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๐Ÿ”ฅsung hanbin, solo, and very much not the bright leader anymore

8TaehoAm2026.10.12 11:06๐Ÿ‘ 3815๐Ÿ’ฌ 39โ™ฅ 78

His first solo EP DEAD:ALIVE showcase today. Platinum hair, black leather, and he said he picked the side of himself nobody expected over the bright youthful one.

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Comments 39

7Soomin2026.10.12

Platinum under showcase lights means somebody had a toner and a lot of purple shampoo in a bag that morning.

6soju_sundays2026.10.12

the bright one comes back by the second EP, I'd bet on it

7Minjae2026.10.12

Kim Jiwoong sending a coffee truck to the MV shoot is the most hyung thing possible.

7Junseo2026.10.12

leaders usually get the clean, bright slot in the group, so a solo is the one place to go dark. the 'nobody expected' line makes sense lol

7Gaeun2026.10.12

'Side nobody expected' is generous for platinum hair and a leather coat. It's the most expected costume change in pop. Looks good on him though, annoyingly.

7Gaeun2026.10.12

The long leather coat with the belt buckle showing is doing the whole concept by itself.

7Dahye2026.10.12

he said he put his sun, moon and star tattoo into the album logo and the MV, that's such a personal touch ๐Ÿฅน

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7Geonwoo2026.10.12

He also dropped tutting from the title choreography. Walked away from his signature move on purpose. Respect.

7Minjae2026.10.12

Kim Jiwoong sending a coffee truck to the MV shoot is the most hyung thing possible.

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8TaehoOP2026.10.12

That coffee truck detail made me like the whole team more.

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7Dahye2026.10.12

A coffee truck for the whole shoot is how you get everyone to like you before 7am ๐Ÿฅน

7quietkimchi2026.10.12

Platinum and leather suits him. I'll still miss the bright one a little.

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7Minjae2026.10.12

Same here, I'll miss the bright one too. But it's his first solo EP so he gets to pick which side goes first. Nobody's deleting the other one, he's just at the back of the closet for now.

7Haneul2026.10.12

platinum hair, leather coat and he still has the same smile in the stills ๐Ÿฅนโœจ the bright one is just in witness protection

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7Gaeun2026.10.12

Witness protection needs a better disguise than the same smile.

7Junseo2026.10.12

leaders usually get the clean, bright slot in the group, so a solo is the one place to go dark. the 'nobody expected' line makes sense lol

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7Haneul2026.10.12

so the leader goes dark the second nobody needs him to hold the group together ๐Ÿคจ suspicious. i'll still stream it tho โœจ

7Kettlecorn2026.10.12

every solo with a leather coat says 'new side of me'. the platinum is doing the real work tho, fine

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7Minjae2026.10.12

Leather is the standard 'new side' coat, sure. But platinum on a guy known for the sunshine smile is a real swing, and I respect the swing.

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8Dabin2026.10.12

ok the leather coat is a cliche but cliches exist because they work. the platinum is what got me, i wasn't ready

7Lumi_Haze2026.10.12

leather coat, platinum hair. dark mode update, fine

7Dahye2026.10.12

platinum under showcase lights has to be a nightmare to keep clean. respect to whoever did his hair that morning

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7Soomin2026.10.12

Platinum under showcase lights means somebody had a toner and a lot of purple shampoo in a bag that morning.

7Nari2026.10.12

Leather coat in this October heat. The man suffered for the new side.

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7Dahye2026.10.13

Houston in October is still 90ยฐF so I believe he suffered ๐Ÿฅน platinum under showcase lights in a leather coat, somebody hand that man an iced americano

7Gaeun2026.10.12

'Side nobody expected' is generous for platinum hair and a leather coat. It's the most expected costume change in pop. Looks good on him though, annoyingly.

8Dabin2026.10.12

so the bright leader is gone and the EP is called DEAD:ALIVE. subtle. not even mad, just waiting for the alive part ๐Ÿ˜ญ

7Soomin2026.10.12

Platinum blond plus black leather is basically a tiramisu. I'll see myself out.

6soju_sundays2026.10.12

the bright one comes back by the second EP, I'd bet on it

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7Junseo2026.10.12

i'll take the other side. he went dark on purpose for the first solo, companies don't flip that after one EP. the bright one shows up in a fan-meeting skit at most lol

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7Nari2026.10.13

I'll take the other side of that bet: bright one's back in a variety clip by week three, concept untouched.

7orbit_kid2026.10.12

Went from team lead to freelancer. Dress code adjusted accordingly.

6tteok_n_roll2026.10.12

platinum hair and a leather coat is already half a dance cover costume, just add a smoke machine

7marigold.mp32026.10.13

give it two weeks and the bright one is back in a vlog eating tteokbokki, concept intact

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7Soomin2026.10.13

a tteokbokki vlog is the safest comeback plan there is. I'd watch that over the concept film

8Dabin2026.10.13

ok 'the side nobody expected' but he sent a coffee truck for the crew. sorry he's still the nice one and the black coat is just a costume, i refuse to be scared

6Oatmilk_Otto2026.10.13

I own one black coat and I call it a personality. He needed a whole EP for his.

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7Dahye2026.10.14

'I own one black coat and I call it a personality' is the best line in here. He just got a bigger budget for his.

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