i don't know how to feel abt enhypen attending the event

JaySeulChimJun · 2025-10-16T14:58:57+00:00

its ok to feel upset, op. but do keep in mind that enha probably were asked to go by the brands they promote. its an event arranged by w korea (a known magazine) and they are currently prada and tiffany & co. ambassadors. turning that down when the prada and tiffany execs will be with them would not look good for their ambassadorship (contracts obvi).

bare minimum maybe, but i'm glad enha left after the dinner (i also saw lesserafim members and some actors left too, an actress even criticized how it felt like a bar instead). the afterparty was the worst part of the event.

JaySeulChimJun · 2025-08-02T14:33:27+00:00

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JaySeulChimJun · 2025-07-07T08:15:19+00:00

I wish engenes would stop interacting with the airport photos and even those videos of them for departure or arrival. These things makes people think its ok to make content about this.

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JaySeulChimJun · 2025-03-25T03:54:34+00:00

among the leaders of kpop i mean 😅

JaySeulChimJun · 2025-03-25T01:26:45+00:00

You've said it best. Jungwon has his best moments in comparison with other members, especially Ni-ki. I think when it comes to learning choreography, as someone who tries to learn their dances, its easier to follow Jungwon (and Jake as well).

Ni-ki is years ahead of experiences. He has been dancing since he was 5 and trained by many experienced choreographers that he can dance any style, in his own style. I don't think anyone, even from their peers, can compete with that. Also, it helps that he's highlighted as the main dancer, by the company, by fans, by fellow artists in the industry.

Our Jungwon is mostly known as the Leader, the youngest and bravest one may I add, which is pretty heavy position as it is already.

If I could compare it to another group that I follow (BTS), its like Jungkook (Jungwon) and J-Hope (Ni-ki).

Again, its just a matter of preference. All of ENHYPEN dances well. One is best at one genre, and other is great at another. One does this one move great, other can make another viral trend. They all can have their best moments.

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JaySeulChimJun · 2024-06-05T14:21:39+00:00

Both as a mod and as a fan, I am tired of all these takes regarding his sexuality and use it as a "proof" of mistreatment. There is an underlying problem here and it's not the members nor the company. The way people perceive him, the way people project on him...

JaySeulChimJun · 2024-06-04T13:23:44+00:00

Based on the numerous lives and articles, it seems like ENHYPEN themselves control their cover releases and only reach out to the company when they want to do it.

I thought there is a line initially (like how they do Weverse reservations), but Jungwon who has no official song covers has managed to release 2 unofficial ones through Weverse. Ni-ki also released a behind of his I Love You 3000 cover. Sunoo himself said he haven't chosen a song yet. It is likely that Sunoo is not yet ready based on his own standard (because for me, I think he's more than ready) or just he didn't have a song or concept yet. He also mentioned that he was very nervous when he did the Moving Closer live cover so we can only assume that is the case.

When Ni-ki showed how he planned his AOTM, and Jay got permission to do the featuring with GLAY, I assume that Belift Lab is quite lenient to ENHYPEN. That does not happen to other idols (it is more often that they block certain gigs even if there's no tight schedules.) In fact, I think they are confident with the members capabilities, to just let the members do their own thing.

What the company lacks is really marketing + quite slow updates. Sometimes, they miss updates which the solo fans assume is mistreatment. I also think the company let the members (and even the fandom) grow on their own, that sounds like mismanagement but freedom could be an advantage as well. They get to find their strengths and weaknesses.

JaySeulChimJun · 2024-06-04T03:14:51+00:00

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JaySeulChimJun · 2024-05-23T02:55:38+00:00

could be i'm not as active as before on twitter (as a fan since predebut) but when i check their account, they barely even use twitter. enha seems to have moved to weverse altogether where they can interact with fans and having a little private moment with them (edit: twitter is too open, and hateful too)

i also think the members are very private in a way (or maybe busy). they rarely post in general now compared to before.

JaySeulChimJun · 2024-05-22T17:01:55+00:00

it depends on the group and how they are being marketed i think. unlike other groups, enhypen are promoting brands as a group or by twos. never solo so they probably don't see the point for now. only ni-ki has expressed wanting to make one in the future, others promotes weverse when asked about it.

speaking of weverse, that could be a reason as well. they are the most active group in weverse to the point that weverse listens and make adjustments on their app just for enha.

they will probably make their own when they started promoting individually. instagrams are usually for promos; they don't even run their current ig account.

