But is it as simple as fans think?
Koreaboo
HYBE‘s handling of another team’s solo activities has been compared to Heeseung and his departure from ENHYPEN, sparking a heated debate.
When Heeseung left ENHYPEN, BELIFT LAB explained it was due to the idol wanting to go solo.
ENHYPEN’s Heeseung Personally Addresses Fans After Leaving Group
Amid the anger among fans that Heeseung wasn’t “allowed” to do both team and solo activities, fellow HYBE group &TEAM has been brought up.
Fans have been sharing a statement from &TEAM that shared that two members, K and Jo, would struggle to participate in group schedules due to personal activities. Some pointed out that if other idols can do solo activities without it impacting the group, then they didn’t know why BELIFT LAB and Heeseung couldn’t do this, so the idol could continue with ENHYPEN and have a solo debut.
so hybe CAN do it they just chose to kick heeseung out for more money instead okay pic.twitter.com/VKLnQte1PD
— ً (@wonikeun) March 31, 2026
Belift should’ve plagiarized this.
YX LABELS pls adopt enhypen 🙏#ENHYPEN_SEVEN_OR_NOTHING pic.twitter.com/uVvLQikV07— chris ༝༚༝༚ ENHYPEN IS 7 (@skibiseung) March 30, 2026
THEY COULD’VE GIVEN US A NOTICE LIKE THIS AND KEPT HIM IN THE GROUP. INSTEAD THEY CHOSE TO KICK HIM OUT AND SEPARATE ENHYPEN AND THE FANDOM. HYBE IS LIKELY SCHEMING SOMETHING USING ENHYPEN, DO NOT LET THEM DISTRACT YOU WITH MERCHANDISE, TOUR OR OFFICIAL EVENTS.
DO NOT IGNORE… https://t.co/0ShAXNVNWX
— sisi 🦇 #TREATENHYPENBETTER (@ddeoddeonuu) March 31, 2026
However, some hit back at the narrative, sharing how overworked and difficult it was for the members during this time, explaining that everything isn’t black and white and YX Labels shouldn’t be praised.
ah yes, that well planned era…
• half the members needing an iv
• entire group sick, some missing schedules
• unhealed injuries
• trying to hide their coughs
• 👑 especially having little-no sleep
• barely eating
• flying back and forth between two countries https://t.co/tGuIFXwlc7— mo 𓂃 (@sousladoucelune) March 31, 2026
as a lunégene…I promise y’all don’t want that either. they had members depending on iv drips and performing while sick for months during the last quarter of 2025. h*be as a whole is the issue https://t.co/aXcSxaMmVU
— 🍪, #1 nekozjoo enjoyer (@kkurisuns) March 30, 2026
👑 we can say it now, but the two of us were in terrible condition back then (during the time of starting solo schedules)
so, no, please don’t go off thinking that YXL is any better at scheduling their artists or looking out for their wellbeing 🙂 https://t.co/99Ug4sDMoj pic.twitter.com/sAx3kyJXAt
— yon (@yondachii) March 31, 2026
