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I found an article.

About Key & Jonghyun.

(Tw)

The title says literally : SHINEE'S KEY ADMITS HE CONSIDERED LEAVING SHINEE AFTER JONGHYUN'S PASSING.

And another thing that really pisses me off here is that people keep referencing to a SUICIDE as "passing" - this article does it FOUR TIMES. FOUR. As if it was a natural death.

On one hand people just still milk the case to get attention (this is an article that states Key considered leaving shinee after what happened and it makes sense cuz I can imagine this was traumatizing ), on the other, they don't even dare saying it out loud.

Jonghyun ended his own life. He did not die of natural causes. And parts of what influenced this - one comment under the article said this as well - is the fucking kpop industry. The insanity of idol culture, the korean hustle life, the pressure to work so hard until you drop dead and always be educated even if you're a global popstar.

The cameras he hated so much he mentioned it in a song. (Which were at his funeral as well, MASSES of them, even though they had asked for privacy). It was insane if you remember it.

Why do these sick ass people even take photos at a FUNERAL? to make MONEY?? that is how sick the entertainment mentality is.

People profit off misery.

And the fact that there is a suicide prevention / help organization founded by jonghyun's family could have been mentioned in the article, by the way.

It would make sense - it could help people who struggle. It could bring attention and spread awareness. But they don't.

Because all they want is generating traffic on their page.

The entertainment industry keeps losing idols and actors and other people to SUICIDE. A lot of them don't die of natural causes. It just doesn't srop because they don't change shit.

We know about the burning sun scandal and the human trafficking cases and the prostitution of minors and yet people involved barely get charged any sentence.

(Hyuna for example gets hate and her career is over because the whole country kinda shadowbanned her but nobody TALKS about it officially. It's just silencing out what happened. Nobody is even reflecting if she is a victim to manipulation or wtf happened cuz let's be real - she don't look healthy. She hasn't looked healthy in a long time and honestly she seems like she is having mental health issues too. And people leave hate comments all the time. I get why y'all are angry but ... let's just be CAREFUL . Her life is still a human life.)

"It is so sad and we should all remember them well :(((("

Okay?? Listen to your friends when they have issues then? Stop posting articles about "struggling" artists who break down crying or only talk about their looks? Stop promoting those insane diets and plastic surgeries????

Stop normalizing constant posting of idols 365 days a year. Stop overworking them and underpaying them.

Actually take actions against reportes who sell info to saesangs???

The kpop industry is toxic as fuck and i have stated that multiple times.

"Oh but korea is just different in culture" yes ive been there, done that. Worked there. Studied there. Met a lot of koreans and NOT A SINGLE ONE was happy with the system.

Many people don't give a shit about the idol industry BECAUSE it is so insane. They just listen to kpop like we do with normal pop music...because in the end that's all it is. Music.

Yes of course there are amazing performances and dancers and actors and models - but a lot of people just consume casually. This issue is kind of based on toxic fan culture.

It goes hand in hand with the industry. (Read my other essays abt this.)

The fans consume - they get emotionally attached - parasocial relationships form - the industry realizes they can get money out of it - they encourage the behavior - they make more content & instead of protecting the idols put them in the middle of it - the fans consume ----> they raise prices. Mass production. Not only of items but of idols too.

Idols are barely allowed to produce songs for their group anymore, leave alone chose their own hair color. Keeho for example said he HATED the mullet he got for a promotion and the color it had. But he is bound by contract - which is insane by the way.

THAT is part of their job. These companies own their employees. They can chose their diet, hair, plastic surgeries, dating options, working time, wifi, living situation, and much more.

That should NOT be part of a contract.

Idk about you but my looks are part of how I express myself. I have my own style.

I would never let a company steal my identity like that.

Imagine what being in situations like this from a very young age does to you mentally.

Imagine how you let people treat you when you were young and now imagine if that happened to you when being in THAT industry. What that did to you mentally and how it would shape the way you think.

The abuse happening in the industry is still a "hahaha" topic and the industry supports the way this agenda is pushed.

I'm not saying one has to always mention that Jonghyun committed, but it is a big part of us, and shinee's story. believe it or not.

"That is not how i want to remember him"

Yeah. I get it. But it is a part of his legacy.

Because imagine how he would feel if people just kept referencing to all these issues in the industry as "inconvieniences". He would call the shit out of those people.

I want to remember both. The great human being he was, and what happened to him because WE NEED TO DO BETTER.

We need to STOP normalizing this behavior.

And if you're thinking "why is she so upset over this" I gotta be real with you i don't even feel upset right now - I think we need to keep a clear head and mind when we talk about this. I am pissed off, but staying neutral during an analysis is part of the process. But here is why this is so important:

-> using words like this gives the reader an association. It makes the entire situation - and topic - seem smaller or more harmless.

It is a basic form of manipulation. That is how the media uses psychology on topics.

Notice how not once, the word "death" is used as well? Because it sounds more raw and would cause the reader to be disturbed.

Just fyi.

So please, let's not shame these topics away and let's also not ignore mental illness as a responsibility of every single person.

I know this article is about key, and I'm glad he's been comfortable enough to share this - I hope he's okay and he has people he can lean on.

Especially because he is getting the same treatment now - he said it to taeyeon, he felt like he wasn't allowed to talk about jonghyun at all.

As always, leave your thoughts on this topic but stay respectful.

Have a nice day.