I haven’t commented on Heeseung’s departure from Enhypen, but I have been keeping up with it and besides the sheer devastation, I realized something:
Some of y’all will just accept whatever the fuck is being told or done to you. For a time where so much calls for change and reform, some of y’all ask zero questions.
While I don’t agree with every tactic, I’m proud that engenes are standing for something they believed in, more importantly, something they believe to be unjust. The ‘respect’ some people speak of is really obedience. Our money and time directly feed the pockets of these people, they are not owed our unwavering compliance, we are owed their consideration. All and all, the situation really feels like a bad dream. The suddenness, the disorganization, all of it. He was my original bias and the reason I got into the group 5-ish years ago. My heart breaks profoundly for the boys as they navigate this uncertainty.
Think of it like this: The company offered fans a pill. Some took it, some refused, and others said “if you want me to take this, you at least have to give me a glass of water.” I think we all at least deserve a nice, tall glass of undiluted explanation.
“He wants to…” “He doesn’t want to…” All of it is speculation. Even the people who are preaching against parasocial delusion are being oddly parasocial through their self righteous certainty. This isn’t about someone’s opinions, it’s about doing things the right way. Belift failed to do things the right way; this is the consequence.