HYBE? Fourth-generation? Survival shows?
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Netizens were shocked to hear that Heeseung would be leaving ENHYPEN.
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Amid the ongoing discourse, it brought back a major discussion about the trend of idols leaving. At first, it looked at groups within HYBE…
Something sinister going on in Hybe, they way they kicked out garam, the issue with NJ, now him leaving abruptly after the comeback was announced and when his group is doing fairly well https://t.co/IHDmJRFzWw
— swaraa (@ladydiorz) March 10, 2026
2022: garam leaves le sserafim
2023: youngseo leaves fadllit
2024: fromis leaves hybe
2025: danielle leaves newjeans
2026: heeseung leaves enhypengirl what’s even happening at hybe…
— 𝜗𝜚 (@baesfilms) March 10, 2026
Or within fourth-generation groups…
newjeans (4/5)
(g)i-dle (5/6)
le sserafim (5/6)
enhypen (6/7)
nmixx (6/7)
stray kids (8/9)
treasure (10/12)4th gen gotta be cursed because why have all the big groups lost at least one member 💀 pic.twitter.com/Efa7PfOmKg
— 𝜗𝜚 (@baejeanies) March 10, 2026
But there was then a bigger discourse about groups formed through survival shows. One tweet going viral shared that both Heeseung and former Kep1er member Youngeun placed fifth on their show and both left their groups this month.
both ranked 5th overall in survival shows. both left their respective groups due to different reasons.
march just started…..what is going on….. pic.twitter.com/EdWFiGlToZ
— lojeo ✿ (@kep1diary) March 10, 2026
Yet, it went deeper than that as netizens noticed that recently, especially in the past month or so, it seems that most groups that were formed through survival shows had lost members, including not just ENHYPEN and Kep1er, but ZEROBASEONE and izna.
kpop groups that have lost members this year:
• ZEROBASEONE
• Kep1er
• ENHYPEN (NEW)this is the year for survival show groups! pic.twitter.com/xtafPJR9wa
— ۟ (@zbsae) March 10, 2026
kep1er from 9 to 7 to 6
enhypen from 7 to 6
zb1’s last week as 9 members…all. in. march. MARCH 2026, YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED AS THE MOST HORRIBLE MONTH OF THE CENTURY pic.twitter.com/ek269o8qWr
— lojeo ✿ (@kep1diary) March 10, 2026
looking at this pic hits different now knowing both groups ended up losing a member… pic.twitter.com/NEhOcT9WQB
— 𝐀sa forever with youngeun ⋆˚꩜｡ (@warmbitcs) March 10, 2026
Istg project groups have some kind of a curse bc:
Kep1er: 9 > 6
ZB1: 9 > 5
Izna: 7 > 6
Enhypen: 7 > 6
(And I ult all 3 except Enha)
(Also Katseye but I don’t quite know what’s going on with them)— ꧁𝑺𝒚𝒍𝒒𝒊꧂ᴹᵒⁿᵒ (@allmypoetrlvly) March 10, 2026
No 4th-5th gen Survival show groups safe anymore… Illit, Zb1, kep1er, Izna, Enhypen…
— MADI !!! (@mylettertogyu) March 10, 2026
Izna , zb1 , kep1er , illit and now enhypen , why are all survival show groups losing members tf😭😭??
— j ⋆.˚୨୧ (@iznacoree) March 10, 2026
