Did HYBE Force LE SSERAFIM To Hide Injuries?— Fans Find Evidence

Is the company really protecting the artists?
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Serah S. Cherrie
Serah S. Cherrie

LE SSERAFIM’s latest release, “Celebration,” has ended up igniting suspicions that HYBE has been subjecting the group to toxic restrictions during this comeback.

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The discourse started with the changed choreography of the song at a recent university festival performance. Though the original included heavy headbanging in the chorus part, LE SSERAFIM appeared to have tweaked the part for recent live performances at Soongsil University to completely omit that part. However, even with this changed choreography, Chaewon appeared to be struggling to move her neck.

While fans have been worried that the specific move could hurt the members in the long run, clips of Chaewon struggling have sparked a backlash at a higher level, with many fans calling it a grave oversight on the choreographer’s and the label’s part.

As the controversy erupted, some fans also discovered a clip from a live broadcast where Chaewon was seen muttering about her neck pain. However, what struck many as shocking was how startled Sakura was to hear her say that and the way she signaled to shush her. Chaewon immediately retracted her statement and started moving her neck around to show she was fine. Though all the members broke into laughter, the moment actually came across as rather concerning to fans. Many ended up questioning whether LE SSERAFIM’s management was forcing them to hide their injuries from fans.

This incident brought up an even older instance when Sakura was seen limping during the group’s schedules, but she never actually spoke about what had happened. Many fans felt that these two incidents conclusively showed that the group was being restricted from openly talking about their injuries.

With this suspicion making rounds on X (formerly Twitter), many NewJeans fans chimed in, calling people’s attention back to Hanni’s past testimony about her group going through workplace bullying under HYBE’s management.

Overall, these accusations have opened up broader discussions about the freedom, or the lack thereof, of idols under the K-Pop industry’s restrictive norms.

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