“I don’t want to see people hurting each other anymore” SEVENTEEN singer Seungkwan has posted a lengthy message on Instagram about the K-pop industry and voicing his support for fellow idols. READ MORE: Hwasa on finding a new lease on life: “I’m just moving as my heart desires” Last week, K-pop company HYBE disclosed company documents during a National Assembly’s Culture, Sports and Tourism committee audit. Several pages of documents that allegedly contained disparaging remarks about K-pop artists have since been leaked, sparking outrage from K-pop fans both domestically and internationally.
Amid the ongoing controversy, SEVENTEEN vocalist Seungkwan has shared a message speaking up for his group and fellow K-pop idols. “I don’t want to see people hurting each other anymore,” he wrote per Soompi . “I feel that I can no longer stay silent for all my colleagues who are working hard even at this moment, my fans, my members, my people who are getting hurt.
” Seungkwan of SEVENTEEN performs the 2022 LA3C Festival at Los Angeles State Historic Park on December 10, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. CREDIT: Sarah Morris/Getty Images The singer wrote that while there are parts of being a celebrity to be endured, he did not believe that “it is a job where we have to endure to the point of self-destruction, getting hurt until the brink of death.” “We have experienced enough pain, fallen apart, and somehow overcome it, putting in tenacious effort to show our be.