Black Ocean Plans for Upcoming ENHYPEN Performance Go Viral
Heeseung is facing fan backlash after his sudden exit from ENHYPEN and missing their March 14 Hello, Melbourne festival performance.
The controversy started when it was announced on March 10 that Heeseung would no longer be part of ENHYPEN. Fans quickly protested, parking protest trucks outside HYBE and showing up at their building.
The group is still pushing forward with their schedule, but Heeseung won’t be joining them in Melbourne.
APPLEWOOD confirmed Heeseung’s absence in a Twitter notice:
[NOTICE] Hello, this is APPLEWOOD.
We would like to inform you that HEESEUNG will not
take part in the 2026 [안녕, MELBOURNE] MUSIC FESTIVAL scheduled for March 14.
We ask for your understanding regarding this change and appreciate your continued support for ENHYPEN as they…
— APPLEWOOD (@applewood_kr) March 12, 2026
In response, fans proposed a “7 minutes of silence” protest during the show. The idea is after ENHYPEN performs two songs, fans stay silent for one minute, put down lightsticks, and hold up 7s to symbolize Heeseung.
This protest idea is basically a “black ocean,” a heavy, rarely used fan protest tactic.
Many fans are against this move and voiced their disapproval online.
those engenes suggesting a black ocean must be new to kpop because that’s literally ONE OF THE WORST calculated action a group of fans can give to an artist. why would it even cross your mind to humiliate and h4r4ss the six members like that? y’all need to get off internet for…
— kira (fan account) (@allforchulsoo) March 12, 2026
please dont do any minute of silent for the melbourn festival, what are u guys even doing??? ik this is hard for us but its also hard for them too!! can you imagine how they will feel abt that silence?? thats just too much bc imagine how they are even feeling rn with all this,…
— eli⭒ (@ftalsunoo) March 12, 2026
don’t ruin melbourne for enha please, shout heeseung’s name, put 7 on your phone screens ANYTHING . just don’t discourage them with silence or a black ocean, this is already bad as it is.
— ۟ (@heerckstar) March 12, 2026
ENHYPEN fans remain divided as the group heads to Melbourne without Heeseung. The drama shows no signs of slowing down before the festival.