i stop listening when a member leaves the group (hear me out)
i might get hate for this but i have a pattern of not listening to a group’s releases after a member leaves 😭 i know it’s not their fault, but listening to their songs without that member makes me feel empty. this happens to me a lot.
first one is with btob. i’m a big fan of btob but when ilhoon left, i felt very very empty. i couldn’t listen to their songs after that, even though i streamed btob4u’s music. it just hurts being reminded that i can’t hear his voice in their songs anymore, especially since his parts were my favorite. the only time i was able to accept ilhoon’s departure and listen to their new music was when he started becoming active again. so yeah, i only streamed their “be together” album last year.
second is with exo. exo is my ult. i know they haven’t been complete since 2013, but i became a fan in 2016 when they’re left with 9 members. and i’m gonna be honest that i haven’t listened to the songs they released this year without cbx. i know cbx didn’t leave the group, but let’s be real that they’re not in a good situation. i am even a kai-biased but i just can’t bring myself to listen to their music when some members who play a very big part in their songs are missing.
third, nct. mark is my bias in 127 😭 i love mark so much, his solo, his collabs, everything. his parts are my favorite in many nct songs. when mark graduated from nct dream, i didn’t listen to the albums they released as ot6 at the time, and i have only appreciated their past two comebacks during the nct 2020 era. and i was so happy when mark came back to nct dream.
i want to break this pattern with nct but i am just really brokenhearted about mark’s departure. what hurts more is that i love him so much and that leaves me no other option but to fully respect and understand his decision.