I’m a big TXT fan and today it was revealed that Yeonjun had moved out to his own apartment as a preview was released for his “I Live Alone” appearance. He’s been living alone for 7 months now and some fans are really taken back. Last we heard that there were two dorms (Soobin and Beomgyu in one and Yeonjun, Taehyun, and Hueningkai in another).
I’m not surprised members are starting to move out since it’s been almost 8 years since they debut. And with TXT, it’s very known that some members are messy and have a lot of stuff. That must be frustrating when you just have a bedroom for your stuff. I think naturally people will want their own space especially just for more room. It’s bittersweet in the sense that it’s really showing that time has changed and they’re senior artists so things won’t be the same as their rookie days like no more fun dorm stories. But I see quite a few fans who are really sad or even hurt that they found out the news from a TV show announcement. Thinking Yeonjun should have personally told the fans first…
Reminds me again of the parasocialism in kpop. We aren’t entitled to know their living arrangements or lifestyles. Whatever they do after work hours should be all theirs. They do have some aspects of their lives where they aren’t constantly thinking of the fans. I find that most kpop idols put more distance between them and the fans as they grow older and become more senior. And this probably causes some fans to lose interest since they feel like they lose that “connection” to them. But I’m all for it since it doesn’t matter for me as they’re not always on my mind. As long as they’re still working, I’m fine with less message updates or online fan interactions.
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