arhur12
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Rather than the military service itself. I think it was the thought that he has spent half of his life now that tormented him. And the military is not an environment for a person like him or jj0ng.
He is babyish when the cameras are on. But in Interviews about his solo career he becomes a very serious person. When they asked him about his interests in interviews for Superm promo he said I like Philosophical concepts. His 'Peculiar' interests include Philosophy, Religion, Relativity Theory, Quantum Mechanics and he loves both making and watching documentaries. K3y scolded him for talking too much about documentaries he watched about environmental issues and quantum mechanics during their 13th debut live when he thought he was going to talk about 'fun' things.
If these are his actual interests and judging from the themes he has discussed in his music like his constant struggles with fame and fear of being treated like a product thrown off once consumed it paints him as a very serious person and nothing like the baby persona sh@wols are used to. I have a feeling deep down he is aware of the darkness of the industry and knows the reality of an idol's life. He had probably been using work as a form of escape from his dark thoughts but in the military he had to face all his demons and being constantly exposed to Sasaengs one of the worst things this industry has produced would've aggravated his problems even further. He needs proper therapy to help him sort out his problems and fans need to stop treating him like a baby. There is a difference between being protective and turning someone into a walking meme
He said he skipped kindergarten because the idea of a normal life where every person is told that graduating from college then working for a company is the way to live a good life sounded like brainwashing to him. He didn't want to live like a robot and military is a place where you are stripped of all of your individuality, freedom and taught to act like a mindless robot he was never going to have a good time there.
People say he was different even as a kid. He spent more time in the practice room than the playground because he was so determined to reach his goals. And that determination pushes him to reinvent himself again and again. But it is also something that can come off as an obsession that can consume him similar to how it consumed his idol MJ and many more artists who had tragic endings. His Hyung jj0ng is probably one of those tragedies too. He needs something that saves him from becoming another tragedy even if it's just a pet or his faith.
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