Nine days later, and the post-concert depression still hasn't gone away.
Seeing iKON's newly released group photos from #iKONinManila made us relive every single moment from that unforgettable night. It still feels surreal. 🥺
See you again for #iKONinManila2027.
Until then, we'll keep missing you. ❤️
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🍒: “So I just kept enduring it… and enduring it… until one day I almost quit. I finally made up my mind, “This isn’t the place for me. This isn’t my path. It’s just too hard.”
I never really showed it, but I was struggling by myself the whole time. It was just so hard. For someone who had never really moved their body before, learning just one style of dance was already difficult. But I had to learn popping, krump, commercial choreography… that was just the dance side of things. Then there were vocal lessons, beatboxing… There was so much to learn. There simply weren’t enough hours in the day. Even though I was only sleeping 2 or 3hrs every night, it still wasn’t enough. The other trainees picked things up so quickly, but I didn’t. I was under so much stress. And on top of that, Junhoe kept making my life difficult too.
So I finally decided, “I have to say something.” I thought, “This really isn’t for me. I’m too stressed.”
I was going to tell someone at the company. I packed up all my belongings at the dorm. Then I thought it would only be right to tell the members first. The members… they encouraged me. Not because I was leaving—they weren’t celebrating that—but they supported me. We even went to a jjimjilbang together. Oh… actually, I should explain what happened before that.
I thought to myself, “I’ll at least finish preparing for this evaluation.” Because I was already getting ready for it. I couldn’t just cause trouble for the members. So I decided, “I’ll do my best until then, and then I’ll leave.” But I also thought “Junhoe… if you mess with me one more time during lessons, I’m grabbing you before I leave.” That was my mindset.” +
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🍒: “Then on the way back… somehow Junhoe and I ended up sharing the same taxi. There were too many people, so it ended up being just the two of us. That’s when Junhoe said, “Hyung… I’m really sorry about everything.” Then he said, “I’ll be cheering for you after you leave.” So I told him, “Junhoe, make sure you treat the older members well… and I hope you debut.”
Then the next day came. The members went to their vocal lesson. I was going to tell the co. I was leaving. I’d already packed all my things. Before meeting the team manager from the Training & Development Team, I had already imagined every question he might ask. I’d even prepared all my answers in advance.
He came in and said, “Yunhyeong, what’s going on?” I replied, “Honestly… this has been really hard for me. I don’t think trainee life suits me. I think regular school life suits me better.”
I honestly expected him to say something like, “I understand, Yunhyeong. I’m sorry it’s been so hard. Study hard, and thank you for all your effort.” That’s the response I had prepared myself for.
Instead he said, “Well, of course school is easier! You get to sleep, you don’t have to practice. Of course school life is easier!”
Then he asked, “If you were struggling, why didn’t you tell me? Why did you keep it all to yourself? We could’ve adjusted things for you. You seemed to be doing well, so I thought you’d adapted.”
I was so caught off guard that all I could say was, “But… I’ve already packed my bags…”
And he just said, “Go unpack them.” I was like, “Huh?”
Then he said, “Yunhyeong, we’ll adjust things for you. Give it another try. This is such a great opportunity.”
So I said, “Thank you.” I unpacked everything.” +
Thank you for bravely continuing your idol journey even when you were about to quit. I’m deeply grateful to other iKON members and your manager who stood by you, helping you adjust and move forward. And now, seeing you as part of iKON makes me so proud, your story is truly inspiring and it fills me with so much happiness and emotion. 🥹 @sssong6823 ilysm ❤️
BOBBY DI DAY 2 KONSER CHANMINA TERBANG NYA MAKIN PRO???? 😭😭
🐰: triknya jangan liat ke bawah
🐰: soalnya kalo liat ke bawah, langsung ngeri
🐰: kalo nanti suatu hari kalian harus naik wire juga, tanya aja ke gue. nanti gue ajarin [lol boleh tengil asal udah jago 😹👍🏻]
bobby sooooo fawking fine???? DAN OUTFIT NYA GONG BGT SAMPE TANGAN MONSTER NYA ITU KEREN DAH 😭😭😭 and that.......... T.H.E brand?? take home everything????
pokoknya thank you mamah chanmina udah undang bobby, dia pasti happy juga tampil di tokyo dome pun 🥹🤍