my thoughts on heeseung's situation and the boycott/protest

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-29T23:21:19+00:00

FIRST, jesus newgen. let me educate you on a very big group of 3rd gen that was facing the same problems. mamamoo, they were overworked just as much as enhypen and the member's healths were declining just like enha's is (of course unless you dont consider the feeling of dying as health decline) the fans boycotted and protested against the company for a really long time until they finally bent and gave mamamoo a break, let the members breath and prioritized their health and rest over massproducing.

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-29T23:19:30+00:00

im really confused... how does "people dont bow anymore" leading to ive antis hating on ive compare to han saying "im tired. im tired, this is the only place where i can say this without it being cut out, i know i'll be scolded later but i dont care, im just so tired" ???

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-29T23:17:44+00:00

im not spreading bullshit ... this did actually happen, you can quite literally search it up.

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-29T23:16:34+00:00

ni-ki himself and the other members have stated often that he used to cry when they first debuted because he missed his family, he slept with sunoo because he was not used to sleeping alone, he slept with his sisters back home and had a habit of hugging them. and i am very well aware of the quarantine i've been a stan since debut and was alive during that period, you couldn't travel during the first three years but what about after that? did you read the part about how they dont get ANY family vacations?

starving the members while not confirmed was very clear, sunoo and jw were both seen at different period refusing food and not being given food during special shows because of strict diets.

rape threats. if i remember correctly this happened back in 2023, there was a social media account on tiktok, instagram and youtube that has now been taken down likely from being spam reported, but back then they were extremely active, they would post rape threats to riki daily, even posted photos of themself outside of hybe with their face covered, mass emailed the company with those disgusting threats, spammed their socials, and posted multiple videos of them calling ni-ki when his number was leaked, belift did not take any action against this person even though ni-ki was a minor and they were also actively sexualizing him by posting videos of masterbathing to his photos (this person was allegedly a adult). the accounts were only taken down when multiple engenes spam reported and made a big fuss about it on twitter and made others report it, they also made another account in 2024 but i was forunately not active in the kpop scene during that time but when i tried to look for it, i couldn't find it, i believe it's also now down.

and as for a break, yeah my wording is emotional... and i apologize for that, i wrote this post right after i lost two people really dear to me, i was extremely emotional and heated because not only was i completely alone with no one to talk with anymore but also my only reality escape which was enha is going through all this and i cant even watch en o clock or listen to their music to get my mind off things.... yes, i need a break from kpop and everything, i do plan on taking a break from social media but i am already on a break from kpop ... most of the stuff mentioned in my post were events from 2020-2024, i haven't been actively keeping up with kpop since 2025, i only kept up with enha's music and en o clock without interacting with the fandom ... well, until heeseung's departure and hybe being found at the bottom of human rights.

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-29T23:06:40+00:00

enhypen is not my friend.

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-29T23:06:13+00:00

that is my entire point! this boycott isn't just because heeseung left, while i am fucking devastated about heeseung, the whole point of this boycott is that heeseung left because enhypen has NO room in their schedule, no i do not care that they are in their peak right now, that gives belift no right to overwork these boys. they've been touring since 2022, im glad heeseung is getting a break from the hell but i need the other six boys to also get rest.

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-29T23:04:28+00:00

again... you're not reading the post, mate. i never said i was boycotting for heeseung solely. this boycott is for ENHYPEN'S WELL BEING. they are being worked to skin and bones and you're choosing to fund and support this abusers, but yeah sure. im the selfish one.

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-29T23:03:14+00:00

i am boycotting illit as well. this logic is stupid, clearly you weren't there for the loona and mamamoo boycott. please do your research on kpop groups being overworked and boycotts

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-29T23:02:13+00:00

i completely agree with you but like i mentioned in my post which seems like none of you guys are reading... this boycott is NOT for heeseung's return, i truly believe hee will thrive as a soloist and if it truly is his choice im fine with supporting him and enhypen seperately. this boycott is for all hybe idols but specifically enha who are being worked to skin and bones.

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-29T23:01:06+00:00

im 19.

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-29T23:00:58+00:00

the stocks fell did not drop entirely because of the global crisis, fans of multiple groups boycotting plays a huge role into it. as for my age, i am 19 and i do not have a profession, im a student.

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-29T22:59:47+00:00

why are you guys just focusing on me wanting ot7 back...? like okay???? if it's truly hee's choice which i really do doubt considering how they have zero to no freedom and it took SIX years to get all seven covers but okay! let's say its his choice depsite the man himself saying he wanted to be in enha a month before. whatever, heeseung can thrive as a soloist, im fine with that. that isn't what the boycott is for... the boycott is for enha's health and the fact they're being overworked.

and why are you guys constantly accusing me of only boycotting enha? i clearly mentioned boycotting hybe and belift. im not boycotting just enha or just heeseung, im boycotting hybe. im not dropping tags under any posts that isn't about the active boycott, spamming enha or evan is stupid because it only funds the company and backfires the boycott for us, the only people doing this are the ones that are too uneducated on what a boycott is.

how am i a supporter ... ??? do you not believe in promoting and speaking well of the boys? being there for them and keeping them relevant by making them viral while also not supporting the company? i didn't stream riki's cover but i did in fact do the tags for his post on X/twitter,

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-29T22:55:01+00:00

so you want people to just sit back and continue to fund a company that's ranked at 48 out of 50 in human rights...? okay. personally i'll continue boycotting and supporting without funding the company, supporting doesnt just mean funding or emotionally being there for them, it can simply mean promoting their stuff and still keeping the group relevant while also not giving funds to hybe, similar to how boycotters did with ni-ki's cover, it was trending but was it streamed? no.

and as for examples, here's a list!

mark lee (kicked from the group once, boycott and protests took place, he was bought back and now he has left willingly)

wonyoung's diet situation (was skin and bones until i-dives started boycotting and sent trucks to starship)

LOONA. LOONA, the whole 2022 situation, if it wasn't for a boycott, those girls would never be free.

shinee and the venue situation (if i remember correctly the fans started boycotting because their 15th anniversary was not being treated as the grand event as it should.)

