Please scroll past this if you’re not in for a rant. because, well, fuck this shit. I am so done.
Is it delusional to feel betrayed? Because that’s how I see all of this.
He announced to leave KAT-TUN barely half a year before their TENTH ANNIVERSARY. A fucking milestone that they’re supposed to celebrate despite the fact that they’ve lost two members. A period they’re supposed to be gaining momentum for fuck’s sake. Building up to an anniversary with a bang. Instead with him leaving, KAT-TUN gets to another rocky place. In my opinion they’re facing too much bumps on the road already, another one ain’t necessary. KAT-TUN’s helped me a lot during dark days and as a fan, it hurts a lot to witness them being unsure of what the future holds for them and the group, and seeing them cry on a concert they’re supposed to be celebrating. To think that they had to go on hiatus to protect the group, this isn’t something anyone actually wants to happen.
But, you know, we try to understand. We try to be happy for him, he’s turning thirty yadda-yadda. Maybe he wants something more stable, more relaxed. Maybe he wants to settle down. Try modelling or something. I didn’t actually expect anything definite from him and what he would do after KAT-TUN, but I am sure as hell this was not it.
Quitting the group to go solo. I never expected myself to say this but you gotta give it up for Jin for at least having the balls to do it instantaneously. No months of being kept in the dark. Maybe Kame and Ueda and Maru knew this. Maybe not. Maybe that’s why Maru and Ueda has been begging him out of their guts to think more about staying. He’s out of JE since end of March, it’s a bit unthinkable that it was only that time he has thought about going solo.
I dunno. I just feel like it could have been easier to digest if he announced it when he quit. Is it rational for me to want that? The fuck would I know. Maybe he wanted some time to start on a clean slate. But then again, what hits me most is that him going solo is most probably the reason why the group I love is on hiatus right now, with no assurance of coming back in the near future. No use on denying that I’ll be salty about that for quite some time.oh well. Amidst all of this, I wish Junno good luck. Because he’s gonna fucking need it.
I am not here to argue with your feelings, they are valid. However there is one sentence I see a lot from KATTUN’s fans about this solo announcement : “
I just feel like it could have been easier to digest if he announced it when he quit”. But tbh, when he made the announcement, he was a Johnnys, He was still under contract. I don’t think he would have any right to claim his plans for the future, whatever they were at this moment =/ Just a thought.