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ENHYPEN's withdrawal from HEESEUNG's national pension? "Temporary paralysis of work" [Professional]

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Kim Nayeon

*This content was translated by AI.

Group ENHYPEN HEESEUNG poses at the red carpet event of the 1st The Awards held at Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 22nd. /2025.02.22 / Photo = Lee Dong-hoon photoguy@
Group ENHYPEN HEESEUNG poses at the red carpet event of the 1st The Awards held at Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 22nd. /2025.02.22 / Photo = Lee Dong-hoon photoguy@

The withdrawal of group ENHYPEN HEESEUNG led to a temporary paralysis of the work of the National Pension Service's International Pension Support Center.

Kim Sung-joo, chairman of the National Pension Service, said on his Facebook page on the 18th, "Last week, the international pension support center was temporarily paralyzed by phone calls from abroad, and about 1,500 e-mails poured in for two hours."

On the 10th, Hee-seung of ENHYPEN suddenly announced his withdrawal. In response, a message asking the National Pension Service, the majority shareholder of the agency Hive, spread on social media, and overseas fans took collective action.

Chairman Kim said, "The International Support Center is a department in charge of pension support for foreign workers working in Korea and Koreans working abroad. It is a place where people who can speak various languages such as English, Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese work and provide counseling, he said. "This incident has caused great inconvenience to those who call for pension counseling."

"The National Pension Service is a long-term investor who takes charge of and manages the people's retirement funds," he said. "It invests in numerous companies in more than 80 countries around the world, but is not involved in the management or personnel affairs of individual companies. Of course, it is not involved in the formation of K-pop groups and the composition of members," he stressed.

He added, "It was a happening that spread on SNS, but it was an opportunity to rethink what role the National Pension Service plays."

Meanwhile, ENHYPEN's agency, Billifrap, said in an official position, "We have been contemplating and discussing the direction and next goals for ENHYPEN to move forward. We had an in-depth conversation about the future of each member and the direction of the team, and in the process, we confirmed that Hee-seung's musical orientation was clear and decided to respect it," he said, signaling his withdrawal.

"I know it can be difficult news for all of you to accept with the same mind. Nevertheless, I ask you to understand with a generous heart that this decision is a choice for the future of ENHYPEN and HEESEUNG."

Heeseung said in a handwritten letter, "Six years for me was a time full of overwhelming and precious moments beyond words. I want to be one person who never forgets those moments and continues to support ENHYPEN more than anyone else, he said. "I shared the results of my work with the company and talked with many people for a long time about how to show it." After a long period of thought, I made a big decision to leave to reach out to you in a better way according to the direction the company suggested," he said.

Accordingly, Hee-seung will become independent from the ENHYPEN team, and ENHYPEN will continue its activities in a six-person system from the official schedule in the future.

Group ENHYPEN Jay, Jake, Heeseung, Sunwoo, Jungwon, and Nikki are leaving Incheon International Airport on the morning of the 5th for the "Prada Taiwan Event." 2026.02.05 / Photo = B. coli tjdrbs23@
Group ENHYPEN Jay, Jake, Heeseung, Sunwoo, Jungwon, and Nikki are leaving Incheon International Airport on the morning of the 5th for the "Prada Taiwan Event." 2026.02.05 / Photo = B. coli tjdrbs23@
Hereinafter, Kim Sung-joo, chairman of the National Pension Service, is a full text on Facebook.

[The reason why the National Pension Service International Pension Support Center was paralyzed]

Last week, all of a sudden, I went to the National Pension Service International Pension Support Center

My work is temporarily paralyzed because I got a call from overseas

There was a rush of about 1,500 emails in two hours.

After hearing the story

Regarding the issue of withdrawal from the K-POP group ENHYPEN,

International fans are the major shareholders of HYBE, National Pension

It is said that a message asking the Service (National Pension Service) to make a complaint was spread on social media.

The post on "X" said, "Have you heard from HI in advance?"

Protest the National Pension Service, the majority shareholder, whether they know the value of the market lost by this decision

I captured and uploaded the screen of the consultation number of the International Pension Support Center.

The International Support Center is for foreign workers working in Korea and Koreans working abroad

It's a department in charge of pension support.

It is a place where people who can speak various languages such as English, Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese work and provide counseling.

It is said that this incident has caused great inconvenience to those who call for pension counseling.

The National Pension Service is a long-term investor who takes charge of and manages the people's retirement funds.

We invest in a lot of companies in over 80 countries around the world,

It is not involved in the management or personnel matters of individual companies.

Of course, they are not involved in the formation of K-pop groups and the composition of members.

It was a happening that spread quickly on social media,

It was an opportunity to rethink what role the National Pension Service plays.

The National Pension Service will continue to manage the people's precious retirement funds stably and with a sense of vocation for social impact and responsibility.

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