stencilled | Grasping at straws

After yesterdays new's about Jin, I thought fans would see the benefits of the new KT arrangement once they'd calmed down and be more positive and accepting about it. But no. When it comes to Jin, the foremost action of KT fans is to defend. Defending a member you love is a-ok. But forcibly denying what's happening... not-so-much-ok.

Yes, we all know that Jin has said that he has no desire to leave KT and that he will return. Before he left for LA, that is.

We also know that once he returned from his tour, his answer changed to I like doing solo work more then KT work and I don't know what will happen in the future.

Don't deny the change people.

If you don't believe the newspapers, tv reports, KT's tears or Johnny-san's words, at least put your own wants aside and see what Jin wants. What he's been wanting ever since he was chibi!JIn.

What I find weird is that most fans who are in denial about this trust Jin to be the most-honest-person-ever, which, hey, I have no problem with (though I disagree). But I'm really confused. If you trust what Jin says, then trust his actions too, because actions do really speak louder than words.

And by his actions, I mean his behaviour when he's doing KT activities vs his solo activities. You have to be blind or wading really, really deep in the denial pool to not see the difference.

Here is Jin during the promotion of 'Love Yourself.' Notice his blank face. Notice how people notice his blank face and how that affects the rest of KT. Do not make excuses like 'he's just shy around new ppl/the camera' because that. That isn't even an excuse. It's just what you want to believe. Jin's been the co-frontman of KT for how long now? Do you honestly believe that he could pull that off while being camera shy?? Just because he's not good at MC-ing doesn't make him shy.

Don't believe me, here's proof. Notice the expressions, the smile, the funny dance at the end. This is Jin doing solo work. This is Jin happy. This is also Jin in LA, a foreign land when compared to Japan and a foreign interviewer. And Jin is not shy. Why? Because he's not the shy type. A shy person whould not want to leave a group to go solo and embrace the centre of the spolight. It's obvious that Jin is thriving now that he's gotten the chance to follow his dreams. How can anyone deny that??

If Jin did return to KT like you all want him to, do you think he'd act any differently then he has been these past few years? Especially now that he's felt the thrill of holding his own solo con?? And do you think the rest of KT deserves that? To accept a member back into the group after he's already abandoned them twice, both at pivotol times in their career? To act as a safety net for someone who is half-hearted in all their activities and would rather be elsewhere??

And as for Jin, why don't you want him to live out his dream?? Because by asking him to remain with KT, that's what your doing. How can he have the freedom to give his all in his desired future if he's constantly running back to support KT?? If you don't want him going solo because you're worried that he'll fail, then you really don't have any respect for the rest of the members. KT should not be his back-up. KT should be his dream. But it's not, so deal with it. It's not like Jin hasn't made it obvious.

So yeah, I'm getting really annoyed by fans being selfish in the name of supporting KT. If you support them, don't deny what's clearly happening. Accept it and move on!!! Both KT and Jin are happy with this arrangement, so be happy that they're happy!!

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Going solo is definitely Jin's decision, but leaving KAT-TUN -- I'm not sure yet, since when he went to LA in March or whatever, he stated that he would definitely return to K-T which is much more than he gave us in 2006, so... idk. I wish him so much luck. ♥

Thing is, he can't go solo and remain as a part of KT. And given the recent news article, it seems that Johnny made that clear to him too and Jin still chose to go solo, and a consequence of that is him choosing to leave KT. But yep, I wish him luck too. ^__^

I totally get what you mean, but then again I wonder why they let Yamapi do solo-work (it's the 3rd single now, isn't it?) while he's still part of NEWS. Maybe they are different since Ryo's doing stuff with K8 and there's also TegoMass but I wish it'd work out the same way for Jin. *ramble*
Idk, I'm thinking too much about this issue. I'd like him to say something about it but honestly I'm not really expecting it any time soon. D:

*hugs*

A lot of ppl are wondering that actually. I don't follow any other group in JE besides KT, so I can't say for sure, but from what I know, Yamapi's solo activities have never disrupted NEWS' activities. I mean, I don't think Yamapi has chosen a solo activity over a group one before. There's also the fact that Yamapi is such a huge component of NEWS that the group may not be able to stand w/o him. Mostly, though, I think it's becuz Jin's not interested in anything besides solo work. His interest in KT is like non-existent and since his solo work is intended for the US, it just seems stupid and unnecessary to have him jump continents all the time. It just wouldn't be fair. For anyone.

*hugs back*

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