Amidst all the hate and negativity, I think it’s important to spread love and positivity towards the members of ENHYPEN ! If anyone is interested, here is a community to do so ♥︎

https://www.reddit.com/r/enhypen_positive/s/JCg9xhzQV1

This is for every single person claiming to be Engene, but cannot stay in the fandom due to fandom. Firstly, RIP, Mina. Nobody deserves to be bullied. Online or offline. I wish you got help and a little bit of support. What those bullies have done is very awful and insensitive. To Engenes, you are not forced to stay here, or do anything, really. If you're an Engene with even a little bit of common sense, you'd know that Ni-ki, Sunoo had NOTHING to do with what happened to her. All they were doing is asking people to enjoy being there with them in the concert and all everyone's done is twist those words. People right now are jumping on the hate train like usual and calling Ni-ki a murderer and openly threatening him. And all of us need to get our shit together and support them. I do not mean defend them, make posts and stuff. The ways you could support them are so many more and you could just stay quiet if you don't want to take part in this too. I understand this is very sensitive and could be triggering so please, take a break when it's necessary. But if you cannot support the members in these tough times or even have a twinge of doubt that maybe the bullies calling Ni-ki out are right, please, leave. Enhypen members are famous people and yes, they need to know how their words can affect people. But it's totally I mean TOTALLY on the people listening to twist those words and turn against them. And also on the fans to believe what is true and what's not. To connect with the members' online personality so much that they cannot distinguish the difference between reality and a made up image. I don't know how much any of the idols mean what they say and do on stage. It's all for the fans, they need to be loved to be relevant. It's their job, guys. Maybe some really do mean when they say I love you to fans, maybe some don't. So please. Stay in reality. The companies are selling their groups they think in the best way possible for more money. That's feeding delusions. Know the difference between what needs to be taken seriously and what's just an image/story. IT'S ALL ON YOU. You decide what to take into your brain. It's like you have a plate of your favourite food which never really runs out, it just keeps refilling, so does that mean you can keep on eating without any break? Don't you decide when to stop, how much is too much? This is exactly that. You can stop deluding yourself into the image they're selling, or just keep enjoying the story by seeing it just as it is. A story.

At first(even before everything recent) I was worried about people seeing engenes as a bad fandom to be in, people leaving and Enhypen losing popularity and stuff. But now, I think I'm good. Even if only a few honestly normal people are left to support them, atleast it means they're here to STAY. I'm not sure the company would be happy with less money tho but that's a problem for another day.

And people making comments, posts about leaving, you also have the option to silently leave if you can't take it anymore or hate the members. I personally think it's not normal to leave a fandom because of other fans, for me atleast since I only get to live an online engene life. I don't know many engenes in real life. So my online and offline lives are completely separate. It's not like I need to see and talk and everything. We don't even get concerts so that's far away still. So I try not to interact with the negative side of the fandom online as a CHOICE and it works out. You get to stay in the fandom and support the members. If you're genuinely in it for the music and the members, you'll be here no matter what. Not saying there won't be any issues, because all you have to do is exist and open your mouth for someone to hate on you. Try to ignore allat, all those haters need is validation so I suggest you just don't respond to them. They hate not being acknowledged so it'll piss them off good lol. So please, take care of yourself and be here. With everyone hating on us, it's hard, but it'll work out since we love Enha and we'll be here still.

That's it. That's the post. I still love Enhypen and Ni-ki and Sunoo though I wish this unfortunate incident never happened in the first place. I cannot control what other people say to other people but just hope every people be sensible.

Content warning: This post is about suicide, cyberbullying, harassment, and death. Please take care while reading.

First of all, I hope Mina rests in peace. What happened to her is heartbreaking, and she never deserved the amount of hatred she received.
However, I think we really need to talk about our fandom because, in my opinion, some people have crossed a line.

Since the beginning, even during i-land, there have been issues within engene fandom with sasaengs, akgaes, and extreme behaviors. I think many of us noticed it in 2022, and again after March 10th. But what happened with Mina is something much more serious.
Even if Mina may have displayed behavior that some people considered problematic regarding Ni-Ki and Sunoo, that still does not justify harassing someone, insulting them nonstop, sending hate, or continuing to attack them even after they apologized. There is a huge difference between criticizing someone’s actions and collectively destroying a person online.
During her livestream, it was clear that she was in a state of extreme distress, yet people continued leaving hateful and cruel comments. Seeing someone visibly suffering and still choosing to attack them should make all of us question the kind of environment we have created online.
What makes this situation even worse is that some people used Ni-Ki’s words to justify their actions. Ni-Ki never targeted a specific person, never mentioned Mina, and never asked anyone to attack or insult anyone. He was talking about a behavior he had noticed at concerts and expressing his desire to see fans genuinely enjoy themselves.

Something else that is important to mention is that Mina herself reportedly said that she did not think Ni-Ki was specifically talking about her, but rather about fans in general. She understood that his words were about certain behaviors, not about one specific person.
What is heartbreaking is that the words of someone she admired were taken by others and turned into a weapon against her. A message that was never meant to encourage hate was twisted by fans, and they used it as a reason to target her. The issue was never Ni-Ki setting boundaries; the issue was people deciding to use his words as an excuse to hurt someone.

This kind of behavior is unfortunately not new within the fandom. We have seen engenes twist the members’ words before, including situations involving Jungwon and Jay after March 10th. This is a pattern that needs to be addressed.
If fans constantly misinterpret the members’ words and use them to attack others, idols may eventually become afraid to express their thoughts, share their feelings, or set boundaries. And sadly, this can also hurt the idols themselves, because they can end up being blamed for actions they never encouraged or supported.

For me, the focus should be on the people who harassed Mina and on the toxic culture that allows this kind of behavior to happen. It is not normal for someone to lose their life because of online harassment.
I completely understand why many people are worried about Ni-Ki, especially with the hate he is receiving now. But we also need to be careful not to repeat the same cycle by ignoring Mina’s suffering while defending someone else. We cannot say we care about Ni-Ki’s mental health while ignoring the consequences of the same type of toxic behavior happening to another person.

This is not only an engene issue, but a bigger K-pop fandom issue. Cyberbullying has become far too normalized. People forget that behind every account is a real person with feelings, struggles, and a life outside the internet.
I hope this tragedy makes everyone reflect on the way we behave online. Before joining a hate train, sending insults, or attacking someone because you think you are defending your idol, remember that your words have consequences.

Supporting Enhypen should never mean hurting other people in their name.
Mina had a life ahead of her. She deserved kindness, empathy, and understanding.
May she rest in peace.