The narrative already forming that "Sakura winning" is what pushed Lexie to leave the group is confusing cause yes, the finale aired in May — but it filmed back in January. Everyone knew the winner already. Sakura was in hiding, living at the same house and training with them for 6 months now Lexie was my original one pick for KATSEYE, so when she left Dream Academy it was disappointing. But she literally joined HYBE in 2021, went through all the training, a surprise reality competition, an exit, a return, a new group built around her, and now an exit again It's hard to fathom she didn't know what she was signing up for and how exactly things were going to be ran at this point I feel bad for Emily and Samara with their debut is probably pushed and delayed to 2027 now