To all Engenes,
I get that you want Heeseung back, i really do.
But pleaseee, question the Theories you hear about the situation. They are mostly made up by fans.
Here are some theories i saw spread across the fandom and would like to talk about:
1. “Allegedly from an employee of HYBE: ‘heeseung was crying in the HYBE hallways’”
Theory: an employee of HYBE saw Heeseung crying in the hallways and made a post about it to spread awareness about Heeseung being forced to leave the group and the general mistreatment towards the members.
My thoughts about it:
-everyone can say that they are an employee. There is no confirmation that they really are and the post is anonymous. This also happens a lot in similar situations
-the wording of the post is pretty suspicious. While criticizing the company and mistreatment, they mostly focus on how to bring Heeseung back to Enhypen, a group still under HYBE. So still under the alleged mistreatment. In general this sounds more like a fanmade comment, with the goal of bringing Heeseung back, than an actual post made from an employee.
-there is really no proof, not in the slightest, that this information is trustworthy
2. “Jungwon’s Story on weverse, which got deleted”
Theory: Jungwon posted a story on Weverse about the situation where he is saying that the members didn’t know about Heeseung leaving the group. This Story got deleted after some minutes.
My thoughts about it:
-most likely fanmade
-why would Jungwon post this on WEVERSE, a platform of HYBE? He knows that this could easily affect his career, Heeseungs and the ones of the other members. Most likely not in a good way
-why would he talk about this on weverse before talking with Heeseung? They live in the same place and have direct contact with each other.
-they had YEARS of PR-training. It would be pretty dumb to post this in his situation
-no real source
3. “Heeseung’s letter is AI!”
Theory: some fans say that the letter is made by AI, and not really written by Heeseung
My thoughts about it:
-again, most likely not true
-why would Heeseung not write that? He is still under the company, just not a part of the group anymore. Of course the statement is not really personal or whatever, but which statement of a Kpop-Idol is that? It is clear that he can’t put his own thoughts into this text without filter, but this isn’t unusual
Sooo, please stop spreading misinformation and be respectful in this situation. People like to make everything dramatic, especially when they want their kpop-bias back in their kpop-group.
Personally i am a big fan of Enhypen since their debut. So it is extremely sad for me to see Heeseung and Enhypen part ways now. They are really special to me.
BUT, i do respect their decision. Heeseung has wanted to bring his career as a soloist forward for a long time. Of course this could work while staying in a group, but maybe somehow it didn’t. Enhypen is already so busy, so maybe this and Heeseungs dream of making his own music just didn’t work together, in the way they wanted.
Of course there is the possibility that HYBE forced him to leave, but when there is no real proof or at least some trustworthy source, we shouldn’t suggest that. At least not in this form.
This can be extremely stressful. Not only for the company (which i don’t really care about), but also for Heeseung and the members (who i do really care about).
So, question yourself, question your sources and question the way you express them. And most importantly, try to differentiate between your wants and needs and the ones of Enhypen and Heeseung.
Please correct me if I myself am spreading misinformation or portrayed anything wrongly.
