Summary of Noahโs explanation about something heโs been seeing lately (Disclaimer: This is only a summary of what Noah said during his live. Please read/watch the full context yourself and form your own conclusions)
- He started by talking about the members and the concerns some fans have when he talks about or teases a member who isnโt their bias, he said he understands that people can dislike hearing certain things about their favorite member but he wants people to understand that PLAVE ARE MUCH MUCH CLOSER than fans probably realize, theyโre basically like family to the point where they can say things to each other without it causing real hurt or damag, their teasing is just that teasing between people who are extremely comfortable with each other
- Noah said this is simply their style of humor and banter, they donโt only act like this on broadcasts, theyโre like this even when there are no cameras or entertainment involved, they genuinely have fun roasting and teasing each other so he finds it contradictory when people expect them to be entertaining but also want them to completely avoid the kind of banter that naturally comes from their relationship
- He acknowledged that it can be uncomfortable for some people and he knows the people complaining are only a small minority BUT he has been hearing the same concerns repeatedly for a long time especially because he personally tends to tease the members a lot. His point was basically that if this side of PLAVE makes someone uncomfortable, they donโt have to watch it because he doesnโt know how theyโre supposed to change something that is genuinely part of who they are
- He also emphasized that if fans likes Hamin (for example) and Noah has his own opinions or jokes involving Hamin, he doesnโt understand why that should be a problem when he and Hamin themselves are completely fine, the members enjoy this kind of interaction and plenty of fans enjoy watching it too, he understands that someone can feel uncomfortable but he doesnโt think that discomfort means the members are actually doing something wrong
- Noah also pushed back against people saying they were disappointed in him or could no longer like him because of this. He basically wondered โIโve always been like this so am I suddenly supposed to change my personality now?โ He said he doesnโt know how heโs supposed to navigate that
- He then made it very clear that the members are really happy and genuinely close and fans donโt need to worry about their relationship, someone might think โHow could a younger member talk to an older member like that?โ but Noah said that although they use honorifics, theyโre actually extremely comfortable with each other. The members speak casually, say whatever they wanna say and donโt treat each other with the kind of extreme formality fans might imagine so thereโs no need to interpret every teasing comment as someone being disrespectful or secretly hurt
- He specifically wanted fans to stop worrying about the membersโ relationship, he said he expects this topic will probably continue to come up which is why he wanted to address it properly now but he absolutely does not want to keep discussing it with fans afterward. He doesnโt want the same issue to keep generating arguments between fans or making the fandom atmosphere worse when the members themselves are completely fine