and idol potential. Netizens were amazed by the performance. Best competitor Kelly Kim above all she was ridiculed for her lack of skills.
THIS SHOW IS A DISASTER #TimeTurner pic.twitter.com/aaCwiDKn2i
— Fea | vote for yeojun on weverse (@myunghanzz) November 14, 2024
THE TURN OF TIME KELLY KIM IS 26 YEARS OLD THIS GIRL IS ALMOST 30 YEARS OLD BEHAVES LIKE THIS???!!!
Oh my God, I thought he was 20, that’s why I didn’t say anything. pic.twitter.com/DjM1MCm6ut
— ‧₊˚❀༉‧₊˚. 𐦍༘⋆ JOY ‧₊˚❀༉‧₊˚. 𐦍༘⋆ (@akababelas) November 20, 2024
They’ll never make me a Time-Turner pic.twitter.com/oZBYK3RqsX
— Jenna ミ★ loves Kai 🛝 (@ujistar1025) November 16, 2024
Kelly Kim isn’t the only dozen time turners… pic.twitter.com/P7qrV4ETMa
— 𓆩🐬𓆪 (@jjeonghyeons) November 19, 2024
Despite Lea’s experience, she was among the contestants criticized, as she appeared unprepared. Clip of her and Cleo executing ITZY‘s “Untouchables” have been circulating, going viral on social media. Lea seemed to mess up the choreography.
timeturner unit battle team us cleo leanavab huening lea untouchable performance pic.twitter.com/cf0sLtx9Nj
— ً (@survivalshows) November 18, 2024
Lea is redoing the chorus choreography she got wrong 🥺💔 she was so sad about it#LEANAVBAB #ryabab #JLEA #jeonglia#TIMETURNER #TimeTurner pic.twitter.com/IZBO7Gdget
— vote ✦ is 🧸🇳🇬 (@leatuned) November 18, 2024
@apateuuu_ leaaa fighting 😭🥲 #leanavvab #cleo #timeturner #us #TIMETURNER
♬ original sound – yoonn – yoonn
@imspycy Replying to @aywonchu a real best friend should be like this 😭 #TimeTurner #Time_Turner #Us #Cleo #Lea
♬ original sound – goespaici – goespaici
While Lea is mostly known for her singing skills, her singing clips also leave a lot to be desired. But some think there may still be potential.
@kananmats Time turner – leanavvab performance 2nd battle Sorry, I don’t know what my phone is doing, the whole performance is lost 😭😭 #timeturner #survivalshow #kpop #fyp #leanavvab
♬ original son – ✨
On the other hand, as more and more clips circulating showing Lea in an unfavorable light, public sentiment has shifted dramatically towards her. Many confess they regret wishing he would debut again.
The performance of “Untouchable,” in particular, was a “straw in the straw” for many.
now don’t take me by surprise when I say this but y’all think Hueningkai and hiyyih watch that Time Turner shit that their sister is embarrassed as hell about 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/ivkYrG6FIX
— 🌸via🌸 (@basicallyvia) November 18, 2024
Time Turner is a fucking joke, totally agree with all the Lea Kelly Yeonseo bullshit
even the girl dancing with Lea Lowkey looks SO ANNOYED OOP pic.twitter.com/L8o8Nx8Yro— 1st place CRAVITY🥇 (@kytpabo) November 19, 2024
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