The haobin ban(s-dare I say there were multiples and they were only unbanned when they needed damage control I could expand on that like the ban never really stopped they were never remotely treated as a normal duo let alone promoted as a duo but I disgress) was soo unsensical especially because all shade haobin were the biggest thing about zb1 and what set them apart from other 5th gen bgs, so much of zb1 and boys planet as a show identities revolves around haobin (and their influence will stay in the next seasons of the show and the future groups) any company would capitalise on something like this, instead wakeone not only didn't promote them they absolutely wanted the pairing to stop existing as a whole (they had to hide when they were roomates!! The one time they were shown discussing on cam after tingle that discussion had 7 cuts in it for like a min of footage, I'll never forget too when all members hugged and they quite literally only cut haobin off, no schedules, no lives, and most of all almost all zb1 content have them be separated and a lot of their content have the group separated in subunits when there's no need for it and haobin are NEVER grouped together) and like it's crazy because the group gets sooooo much hype from haobin and while I obviously know why NOW they'd promote other duos as obviously day is approaching (still think it's unfair tho, we deserved at least the bare minimum during the short time we have them in the same group) it still makes no sense to me why they didn't promote haobin when they could've brought sooo much more money and popularity to the group like what a waste, like be it in their professional duo endeavours such as like the naughty cover that immediately was shared everywhere because they have crazy visual and stage chemistry or as a ship with things like the bridge or the Paris vlog because they have CRAZY romantic and sexual chemistry like we'll probably neverrrrr see something like this again not only in kpop but in general seriously makes no sense to me
i 100% agree with everything i don’t even know how to respond but yeah there will never be anything close to haobin ever and it’s such a shame to not properly utilize that in even the most basic ways like occasionally pairing them up for content :( i remember when hao said it was a shame he couldn’t be paired up with him more for camp zerobaseone… as much as it sucks for fans i really think about how horrible this situation is for them and it makes me even sadder sigh. just giving haobin the bare minimum would give them so much money like why is there not even a magazine shoot 😠the price we pray for REAL YAOI (cracking jokes but this pains me for real the entire root of this issue is homophobia like of course it’s all fun and games for idols to pretend they’re dating their group mates but when they actually do they are severely restricted and punished for it)