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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...
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)
It is also sad to think about Hanbin's early on comment. When he told fans to look forward to more Haobin content. He was really thinking that they could be themselves with each other as idols, but the moment they tried to be themselves like they were on BP, they both got restricted. Meanwhile, everyone else in the group were able to act how they wanted. Not to say it is a bad thing because I like the other members too, but annoying when it only happens to haobin. That is why I savor those concert moments where they interact a lot more. Or those special moments where they do something in music shows during the choreo or outside the main camera where Hanbin tries to hold for Hao's hand or vice versa. Even the fanmeetings are special because of how much more we get out of it. One of my absolute favorite moments was seeing Hanbin jealous when Hao was doing cute things with Jiwoong. The stare he gave and then the random prop he grabbed just to get Hao's attention was adorable because Hao is just clueless and ...