WANDERLUST is a fictional south korean boy group under Pandora Labels that debuted in 2018. Despite their messy past with some former members, they are well loved for not shying away from heavy topics both in and out of their music.
โ โ โ โ โ เฃช๐ ห เฃช ๐ ตหหห . . . WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PAST MEMBERS OF WANDERLUST ?
WANDERLUST originally had nine members when they first debuted in 2018, well received by netizens for being open about mental health and other real topics in their music. However, the group went through a hiatus in 2021 following a minor car accident with one of its members, unfortunately resulting in his injury, leaving him out of the group for months before he decided to leave the group in 2022. Soon after, another member left the group, but also the label, allegedly due to personal reasons, but as fans dug into past WANDERLUST content, they brought the possibility that the member was bullied out of WANDERLUST. They quickly took to accusing two members of supposedly bullying him out, nonstop harassing them until one of them left and was subsequently replaced and erased by a former member of Stray Kids.
In 2022, Pandora Labels made the decision to add two final new members (a former member of X1 and a former KQ Fellaz member) to the WANDERLUST lineup, making waves among netizens due to not knowing they had even signed to them.
Now, WANDERLUST is known as a nine membered boy group under Pandora Labels, known for their added members and their vulnerability about mental health topics.
But who were the members who left and what the fuck happened ?
KIM DOOSHIK, professionally known as PETER, was the oldest member and part of the producer line in WANDERLUST. Born March 11th, 1996, he was born into a family with musical and business connections, with his father being a producer and his mother being a shareholder at a small entertainment company. He spent more time in the studio dancing and watching producers work than he did at home, and was asked to become an idol trainee. In 2016, he became a trainee, signing with STARBORN CREATIVE (then known as Cassiopeia Media), and training for two years before debuting in WANDERLUST.
WHERE IS HE NOW ?
Dooshik ended up leaving WANDERLUST in 2021, after many fans accused him and fellow member Lian of bullying former member Yeojun out of WANDERLUST. He stated that he could no longer take the "baseless rumors," and wanted to start again somewhere else. He has left the idol industry as of now, only working behind the scenes as an indie producer who occasionally goes on livestream to talk about WANDERLUST, his most recent livestream going viral for him drunkenly trashing his "fuckass replacement," Keito.
KANG MINHO, known professionally as DAL, was part of the rap line in WANDERLUST. Born August 9th, 2000, he came from a normal middle-class family, with his parents both being office workers with nine-to-five schedules. He knew he wanted to be a musician one day, practicing the guitar at school constantly as well as teaching himself dance through YouTube videos. In 2016, he learned of an audition STARBORN CREATIVE (then known as Cassiopeia Media) was holding. He sent in an audition tape and was accepted, almost getting into the original GAMEPLAY lineup before being pulled out at the last minute, instead debuting in WANDERLUST.
WHERE IS HE NOW ?
Minho ended up suffering an injury from a car accident in late 2021. The accident, while minor and not life threatening, left him with a broken leg for many months. He ended up leaving WANDERLUST in early 2022 after Juno's departure, stating that he was "holding the group back" with his injury and hiatus. In June 2022, Minho would end up debuting again out of nowhere in a joint group named STEALERZ that was created between STARBORN CREATIVE and ColorCover Entertainment. Whenever asked about his departure and redebut, he simply says, "I'm happy where I am now, let's keep it at that."
YEO JUNO, professionally known as YEOJUN, was the original maknae of WANDERLUST. Born February 9th, 2002, as a middle child and older twin, he was grew up in a very wealthy family and was always spoiled by his siblings and his single mother. Since he was a kid, He enjoyed dancing, often learning from videos he watches and teaching them to his younger twin when he finally knows the whole dance. Because of his love for dancing, he often joined in his school events and talent shows, and also joined his friends in public buskings. In 2017, during one of his public busking events with his friends and brother Kwon, he was casted by STARBORN CREATIVE (then known as Cassiopeia Media), who offered him a chance to train to become an idol, which Juno happily accepted. A year of training later, Juno debuted in 2018 in WANDERLUST.
WHERE IS HE NOW ?
Juno ended up leaving both WANDERLUST and STARBORN CREATIVE as a whole in 2021 soon after the car accident that left fellow member Dal injured, stating that it was for "personal reasons" โ but no one bought it. Everyone thought it was because he had been bullied out of the group by members Peter and Lian, bringing up past clips of him being shut down by them. Despite the rumors growing more and more, he essentially went silent both during and after the incident, with no one knowing what he was up to, as he was no longer on social media. A year later, Juno came back under ColorCover Entertainment, where he participated in the survival show WANNABE IDOL. He placed 7th overall, which allowed him to debut with WANNAB in 2022. Many fans who followed him have stated that he looks happier with WANNAB than he ever did with WANDERLUST.
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