ENHYPEN Crisis! Weekly Broadcast Halted After HEESEUNG's Dramatic Departure

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Precious Eseaye
Precious Eseaye
ENHYPEN Crisis! Weekly Broadcast Halted After HEESEUNG's Dramatic Departure

ENHYPEN is hitting pause for a bit after member HEESEUNG’s recent departure shook up the group.

The fans were expecting the next episode of their weekly YouTube series, “EN-O CLOCK,” which would have to wait, as BELIFT LAB announced a temporary hiatus starting from Thursday, March 12, because at the same day the newest episode was supposed to drop.

BELIFT LAB announced on X that their weekly, “EN-O’ CLOCK” series is taking a short break.

The series, usually released every Thursday, will return in April with “even better content,” they promised.

The f,ans will have to wait a bit longer, but the team asked for everyone’s understanding. Billboard has reportedly contacted BELIFT for more details.

The cancellation of “EN-O CLOCK” comes just two days after the HYBE-owned company confirmed HEESEUNG's departure from the septet.

Source: Google

BELIFT LAB stated that after “extensive deliberation” and “in-depth discussions with each of the members,” a mutual decision was reached for HEESEUNG to pursue a career as a soloist.

This news sparked a wave of mixed reactions from ENHYPEN fans, who expressed a range of emotions including sadness, concern, and confusion across online platforms.

At the time of reporting, a petition protesting the lineup change had garnered over 1 million signatures.

They addressed questions regarding why HEESEUNG could not explore solo opportunities while remaining a member of the band, a model successfully adopted by other prominent K-pop groups like BTS and BLACKPINK,BELIFT provided a statement to Billboard.

The label explained, “We concluded that allowing HEESEUNG to focus fully on his career as a solo artist, rather than pursuing solo activities within the team, would be the most fulfilling approach for both ENHYPEN and HEESEUNG.”

Source: Google

Looking ahead, HEESEUNG will remain under the same BELIFT LAB umbrella as he embarks on his solo music journey.

Concurrently, ENHYPEN will continue its activities as a six-member boy band, with the lineup consisting of SUNGHOON, JUNGWON, SUNOO, JAY, JAKE, and NI-KI.

The two of the remaining members, JAY and JAKE, made their first interview appearance since HEESEUNG’s departure on Australia’s The Morning Show on Wednesday (March 11).

While the topic of HEESEUNG's exit was not discussed during the interview, JAKE, sitting alongside JAY, mentioned the group has been engaged in “a lot” of rehearsals for their upcoming concert at the Hello Melbourne festival.

The Aussie-raised performer elaborated, “There’s been a bit of changes in the choreo with the formation, all that. So we’ve been practicing a lot,” indicating adjustments are being made to their performances.

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