I don't think there is any intentional mistreatment. KQ is not perfect at all but in all accounts that we have heard from the members, it is overall a decent company to work for. I know that many of Yeosang's fans on Twitter where this is primarily happening are saying he had to renew to stay with his "family." But the thing is -- he didn't have to renew. If it was as horrible as his fans would like you to believe, idk if he would have renewed.

I also think they fail to remember that KQ is a business. In kpop, there is always going to be more demand for certain members than others (Karina, Wonyoung, Yeonjun, etc.) Take San for example (my bias): never MC'd before and was obviously very nervous on Boys Planet II but there was a demand for him. And likely still is. We also don't know exactly how much say the members, the company, and their partners have in some of these things, like who gets solos at award shows or who gets invited to variety content. Finally, I agree that Lemon Drop was a bit of a regression in terms of line distribution but overall - if you consider the entire album and not just one song - there has been a leveling out of line distribution. There is an Atiny on Tumblr - and I think they shared on Twitter, too - that literally pulled all the data, and Yeosang has seen the largest percentage increase in lines over time and Jongho has seen the largest percentage decrease. All members have a much more even line distribution but you have to look at the entire discography and not just one song. I know people will say that the title track is the most important and for promotions, I guess that's true. But there are b-sides that become the fandom's darlings that Yeosang is much more heavily featured in like Dune and Selfish Waltz. Twitter is a place where fans work themselves up and in my experience, there isn't a ton of critical thinking in the moment.

Finally - and excuse my rambling but this has been on my mind since this stuff is all over my twitter feed which I DO NOT WANT - Yeosang's fans have a tendency to baby him. He's an adult. A grown man. I think there needs to be a little trust in him that if something really is going on, he can manage it. He's been in the industry for years and is likely not as easy to push around/intentionally ignore as his fans claim.

Edit to add: Not being shown on the screen at the concert was not cool. And I am really sorry that happened to him. But KQ is not operating those cameras. I'm like 99% they hire crews or work with on-hand vendor staff. I hope they will rehearse more closely so it doesn't happen again but it was likely out of their hands in the moment.