What we have to understand:
-Heeseung is turning 25 this year. Enlistment is literally looming over his head. Only 3 years left for him to grow as an artist the way he has always wanted
-BELIFT has been crushing the members under heavily unsustainable schedules. 6 years and they finally got a break which I suspect is also because of this situation
-BELIFT has never allowed ENHYPEN any individuality. 6 years and no solo song, solo stage, solo album, not even an OST when we know this is a desire the members have since debut.
-BELIFT has been milking them like cows for any coin possible by sending them to back to back tours, cbs after cbs. A never ending cycle of exhausting half assed promotions with barely any sleep or rest, fansigns, fancalls, performance, repeat.
-This is just my theory but I think they were in talks to letting the members finally have opportunities to venture their solo careers. Heeseung performed solo in Madrid, he got close with a lot of producers because he already had a clear vision of what he wanted for himself.
-BELIFT kept delaying it again and again and filling their time with yet another world tour announced literally the day after their previous one ended. Then had to release mini albums to cash in as much as possible
-BELIFT left them no time for anything and set their plans without ever taking their state and thoughts in consideration . But time is actually running out for them. 6 years is a long time with no prospects of change or opportunity
-BELIFT, I think, planned the group’s activities for this year again without considering their ambitions, and gave Heeseung, who has been waiting for years already, an ultimatum: these are our plans, there’s no room for you, take it or leave.
They backed him in a corner. Anyone would have gone crazy by now if we were living through even 1% of what the members endured.
Make no mistake: not giving Heeseung a way to gain experience as a solo artist with the cushion of his group and just sending him high and dry to venture by himself isn’t the help you think it is. They couldn’t even allow him that.
엔진 오늘 공지 보고 많이 놀랐을 것 같아요
엔진이 어떻게 생각할지 가장
먼저 걱정했어요
엔하이픈은 언제나 엔진을 위해
존재하는 만큼 엔진이 걱정하고
힘들어하는 것을 보는 것이 저희에게는
가장 큰 아픔이에요.
저희에게 지금까지 함께 해왔던 시간은
말로 표현할 수 없을 만큼 소중한
시간들이었어요.
그렇기에 저희는 그간 함께 해왔던 희승이 형의 선택과 새로운 출발을 존중하고 응원해요
엔진의 걱정을 조금이라도 덜어드리고
엔진의 행복한 매일을 만들어주기 위해
저희 엔하이픈은 앞으로도 더욱더 성장할 거예요.
언제 어디서나 응원하고 지지해 주는
우리의 소중한 엔진들에게 늘
당당하고 자랑스러운 엔하이픈이 되기 위해 더 단단해지고 매 순간 감사함을
잊지 않을게요.
항상 감사하고 사랑해요 엔진❤️
no cause what was the reason why heeseung cant stay in enhypen AND still have his solo debut? im sorry i really cant comprehend this my heart aches so much for all of enha and hee that it had to happen like this, genuinely where did it all go wrong…
HEESEUNG WEVERSE UPDATE [ROUGH TRANS]
"Hello, this is Heeseung.
First of all, I think many ENGENEs must have been very surprised to hear this news, and many of you may be curious since it came so suddenly. So I wanted to personally share these words with you.
The six years I’ve spent have been filled with moments that were overwhelming and precious beyond words. Because of the members who shared countless emotions with me, and because of ENGENEs who always filled every empty space, I was able to take step by step toward a dream that once felt impossible to reach. Those times will be one of the shining moments in my life that I will never forget. I will never forget those moments, and I want to continue being someone who supports ENHYPEN more than anyone else.
While sharing the results of the work I’ve been doing with the company, we spent a long time discussing with many people about the best way to show it. After thinking about it for a long time, I made a big decision to approach ENGENEs in a better way, following the direction suggested by the company.
As you all know, I’ve continued working on my personal projects and spent a lot of time hoping that I would be able to show them to ENGENEs. There was so much I wanted to show you, but I also didn’t want to put my own ambitions first within the team.