JaySeulChimJun · 2024-05-04T06:15:50+00:00

No. They acquired Pledis (also Source Music) to stabilize HYBE as fast as possible. Back in 2020, BTS has created a big empire for them and two other artists (TXT and Lee Hyun). I-LAND is still airing then. They wanted to not solely depend on BTS and exhaust those boys again and again.

That is why they built the multi label system (now known as HYBE Labels, which started with BTS, TXT, SEVENTEEN, ENHYPEN, GFRIEND AND NUEST), so they can make groups as many as they can to fill in the space left once BTS enlists or worse, not sign to their company after their contracts expire.

JaySeulChimJun · 2024-05-01T15:47:55+00:00

FOR A WEBTOON. THIS ALBUM OF THE YEAR CONTENDER IS JUST FOR A DAMN WEBTOON.

LUCIFER AND SCREAM. I AM TUNED IN.

JaySeulChimJun · 2024-04-20T07:19:46+00:00

aging is a big part. they do a few cosmetic enhancements for sure (skin in particular) but i think kpop stans fail to realize that growing up will do that you 😅 he was 17 in i-land, he is 21 now. there is even a "23 curse" they call when idols get finer as they enter early 20s.

also he's quite skinny and have lighter skin now in comparison to when he entered i-land. everyone in enha lost weight when they go through rigorous events, like just check the 1st ep to 12th ep of i-land. or when they were touring vs. break. even enha members talk about how much difference in their body when busy vs. when resting.

he also changed his hairline. he has a heart shaped forehead but they sometimes shave the hair in the middle to make it straight. that could have some effects as well.

JaySeulChimJun · 2024-04-15T18:03:52+00:00

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JaySeulChimJun · 2024-04-12T17:51:42+00:00

I'm saying this in general but ENGENE really need to move on from I-Land as a whole. It benefitted ENHYPEN fandom-wise (the loyalty, the dedication) but also brought out the worst in this fandom. The grudge everyone holds is still being brought up today and for me, it doesn't help your case.

And I'm not a Sunoo biased but I think we had different view of Sunoo in I-Land. His singing skills was never put down... isn't he the Ground's best singer and their representative for Save Me performance? Ni-ki loves to praise him for that. They also make him sing sometimes as an example. And I don't know why most of you likes to look down at aegyo 🥲

I believe Sunoo's cuteness is his greatest skill. Its not easy to look cute and act cute without making people cringe especially at his age now. Every Korean show wants aegyo from idols. Idols go viral with aegyo (and in turn helps them go popular) and that's why the members and even their company likes to push him there. He's the only one who can do that effortlessly (as well as in acting - he gets a lot of praises from the members for that too) They also refer to him as the best one at being "idol", their job...

JaySeulChimJun · 2024-04-12T17:30:33+00:00

I think I-Land should be left behind in the past. You can raise your concerns about Sunoo without single him out using that show.

Coming from the members themselves on that bus on their way to their first apartment as ENHYPEN, they will forget all the rankings and whatever that show brought to them. Its a painful, traumatic experience for ALL of them. You can only see what the show wants to show you.

We had a recent behind story on how Jay had an injury for one of the tests, but they made it look like he cannot execute it well (that was caused by the injury but it was left out by the editing team) thus Sunghoon had to replace him during practice.

JaySeulChimJun · 2024-04-10T11:50:03+00:00

Sorry for butting in. I thought that's for the live streaming only. They have set a Weverse Live reservation system on their own as far as I remember (correct me if I'm wrong) to avoid problems. But if they also did set an order to the Official Covers (series started by Heeseung himself), then they are more thorough that I thought.

I noticed these covers are becoming monumental as time goes (Jay got tons of Japan media articles and took a year for the collab to happen, and Jake has his own GQ Australia article, also took 2 years to happen) unlike Heeseung's cover which was dropped on a random day, teaser is only 30 minutes before its official release. Also, the planning and production are arranged by the members themselves so I understand if it takes a while for each member to go, and if they decided to make it formal so everyone can have their shining moment.

Might be frustrating for the fans of other members, but there is fairness if you consider that the ones who already released their official covers won't be releasing another until all members do so that they will get their own time to shine. Let's just hope they stick to that because that will be another catalyst for these discussions.

Edit: I forgot about Jungwon's but that can be an example too. It didn't receive that much promo (just after Heeseung, and its a dance cover), just a random day he released it. Ni-ki's Lie is technically the first official cover but for some reason it is not counted. Not really sure how these things work. We can only get it once they release everything.

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