there's something sacred in your existence
NCT's Doyoung has donated 50 million won to The Promise, a disaster social welfare organization, to support residents affected by wildfires.
Fatherhood - Lee Jeno
part two of a three part series.
summary: when jeno's girlfriend left him to deal with fatherhood alone. he decided he'd never let anyone in his or his daughter's life. that was until he met you. his neighbour whom his daughter seemed to love way too much
Jeno was exhausted.
Finals week had drained every ounce of energy from his body, and all he wanted to do was collapse into bed and sleep for as long as possible. But with Jiwoo, that was never an option.
His two-year-old daughter had a strict bedtime routine—she went to sleep by ten and woke up at nine. Sometimes, she stirred in the middle of the night, but most of the time, she slept peacefully. Jeno, on the other hand, had no such luck. His sleep schedule was a complete mess, thanks to late-night study sessions.
Tonight, at least, Jiwoo was already tucked in. With her warm little body curled up under the blankets, he kissed her forehead before stepping out of the bedroom.
things sm is/has been doing to undermine ten's upcoming solo comeback
- no full instagram layout during comeback announcement, which is usually standard for sm releases (it is unclear whether this is a ten only issue or because instagram recently changed their layout to be less accommodating towards the usual comeback posts, but we'll see once stunner promo is done)
- ten's comeback is overlapped w/ promo for another member's solo debut (this is not the first time this has happened to ten specifically)
- stunner is not listed for preorder on sm's global shop, but another member's album is already available for preorder (stunner has not been listed since the preorder period began)
- nct's social media has been changed over from stunner to another member's release that is not happening for another 3 weeks (ten's album will be out in less than a week, and the change comes mere hours after his prerelease bambola came out. this makes ten's release look more like a single drop than a full on album release.)
- ten's prerelease bambola is not available on streaming platforms. this has not occurred for prereleases from other group members/units.
- giving ten a korean title track but not letting him promote on music shows during release week due to group obligations (for context, artists are more likely to get a music show win if they promote during release week since they can obtain broadcast points. not getting a win was something ten wanted to improve on for this comeback since he was unable to do so for his debut last year. however, it is no good giving him the resources for a win if he won't even have the chance to execute it, especially if the artist himself is advocating for this change. ten was also absent from group schedules for ~1 month after his solo debut so he could promote, so it is weird he doesn't have the same opportunity this time around)
- little to no promo on the smtrue thailand social media accounts (sm's thai accounts) despite being the company's only thai artist
- concerts are being announced only a month out from the dates, and fans are finding out through third-party sources instead of official group accounts
and these are just things that have happened for this comeback. sm has been pulling these tricks on ten since his debut in 2016.
just to clarify: these are all grievances directed towards the COMPANY. i have NOTHING against the artists that happen to be involved in this.