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Heeseung in a concept photo for ENHYPEN's extended play 'Desire: Unleash.' Photo from Belift Lab on X

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K-pop star Heeseung leaves ENHYPEN

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1773127387971Heeseung.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Heeseung in a concept photo for ENHYPEN&#x27;s extended play &#x27;Desire: Unleash.&#x27; Photo from Belift Lab on X"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Heeseung in a concept photo for ENHYPEN&#x27;s extended play &#x27;Desire: Unleash.&#x27;<em> Photo from Belift Lab on X</em></span></span></span></div><p><strong>(UPDATE) </strong><strong></strong>K-pop star Heeseung is leaving ENHYPEN, the boy band&#x27;s label announced Tuesday.</p><p>&quot;Through in-depth discussions with each of the members about the future they envision and the direction of the team, it became clear that Heeseung has his own distinct musical vision and we have decided to respect it,&quot; Belift Lab said in a statement posted on X.</p><p>&quot;As such, Heeseung will be parting ways with ENHYPEN,&quot; it added, noting that the group would continue with its remaining six members.</p><p>The company stressed that decision came after an &quot;extensive deliberation.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2031263792613699825&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-03-10T07%3A08%3A22.867692%3Ac4af43e3-315b-46ee-b6c0-bd0b288dd31d%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=5f73624725bbc36190384b55c290fd272461fa77&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:695px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2031263792613699825"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>&quot;We understand that this news is a lot to process and may be received with mixed reactions,&quot; Belift told fans.</p><p>&quot;Nevertheless, we hope you understand that this decision was made for the future of ENHYPEN and Heeseung,&quot; it said.</p><p>Belift, however, said Heeseung will remain with the company and is preparing a solo album.</p><p>On the fan community platform Weverse, Heeseung posted a handwritten letter to personally confirm his departure, thanking his bandmates and the group&#x27;s fans called ENGENE for the past years.</p><p>&quot;The six years I’ve spent have been filled with moments so overwhelming and precious that it’s hard to fully put them into words,&quot; he wrote in the letter, as <a href="https://www.soompi.com/article/1824084wpp/breaking-enhypen-announces-heeseungs-departure-from-group"><strong>translated </strong></a>into English by K-pop news website Soompi.</p><p>&quot;Those times will remain as some of the brightest moments of my life. I will never forget those moments, and I want to continue being someone who supports ENHYPEN more than anyone else,&quot; he said.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:633px;display:block" width="633"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1773129785730photo_2026-03-10_16-02-48.jpg" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="633"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Photo from ENHYPEN community on Weverse</em></span></span></span></div><p>The 24-year-old idol said he was also &quot;working hard to prepare so that I can meet you again as soon as possible.&quot;</p><p>&quot;My desire to come back and greet you with a better version of myself is completely sincere,&quot; he added.</p><p>The artist whose full name is Lee Hee-seung debuted as a member of ENHYPEN in November 2020 after being selected through the survival competition show &quot;I-LAND.&quot;</p><p>The group — now composed of Jungwon, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon Sunoo and Ni-ki — has attracted a large international following, with its music often accompanied by visuals and lyrics that reference vampire-themed stories.</p><p>The group&#x27;s most recent comeback was in January with the extended play &quot;THE SIN : VANISH.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2026/1/16/exclusive-enhypen-stay-true-to-vampire-story-1400"><strong>EXCLUSIVE: ENHYPEN stay true to vampire story</strong></a></div><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P4Bpwq4pguc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>K-pop star Heeseung is leaving ENHYPEN, the boy band's label announced Tuesday.</p>