That's why I used the word "Survived" because Idols have had breakdowns with lesser hectic schedules. Rumors about a member of sh1nee suffering from anxiety, panic, depression and ED were circulating since 2020 but no one even thought it could be T@em because of his happy onscreen persona but the mask started to fall of since last year. All 5m idols are on diet during comeback period even 0new went on diet for D1ce promo it's the company pressure but it's not something anyone should be doing before going to the military.
I hope ka1 enlists before T@emBa3k are discharged so they don't have to worry about 5m making them do s4perm schedules. Post military I believe he'll be better because he's finally getting a proper break through social service and if s4perm is on hiatus he will be doing sh1nee and solo work like O, M and K
I don't want to think what kind of sexual harassment he has had to face all these years that Sasaeng accounts have talked about because sexual harassment is a broad term Including both physical and verbal harassment. I hope it wasn't physical but then people used to inappropriately touch him in front of cameras so we can't really rule out the possibility of them acting even creepier when the cameras are off. I am so angry at all sh@wols who dismiss the sexual harassment he had to face on variety shows as just jokes the society still has this fu*ked up mentality that men cannot be harrased or assaulted male-on-male assault and harassment is so common in prisons and militaries it should be taken more seriously there's no place where guys can turn to if they are harassed or assaulted everyone just tells them to Man up or say they are lucky if the perpetrator is a woman and SK is just hell for all kinds of assault and harassment victims even women who speak up about it never get justice the way they just let s3ungri roam free for 3 years before finally sending him to jail but it's a VIP jail and he's gonna be out in 18 months. SK is terrible place to be a woman.
Essem never allowed Sh1nee to grieve they acted like jj0ng's death was just another opportunity for them to grab $$$$. The funeral was public, his posthumous album was released in early Jan, and by Feb Sh1nee were back in the spotlight doing From Now On concerts as tribute to jj0ng. Sh1nee said they weren't sure if they should continue or disband but it was jj0ng's mother who asked them to continue so they decided to regroup as 4. It's hard for them and I hope they stop putting too much pressure on themselves to fill jj0ng's space they should be allowed to go on a long hiatus to heal properly and then comeback
Do you know why she asked them to continue? They could use a hiatus to rest without diets, military, fans and pressure. This is the first break Tae's had since the 6th grade. Lu6as was doing promos after a year with NCT for S4perm, NCT U, and Wavy. Fans think their groups work hard, but this is overworking. Pressure from fans and the media makes the situation harder and some idols break.
No one takes the r*pe and harassment of boys serious. If society won't prosecute the perpetrators of violence against children and women, the most vulnerable members of society, it's not going to help men. Boys are thrown into the world without support. We blame the lack of meaningful friendships and support between men on toxic masculinity, but I've seen women ridicule boys for being close to a male friend, asking for help, or crying.
A lot of men wait years after being hurt by people in positions of power. Reading about what people go through, and my own experiences, victims blame themselves. A same sex perpetrator would be worse because if they are LGBT, they wonder if it made them like that. With an opposite sex predator, people will say boys wanted it, and many won't receive the help they need to move past the pain.
That country sound like hell for anyone that's not powerful. Essem takes sweet and innocent children like Taem1n, Jjong, S4lli, Baek and Ka1, and let's bad things happen to them. What did you hear about harassment? If someone is willing to pull a boy's shirt down on tv, talk about wanting to kiss him as he sleeps, flirts while making him sit next to them even though he's nervous, and says that a picture of him dressed as a girl at 15 attracts them, they will do worse behind the scenes. Younger people defer to older people around the world, but it's extreme in SK. If someone older tells you to do something, you do it. No wonder he stays with his manager and bodyguard.