If you don’t know Seungmin of Stray Kids is currently still recovering from a Stress fracture in his ankle that went improperly diagnosed for several months, when the issue first started it was missed due to inflammation. As it went undiagnosed and untreated for so long he can’t put too much pressure on his ankle and normally this would mean sitting out concerts or sitting on a stool for songs but instead they gave him a scooter and it has created such great moments at their recent concerts.
The scooter started because he was properly diagnosed with a fracture right before their fanmeet which requires them to move around a lot and it would probably be unfair if he had to stay in one spot for most of it so they got him a basic medical scooter to keep his ankle elevated and allow him to move around. The videos that came out of the fanmeet were amazing as there would be a fancam of other members doing something and you would just see Seungmin zipping around. They then continued to use them at the Seoul Run it dates even though he could now actually stand for longer and even dance and now they have used them at the Japan dates of their tour and have expanded to types of scooters to included regular scooters and a motorized seated scooter and he uses to move around the stage and keep up with the members as he is not fully healed but wants to participate.
I hope other groups and companies copy this because half the reason Idols push through injuries is that they want to see their fans and perform. Seungmin has expressed that he is upset that he had to miss Gov ball and couldn’t participate in filming b-side MVs for Stray Kids last comeback as his ankle needed to heal. I think if he had to go on medical hiatus and miss the tour it would be bad for his mental health but they found a way for him to participate without making his injury worse. Fans are even hoping that they keep the scooters after he is healed because they have enough that other members have used some and Seungmin is clearly having the time of his life zipping around the stage.
If this becomes something normal to provide to injured idols I think we would actually see less injuries because most of them wouldn’t ignore what they think are small issues. If something kept feeling bad or even started getting worse they would be more willing to find out of it was something worse because they could still perform and move around instead of having to go on a hiatus or being forced to stay in one spot while it heals.
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