I think the last few weeks took a much bigger toll on many of us than we cared to admit. Between the petty controversies, the protest trucks, the constant entitlement, and people walking away over things that should never have mattered in the first place, being in this space just felt heavy.
It made me feel exhausted, disconnected, and deeply disillusioned with fandom culture as a whole. You start asking yourself why something meant to bring comfort suddenly feels so suffocating.
And then this video came out today.
My very first reaction wasn’t even sadness, it was pure hesitation. I looked at the screen and genuinely thought, “Why are they sharing this with us?” Why give away a moment so intimate, so inherently personal, to an internet space that has been so cruel and noisy lately?
Watching them pick up the clippers themselves, listening to the teasing mixed with quiet nervousness, seeing them sitting side by side ready to step into this chapter together, it felt almost too tender to watch. It hit me so hard and so suddenly that I couldn't hold it in; I had to step out of my class just to sit somewhere quiet and cry.
Because somewhere in the middle of all the noise, the drama, and the collective possessiveness that fans often fall into, we tend to forget the most fundamental truth about this team:
No matter how deeply we love SEVENTEEN, no matter how many years of our lives or money we’ve spent supporting them, we will never, ever love them the way they love each other.
Our love as fans,no matter how sincere, will always be from a distance. Their love, however, has been lived. It was built in small, windowless basement rooms, forged through shared grief, joint triumphs, quiet sacrifices, and a decade of growing up side by side.
It’s the kind of brotherhood or whatever you want to call it that doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone. No outside controversy, no angry truck parked on a curb, and no fleeting online outrage has ever had the power to touch the core of who they are to each other.
Seeing Minghao gently buzz Seungkwan’s hair while Joshua and Jeonghan watches from behind, hearing Boo and Dino reassure each other that they’re destined to do everything together, it wasn’t idol content.
It was family.
It was thirteen lives so intertwined that even the scariest, most uncertain transitions become lighter just because they carry them together.
And that’s where the hope comes back. They didn’t share that video because they owed it to us. They shared it because, despite everything, they still choose to trust us with their humanity. They reminded us that the noise outside is just background static, completely powerless against genuine love and enduring loyalty.
We aren’t the center of their story; we are simply honored guests lucky enough to witness it. Seeing that truth so purely today wiped away all the lingering bitterness of the past few weeks. It gave me my peace back.
They are going to be fine, because they have each other. And I hope we will be right here, waiting with a quiet, patient heart until the table is full again.
@nebulamoonie i watched this 10 minutes ago and was already teary eyed from the video but ur message made me full on cry. You described this so perfectly, were just fans here who are lucky enough to witness their love towards each other 💖🥹
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done voting on my ipad and phone ✅
pls make use of the available devices you have!!! 🙏
voting ends: nov 8 (today‼️) at 11:59 PM KST
current: 13 🆘🚨
let’s enter top 10 pls!!! it’s so easy to do so 🙏
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#2026MAMAVOTE#SEVENTEEN
📢 Attention here, Carats and Woozidans:
Today is the 3rd and last day of the truck protest event at Hybe Headquarters.
We are joining online in FULL FORCE asking PLEDIS PROTECT WOOZI not only here on X. Take all SNS, don't stop.
#플레디스_우지_보호해#우지_개인고소_공지올려
🚨 CARATS RETWEET PLEASE 🚨
We’re about to lose our 8-YEAR STREAK of winning this award!
I know many Carats might not be voting because you think we have no chance of winning a Daesang after what happened last year, despite all the effort we put into voting. BUT PLEASE LISTEN!!
We’re not aiming for the Daesang. Our goal is the MAMA TOP 10 FANS’ CHOICE AWARD, and we NEED to stay in the top 10 to win it. Being #10 is risky, so we should be aiming for the TOP 7 instead. But how did we drop to #12??? 😭
SEVENTEEN has won MAMA’s Top 10 Fans’ Choice Award every year since it was introduced in 2018.
#2026MAMAVOTE #SEVENTEEN
carats please go vote we dropped to #11 😭 this might end up being the first year seventeen doesnt win this award, if we don’t vote. so pls let’s make sure that DOESNT happen
#2026MAMAVOTE#SEVENTEEN
@coupsygyu_svt idk if u know the authors name or not but u can try to find it in here : https://t.co/iX4da85rjd
or it might be in this : https://t.co/eMIcwtombI (this is seventeen specific)
[#mma2026] Global TOP10 #SEVENTEEN is currently ranked 12!
It's a close race with 11 place, only 73 votes apart 🔥
Vote right now!
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#Berriz#베리즈#GlobalTOP10