He communicated his situation to fans.
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A fifth-generation boy group member has sparked heated debate online after subtly complaining about his company’s bias toward a fellow member.
CLOSE YOUR EYES member Yeojun, the idol in question, shared his frustration with fans recently.
Yeojun | UNCORE
In a series of messages, he explained the situation using a hypothetical story, which implied that a member who wasn’t as good at his job as Yeojun was being pushed by the higher-ups in charge of the group.
| theqoo
Suppose, noona is better at growing apples than “A.”
Even the apple farm owner next door would say, ‘Yeah, noona should be the one growing the apples.”
In reality, noona is better at growing apples because you work hard while A is slacking away.
However, noona’s father, who owns the apple farm, gives the entire farm to A and gives noona whatever is left over!
And even the customers who buy the apples have no idea how good noona is at growing them…
How would you feel?
This is what you would call an unreasonable situation, right?
— The messages above
Netizens quickly derived that in this hypothetical, Yeojun was referring to a fellow member being pushed by his company more than him, despite their lacking skills and hard work. The situation has left many shocked, since CLOSE YOUR EYES is known to have good chemistry among its members. While many have shown sympathy for Yeojun’s situation, people also felt that venting in this manner to fans while risking the image of the entire group was also not fair.
| theqoo
- “If it’s true, I can understand the mindset behind his actions. But you really shouldn’t be saying things like that to your fans. I suppose since they’re still young, they just wanted to vent to the people they know are on their side.”
- “It’s better to just openly voice your complaints.”
- “Why are you telling that to the fans of all people?”
- “Lol, isn’t he an MC right now? What do you mean he doesn’t get taken care of?”
- “Why is he acting like that?”
- “It’s just my personal opinion, but it reads like a thinly veiled jab at another member who’s getting a push. That’s just how it came across to me.”