Whereas I’ll be catching up on all the pieces else that’s come out, and what actions have been taken, from HYBE‘s inner doc controversy, I assumed the message posted by SEVENTEEN member Seungkwan deserved its personal submit for dialogue about it.
The member left a prolonged and considerate message expressing his hope that the tradition at giant is not going to deal with idols as merely commodities.
I don’t wish to see individuals hurting one another anymore.
Watching all the pieces that has occurred to date, I stored my emotions in examine, pondering that someway it will all go, and continued to work onerous with the members as I all the time have. Nevertheless, simply watching these conditions and hoping the hearth will die down is not an choice. I really feel that I can not keep silent for all my colleagues who’re working onerous even at this second, my followers, my members, my people who find themselves getting harm.
This may appear to be meddling to some and like a hasty submit to others, however I’m nonetheless mustering up braveness. Being a star is a job I selected, and whereas there are elements I need to endure as a result of I obtain plenty of love, I don’t assume it’s a job the place we have now to endure to the purpose of self-destruction, getting harm till the brink of demise.
I simply needed to do my greatest and present accountability for the given duties, to repay the followers who love me, and to share the great vitality I can provide in varied methods. So it’s true that the burden, the stress, and the bodily and psychological fatigue are indescribably immense.
Even so, we should keep on at this second. Some have a look at it rationally, some smile positively, and a few, although it’s tough, adapt and someway endure as a result of we selected it and we have now to endure it, however at the moment, that cause feels notably harsh and merciless.
Simply as some days are sunny and a few are cloudy, at the moment may be very cloudy for me. I, too, have days when I attempt to overcome with positivity. I, too, have days when I attempt to smile it doesn’t matter what. However at the moment, that isn’t straightforward, and I really feel sorry for individuals who are getting harm at this second. It additionally upsets me that I can’t embrace all of them.
I’m wondering if my hasty and clumsy phrases can resonate with somebody, if they could be a consolation to anybody. Together with our members, the colleagues and associates I do know who’re working onerous within the massive trade of Okay-pop are individuals who genuinely love this work purely.
As a result of they’re so honest, additionally they get harm, and since they love a lot, they often really feel empty, however nonetheless, they stay every day giving and receiving love for themselves, their members, their households, and their followers.
What I wish to convey clearly is that we’re not individuals who have been working so simply and easily that we will be judged evenly. We’ve got skilled sufficient ache, fallen aside, and someway overcome it, placing in tenacious effort to point out our greatest on stage for our followers. I hope individuals don’t take idols evenly.
You don’t have the proper to simply intrude on our narrative. Not simply us, however different artists as nicely, we’re not your objects. I hope you don’t assume you need to use and revel in us as you please.
All our bodily vitality is drained even simply from one week of music present promotions. Regardless of additionally dealing with ads, occasions, performances, and different scheduled actions in the meantime, there are a lot of colleagues lately who greet me warmly with a smile much more than I do. Every time that occurs, I smile and greet them again. That is all I can do for them.
After they greet me with a brilliant smile, that single second is valuable and grateful, and even a seemingly formal greeting adopted by a single line of a colleague’s message written within the album they provide me offers me energy once I’m exhausted. I simply hope everybody can work with out getting harm and keep wholesome.
I additionally just like the problem tradition. Whether or not we’re shut or not, making a problem video collectively, dancing to one another’s songs in a spot apart from the stage, is gorgeous once we are within the prime of our youth, creating even a small reminiscence collectively. It’s even higher if followers get pleasure from watching it. Even when we don’t know one another, I like that we are able to alternate a small phrase of encouragement to one another saying, “Hwaiting (acquire energy) for promotions,” throughout the awkward and embarrassing ambiance on the finish of the shoot.
Assembly with respect and with the ability to assist even somewhat is significant and one thing to be grateful for.
I have to make an effort first, however I hope we are able to all be somewhat hotter. Watching with heat, supporting, loving, if we deal with one another warmly, possibly issues may get somewhat higher. I actually don’t wish to see anybody breaking down and finally giving up. I sincerely hope we cease giving wounds we are able to’t take accountability for. I don’t wish to see my members, all my colleagues who’re working onerous proper now, the workers who’ve sincerely labored for us, and our followers getting harm anymore. To the followers who’re loving us warmly even at this second, I wish to say I’m sorry and I like you.
I believe he does remarkably nicely right here, coming off as real, type, but additionally essentially direct on the issues he sees with the way in which issues are. He each acknowledges that some stage of criticism and image-making is a given as a part of their jobs, however that the cruelty he’s seeing shouldn’t be part of that. A line within the sand, so to talk.
It asks followers for understanding, firms to deal with them like people as a substitute of robots to make line go up, and it additionally looks as if a little bit of a message to fellow idols for unity on this, or at the least that’s how I interpret it. Perhaps calling for a little bit of reflection from all people, and never simply THEM (all the way in which *gestures wildly* over there) however me and also you, as nicely. Legitimate.
Moreover, he posted a handwritten letter from NMIXX’s Haewon (who notably was focused within the inner doc).
I consider that there’s nothing tougher and significant than bringing laughter and pleasure to individuals.
In that sense, you appear to share numerous presents with individuals each as an artist and likewise together with your appearances on selection exhibits.
Your music particularly has had a major influence on me.
It has been a supply of motivation, empathy, reminiscences, and likewise consolation at occasions.
This was attainable since you approached all the pieces with real sincerity. I hope to develop to the purpose the place I may also share my sincerity with somebody someday. Please watch over me till then.
Thanks.
From Haewon to Boo Seungkwan sunbaenim (time period used to seek advice from somebody of senior standing).
I’ll say that I believe plenty of the protection of this from the media and netizens alike are utilizing this as a rebuke of solely HYBE. Whereas sure, it’s delusional to assume this isn’t linked to the inner report, this reads much more like any individual sick of the tradition of followers, businesses, and media firms that’s solely escalating negatively and edging additional and additional in the direction of min-maxing at the price of humanity. Sure, it’s all the time been that means, however to some extent it does appear that firms as of late have seemingly not even bothered pretending a lot anymore, and I assume all the pieces that’s come out just lately was understandably a little bit of a breaking level for him.