I know well about your worries and the many things being said. I will work hard to prepare so that I can meet you again soon. My desire to come back and greet you with a better side is more sincere than anyone’s.
Since you have always given endless love and affection to someone as lacking as me, I feel very sorry knowing that you must be shocked and worried. I believe those feelings come from how much you care about me and pay attention to me.
I will continue moving forward while keeping in my heart the great love that ENGENEs have given me all this time.
ENGENE!
Thank you, I love you"
sorry, but i really dont understand. why cant heeseung go solo while still being in the group? when thats normal in kpop??? why is belift the worst company to ever exist
call me delusional, but heeseung doesn't want to leave enhypen. that's not the message of someone who decided to leave. the way he wrote his message definitely doesn't suggest he wants to leave the group. ENHYPEN IS 7!
enhypen maybe six as a group now, but in my heart and everyone else’s heart they will always have heeseung, jay, jake, sunghoon, sunoo, jungwon and ni-ki. thank you my sevEN for everything, we will never forget the memories you gave us. we will always love you as 7.
For BELIFT to break apart the foundation and identity of a group that’s been growing successfully as 7 members for 5 years JUST so one of them can pursue a solo career as if it wasn’t proven they could do both is extremely reckless and unexpected and it draws so many questions.
Some possibilities we have to acknowledge:
-Maybe, just maybe, it’s Heeseung himself who did not want to continue. But according to what he said about taking “the decision to follow what the company suggested”, this seems unlikely to me
-He was served an ultimatum: either solo career or group.
This correlates with him saying how “greedy” it would be and how he “didn’t want to put his ambitions above the group”
This makes no sense tbh
-Their peers have proven time and time again that pursuing solo work while remaining in your group is possible and many have succeeded doing so. Why can’t Heeseung do both?
-The contract hasn’t ended yet? They just celebrated 5 years and expressed rather clearly their desire to stay together for a long time
-They still have activities planned until April
-Heeseung is center, main vocalist, ace. He’s ENHYPEN’s backbone.
if i feel like this… how about the boys? heeseung, jay, jake, sunghoon, sunoo, jungwon, ni-ki… how are they doing? how are they even processing this? after living together for five years, after all the ups and downs, the endless practicing, their everyday moments, their whole lives spent together as one group, as one family…how ? huh
260310 more accurate translation of Heeseung's handwritten letter (via soompi)
"Hello, this is Heeseung.
First of all, I know many ENGENE must have been very surprised to hear this news about me, and I imagine many of you have questions because due to the sudden news. That’s why I wanted to speak to ENGENE directly.
The six years I’ve spent have been filled with moments so overwhelming and precious that it’s hard to fully put them into words. Thanks to the members who shared countless emotions with me and to all of you ENGENE who always filled every empty space with your support, I was able to take step after step toward a dream that once felt impossible to reach.
Those times will remain as some of the brightest moments of my life. I will never forget those moments, and I want to continue being someone who supports ENHYPEN more than anyone else.
As I shared the results of the work I’ve been doing with the company, we spent a long time discussing with many people about the best way to present it. After thinking deeply about it for a long time, I made a big decision to follow the direction the company suggested so that I can return to ENGENE with an even better version of myself.
As ENGENE all know, I’ve continued working on my own projects and spent a lot of time hoping that one day I could show them to you. There were so many things I wanted to share, but I also didn’t want to push forward only my own desires within the team.
I’m well aware of your concerns and the many things being said. I’m working hard to prepare so that I can meet you again as soon as possible. My desire to come back and greet you with a better version of myself is completely sincere.
Because ENGENE have always given endless love and support to someone like me who still has so much to improve on, I also feel very sorry knowing how surprised and worried you must be. But I believe those feelings come from the care and interest you have shown me.
I will keep moving forward with the great love you have given me engraved in my heart.
ENGENE!
Thank you, and I love you."
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you know what hurts the most??? heeseung staying at the same label but not as enhypen anymore. he will for sure see the members often and will somehow get to see the group's activity.... i can't imagine the fact of him just seeing enhypen and not performing as enhypen anymore... 💔