I’m gonna be honest, it’s not been the same for me with iKON after Hanbin left. For me there was no iKON without him, but I realized now that maybe I was wrong. For the longest I’ve blamed YG for being the reason our boys couldn’t be with each other anymore, but then I realized that Hanbin made the decision of leaving himself and I’m trying to accept that. My theory is that Hanbin was unhappy. I don’t think that being with his brothers made him unhappy cause we all know he loves them so much, and they him. What I think made him unhappy was the responsibility that he had as a leader. I mean he was an extraordinary leader who worked so hard for those that he loved, and maybe forgot about himself a little? Just like he said himself “What am I living for? I’m living for my fam, for my fans, for my team, for myself.” He always chose himself last, to the point that he worked non stop, even on his own birthdays. I think that with that mindset, he became more and more unhappy over the years despite all the success he experienced. He also said that he usually keeps to himself when he has a bad day and I can’t begin to imagine all the things he went through at that time. I think that incident that happened was the breaking point for him. And we also know now that he was innocent. And I think by leaving iKON he finally chose himself for the first time ever. In my opinion he didn’t leave his brothers, but rather his responsibilities as a leader so he could focus more on himself. I used to think that iKON was nothing without their leader, but I was wrong. The boys are super talented and keep coming out with bops. And Hanbin, I’m happy for him and all his success. And even tho we might not see all of them together anymore we just have to trust that behind cameras, all of them still hang out together from time to time.
