dari dulu heeseung selalu ngutamain orang lain dibanding dirinya sendiri. di iland tempat yang literally ngajarin dia buat egois biar survive, dia malah kebalikannya… orang lain sibuk ngepush diri sendiri, dia malah sibuk ngejagain orang lain biar gak jatuh… malah ngasih arahan, nemenin latihan, nguatin mental… kayak dia lupa kalau dia juga lagi fight buat mimpi yang sama
dari pre-debut sampe sekarang, narasi tentang dia gak pernah berubah yaitu “heeseung anak baik.” terlalu baik malah… dia respect semua orang, ngerti batasan, gak pernah keliatan tinggi hati, selalu ngeapresiasi hal kecil, selalu bilang makasih, selalu nunduk walaupun dia punya alasan buat berdiri lebih tinggi
tapi di balik itu semua dia keras banget sama dirinya sendiri. dia gak pernah ngasih dirinya ruang buat terbuka dan yang paling keliatan ketika dia jarang nunjukin sisi rapuhnya.. bukan karena dia gak punya, tapi karena dia gak mau jadi beban. jadi ya udah, semuanya dia simpen sendiri. padahal aslinya capek, overthinking, pressure di segala arah sedangkan yang orang lain lihat cuma versi dia yang chill, suka ngegame, banyak tidur, makan mulu… padahal realitanya? dia cuma orang yang terlalu sering jadi sandaran, sampe lupa gimana rasanya disandarin
dan sekarang, pas dia mulai milih jalan yang berbeda dan memulai fokus ke dirinya sendiri…. dikit aja, orang-orang langsung mengambil kesimpulan. ada yang bilang dia berubah, ada yang bilang dia jadi egois, bahkan ada yang ngerasa dia “ninggalin” grupnya
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karena orang-orang yang sekarang nuduh dia egois itu, dulu juga yang nikmatin semua hal yang dia kasih. mereka terbiasa lihat dia selalu ada buat orang lain, sampe pas dia mundur satu langkah buat dirinya sendiri, itu dianggap salah… seolah-olah dia gak punya hak buat milih dirinya sendiri, seolah-olah semua yang dia lakuin dulu itu kewajiban. padahal kalau dipikir-pikir, ini mungkin pertama kalinya dia bener-bener ngasih dirinya ruang. pertama kalinya dia gak cuma jadi “orang baik” buat semua orang, tapi juga coba jadi manusia buat dirinya sendiri
dan ironisnya, justru di titik itu dia dibilang egois. heeseung bukan berubah jadi egois. dia cuma berhenti jadi seseorang yang terus-terusan mengorbankan dirinya tanpa batas
dan mungkin, buat orang-orang yang terbiasa nerima tanpa mikir, itu emang kelihatan kayak perubahan besar. padahal sebenarnya, itu cuma dia… yang akhirnya belajar untuk gak selalu jadi nomor dua dalam hidupnya sendiri
aku cuma berharap ke depannya makin banyak orang yang bisa lihat heeseung bukan cuma dari surface, bukan cuma karena skill atau visual, tapi juga karena siapa dia sebagai pribadi. karena jujur, dia punya banyak hal yang layak buat diapresiasi. semoga dia selalu dikelilingi orang-orang yang baik dan support dia dengan tulus. karena orang kayak dia pantas dapet itu. semoga juga makin banyak yang notice effort dia, bukan cuma pas dia lagi bersinar banget, tapi pada saat dia berproses. semoga di fase solo kariernya heeseung bisa berjalan dengan langkah yang lebih ringan, semoga dia menemukan versi dirinya yang lebih bebas yang gak selalu harus sempurna di mata siapapun 🩷
@BTS_twt Cut forward to the same time in April but 7 years later. 2026. Goyang Stadium. It was the concert tour opening day. I was euphoric to say the least. What a dream come true 🥹
The last time, and the first time, I watched BTS in concert was in early April 2019 in Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok. It was the Love Yourself Tour. It rained that day too but towards the end. I remember Namjoon singing Love in the rain wearing his multicolour coat.
heeseung’s 'circles' cover is magical! the way he plays piano while leaning into his lower register gives it such depth & soul! simple, clean performance,but his vocal texture is so powerful. im so proud of the musician he is! heeseung rly is the standard
SO URE TELLING ME THEY DIDNT RING THE BELL ON NO. 29 ANYMRE BEC ITS SO OLD& MIGHT GET DAMAGED BUT THEY RANG IT AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 22 YRS & NOW BTS HAS A TRACK FOR IT SO THE SOUND IS PRESERVED FOREVER & EVRYONE CAN HEAR IT NOT JUST IN KOREA BUT ALL OVER THE WORLD?? WOW 🤯
Belift is solely to blame for Heeseung’s departure. I have long felt that Enhypen’s schedule was simply unsustainable. It gave them zero opportunities for personal exploration as artists. While other labels allowed their artists to collaborate with producers and songwriters, giving their artists fulfillment in their work, Belift has rarely allowed them this very important fundamental thing.
The participation they have been allowed is so limited and controlled if you think from the broader view of how experienced Enhypen already is. When trainees and debut groups are given the access to songwriting camps to develop and create music alongside seasoned pros, Enhypen has to sacrifice the little personal time they have to make music. It is with extraordinary effort that they’ve developed themselves this far with little to no help from the company.
Other labels have also allowed individual members to shine in different activities while concurrently doing activities for the group. Belift has generally nipped solo activities in the bud. Other labels have woven in solo songs within larger albums to give each member the chance to show their own color, but Belift has not.
Heeseung has been ready to show his solo album for a long time. He’s made promises he wants to keep to his fans. Belift kept delaying and delaying his album. They couldn’t give him a single month or even a few weeks to promote his activities. Instead Enhypen are locked in to a rigid cycle of fancalls, tour dates, and festivals. Their first ever vacation was 6 years after I-land. How many of you would have gone completely crazy already if you ran hard with zero breaks for 6 years?
They likely gave Heeseung an ultimatum. “This is the tour schedule for the next year. We don’t have time for your solo album. So if you want to do it, you can’t be in Enhypen.” Maybe they were trying to call his bluff, but Heeseung was not going to play that game.
Good for him honestly. Heeseung himself knows best that time is slipping away. In 3 years time, he will have to serve in the military. Each year of his life right now is so precious that he cannot afford any delays on what he wants to show as an artist. He has his own vision, and he will strive to achieve it.
He could have done all this while concurrently participating within the group too. But Belift never gave him that opportunity. They made it an either/or decision. They created a rigid calendar without asking the boys their preferences. The label was the one who made Heeseung choose.
That sad part is Enhypen will never be the same. Fans are devastated. Heeseung is really an irreplaceable member whose contribution is insurmountable. My heart is utterly broken. Enhypen stages without Heeseung will never feel the same.
If the label had just asked the boys every once in a while to make decisions along with them, they would have stayed together as seven. But they keep making schedule decisions by themselves with no regard to individual preferences. They are not children anymore to be handled such a way! Respect your artists!
I hope Heeseung knows that there are fans who can understand why he had to make that choice. His back was pushed to the wall by the label. Everyone has limited time on this earth, and after bending the knee too many times, being blocked time and after time, this may have felt like the only way to escape and live freely.
From I-land until now, I will always believe in Heeseung. I also believe in the sincerity of the other six members of Enhypen. They are probably struggling hard right now because the eldest member whom they love dearly has departed from the group. I pray and hope for both Enhypen and Heeseung’s success, and I hope that this is not the end, and one day they will be reunited as seven.