ENHYPEN Members (Jungwon, Jake, Sunghoon, Jay, Sunoo, Ni-ki) Address Fans After Heeseung’s Departure Announcement.
The ENHYPEN members shared a message on their official social media on March 11th: “We believe ENGENEs (ENHYPEN’s fandom name) must have been very surprised by today’s announcement. We were most worried about how ENGENEs would feel. As ENHYPEN exists for ENGENEs, seeing ENGENEs worry and struggle is the greatest pain for us.”
Regarding Heeseung’s departure, they stated, “The time we spent together until now was incredibly precious, beyond words. Therefore, we respect and support Heeseung’s decision and his new beginning.”
ENHYPEN promised fans growth, emphasizing, “To our precious ENGENEs who always support and cheer for us, we will become even stronger and never forget our gratitude to always be ENHYPEN, confident and proud.”
Meanwhile, on the previous day, ENHYPEN’s agency, BELIFT LAB, announced through an official statement: “We have been contemplating and discussing ENHYPEN’s future direction and goals. We had in-depth conversations about each member’s vision for the future and the team’s direction. In that process, we confirmed that Heeseung’s musical aspirations were clear, and we decided to respect them,” announcing Heeseung’s departure.
They continued, “We understand that this news may be difficult for all fans to accept with the same heart. Nevertheless, we ask for your generous understanding that this decision is for the future of ENHYPEN and Heeseung.”
Heeseung shared a handwritten letter stating, “The past six years have been filled with moments too overwhelming and precious to express in words. I will never forget those moments and want to continue to be someone who supports ENHYPEN more than anyone else.” He added, “I shared the results of my work with the company and spent a lot of time discussing and talking with many people about how best to present it. After much deliberation, I made a big decision to approach ENGENEs in a better light, following the direction proposed by the company,” explaining the background behind his decision to leave.
Accordingly, Heeseung will be pursuing his own path independently from ENHYPEN, and ENHYPEN will continue its activities as a six-member group from their upcoming official schedules.

The Following is the full statement from ENHYPEN’s official X account.
ENGENEs, we believe you must have been very surprised by today’s announcement
We were most worried about how ENGENEs would feel
As ENHYPEN exists for ENGENEs, seeing ENGENEs worry and struggle is the greatest pain for us.
The time we spent together until now was incredibly precious, beyond words.
Therefore, we respect and support Heeseung’s decision and his new beginning.
To alleviate ENGENEs’ worries even a little and create happy days for ENGENEs,
We, ENHYPEN, will continue to grow even more.
To our precious ENGENEs who always support and cheer for us, we will become even stronger and never forget our gratitude to always be ENHYPEN, confident and proud.
We always appreciate and love you, ENGENEs