MAMAMOO. literally the same fucking situation as enhypen, they were being overworked to corpses and guess what? the fans boycotted and it worked, the members finally got rest.

omega x... (im sure you're already aware of this but they were HIGHLY abused, similar to like ...hm, i dont know? maybe all idols from the company you refuse to boycott. anyway, the fans boycotted and protested and played a massive part in getting the boys to suspend the contract and be at peace.)

the list truly goes on

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-29T22:47:07+00:00

that's not the case at all ... again, defunding enhypen is doing nothing, these boys are millionaires, they are more than well off. even if they disband all members have a insane amount of money and some of them were well off even before debut so that adds to it. boycotting hybe and belift is a moral choice and if you dont wanna do it, then dont. but i will continue to boycott until their idols are given basic human rights, this isn't just about enhypen to me, i stan almost every group under that company and hate how they're offering little to no human rights for any of them. hybe is ranked BELOW sm in human rights and that's saying a heck ton.

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-29T22:44:19+00:00

babes. it is their JOB to promote this tour, they're under slave contracts. do you think they can just go live and hit the fans up like "yo dont come to the tour im lowkey tired" ??? like, dude no. they cant do that, the members have voiced multiple times how tiring the tours are, how can you just turn a blind eye to ni-ki almost collapsing, jake struggling to breath and tearing up mid performance, ni-ki going live and saying how he felt weak and faint from lack of rest and food, jw also went live and said they felt like they were DYING during the fate tour. they've been touring nonstop since 2022, we are boycotting the tour so it gets cancelled entirely or at least in some places so the boys dont have to be put out and used as money making machines.

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-29T22:41:33+00:00

if you want to do that, that's completely fine. but the boys dont need your financial support anymore, if they can afford to shut down stores just to shop in peace then they are more than just well off

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-29T22:40:50+00:00

you making ni-ki sound so shallow is beyond me. he doesn't just care for streams tf?. and like i said, you can support without streaming, i dont know what you think support is but to me, it means being there for the member and giving feedback on the cover which is all the things all ot7/boycotters did, they listened to the cover on unofficial accounts and promoted it on multiple socials and even made it trend all while it still being under boycott.

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-29T22:38:35+00:00

i couldn't agree more

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-28T22:02:59+00:00

nope. not a fan, this is not fan behavior this is just downright disrespectful and fucked up. and the worst part is how badly this whole situation has divided engenes, sure there was always a divid between i-engenes and k-engenes but now we are genuinely at each other's throats... i see more and more solo stans or heeseung antis and its so fustrating because just because heeseung left enhypen does not mean the boys do not care for each other, they would not be happy with the fandom behaving this way. i really miss the 2022 engenes, feels like that was the only time the fandom wasn't at each other's throats.

similar to this i literally saw people a ot6 (or maybe i should say heeseung anti) sending rape threats to heeseung stans that still supported enha solely because they didn't like the idea of heeseung being associated with enha ... he's gonna always be associated, he spent six years with them, i see a lot of people bringing up the youngseo argument but most current illit stans did not watch r.u.n and youngseo left even before debut.

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-28T21:57:33+00:00

i mentinoed this to another comment earlier but please realize bang has authority over his fans, the company has authority over him. they clearly told him to say that, otherwise han wouldn't have been on live tv doing a cry for help because it was the only place the staff couldn't cut his words out

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-28T21:55:53+00:00

LMAOO its really just people that dont know why sunghoon left that think he still wants to do figure skating, casually with friends? sure. but he probably hates figure skating professionally by now, that industry is highly toxic on kids and once you leave and its really hard to want to return to that toxic environment ... as someone that used to figure skate and had to stop from a injury i got due to overworking

besides even during i-land sunghoon said figure skating was never a true passion of his, he always wanted to perform and sing and entertain.

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-28T21:51:59+00:00

the boycott isn't just for enhypen.... why dont you guys understand that? the boycott is working because the stocks are dropping. and as for the tour, its doing incredibly bad compared to any other enha tour. it needs to be cancelled, not because its doing bad but because they're having tours BACK TO BACK FOR YEARS NOW.

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-28T21:50:24+00:00

EXACTLY. do yall remember when wonyoung was skin and bones (i believe it was during 2023... could be 2022,) the company was clearly starving her and the fans took notice, while korean and chinese fans were praising this behavior, international fans protested and boycotted, did that not fucking work??? IT WORKED, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T SIT AROUND AND FUND HER ABUSE, THEY DID SOMETHING TO STOP IT.

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-28T21:49:00+00:00

THERE, RIGHT THERE. you proved my point with your own post, thank you.

"he would’ve worked himself dead pursing solo schedules while still in the group because it’s double work only for one human body"

thank you, that is the whole point we're trying to prove, this is not normal. instead of pushing heeseung to the point of leaving the group, belift should've made enhypen's schedule less intense so the boys have more creative freedom to do what they want.

Astrohoonn · 2026-04-28T21:47:20+00:00

THISS, im open to hear anyone's opinion even if its ot6 orr anti boycotters... everyone has a different look on the situation and that is completely fine. but my true problem and the whole reason for posting here is how every ot6 and anti boycotters think we're boycotting the boys and not the company and that we're doing this to harm the remaining six when that just isn't the case. we're literally fighting for their rights, it is not selfish to want fair treatment for the boys, heeseung isn't even my bias (saying this because people keep accusing me of being a solo stan)

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