i’m also not really feeling like shipping these days. ik i shouldn’t be influenced by fans but i think the way other member’s fans act about sangwon has really soured me to most of his ships. also we’re in a content drought so it’s difficult to fuel my shipping fantasies with a couple forced fansign answers that give that one nomin tweet that goes something like they’re asking jeno at fansigns would you rather let jaemin hit or see your family burn in a fire 😭

i hope things get better once we get more content but i’m so worried for sangwon’s health this comeback. he has low stamina and hasn’t had the time to build it up since they went immediately from debut promotions to comeback preparations. it was so clear how exhausted he’s been even before the latest fansign when i saw how heavily he was breathing after their performance at that college. my biggest wish is just for him to stay healthy and happy.

right like 5 years is way too much, I have a feeling that the company isn’t really too fond of the group either :( but clearly using them as cash cows with the amount of fansigns and fancalls they’re having rn. Plus their reputation is kinda in shambles rn on kr and c side and they’re being labelled as bullies because this dumb ass company is prolonging a statement to clear everything up otherwise people will start to believe it’s real. They’ve started a petition too 😞 and it seems like they’re not gonna let go of the trucks and wreaths for a while cause their fundraising reaches its goal within the same day. Ig that’s what the k and c side are waiting for before they let go of the group too, a statement or his removal 😔 also you’re right about the work part like it feels like they’re close but not close, it’s hard to describe it but the chemistry of the group as a whole is just not there? Sangwon deserves better ☹️☹️ infact they all do

idk if it’s just me but none of the yaoi is enjoyable anymore, I’m also a sangwon haremist and I love all his ships within the group (except Hyeonwon since I’m not too comfy with it but obviously won’t judge those that do) but like nothing hits anymore. You either have ships where both of them barely interact/don’t look as close anymore or ones where i wouldn’t say feel forced or fake since sw loves all his members equally but just weird yk? idk how to describe it. But it’s probably because ive just lost interest in the group as whole and that has led me to view even the yaoi as a whole nothing burger. Please don’t think of this as me reducing them into ships, they’re so much more than that ik but I’m just tired and we haven’t even completed a year yet 😞

i was so excited for sangwon to finally fulfill his dream of becoming an idol and getting a group he could grow close with. but everything that's been going on has just made me dread the 5+ years we have left. this fandom is not united at all, and one of the major ways you can tell outside of the daily fanwars is that there's no active ot8 translation account. even zb1 which i considered to be akgae land was not as bad as this and had ot9 translators in the beginning. idk what needs to be done to unite this fandom but things are looking so bleak and so many wonyangis are leaving 😭 i hope the remaining ones stay strong for sangwon, but i understand if people leave bc fandom experience should be fun and not something to stress over.