Jeongyeon Will Be Absent From ‘Eyes wide open’ Performances & Activities, Struggling With Anxiety

So some of my thoughts:

I think we’re seeing Mina’s situation all over again with Jeongyeon :( Mina was injured last year and it affected her performing, which definitely played a part in Mina’s anxiety since she was to give it her all on stage and she couldn’t. Plus all the pressure they receive, I’m sure someone who hates Twice will give her grief for not performing like the other girls if she’s still struggling with her neck.

Tbh, her injury was severe - she shouldn’t have been performing during More & More comeback, she should’ve been absent during that too. At the online concert, I felt for her since she often looked uncomfortable sitting in the chair singing, probably since her neck still hurt and it’s just not the same not being able to dance with your group. I know Jeongyeon said she was feeling a lot better in a v-live but her injury needs more recovery time and tbh she might not perform the same on stage for a long time or even ever :(

Also speaking of pressure, I have what might be a triggering thought so I’ll put it under a spoiler, it’s regarding weight: [Spoiler (click to open)]Jeongyeon said she’s gained weight since she needs to take her medication after meals, which is completely normal. She’s probably eating more than she usually does since idols are expected to diet. I’m not faulting any of that. My concern is the pressure from fans and viewers again - just as I mentioned above, I’m sure someone will go after her weight since she’s not a size 0 or 2 right now. Or it could even be on JYPE’s end, they might be pressuring her to lose weight and with everything she’s dealing with, that could be contributing to the anxiety. I think it has a lot to do with things being out of your control, like the injury, and having people call you lazy, fat, etc. She doesn’t deserve any of that.


Edit: I don’t know what Jeongyeon’s anxiety is like or where it’s rooted in so I can’t talk on that. Specifically on the injury though, I feel like this could’ve been prevented if they didn’t push learning difficult choreo in a short time period, maybe Jeongyeon wouldn’t have been injured. Or maybe if they truly gave her proper recovery she would’ve made much more progress than expecting her to perform when she’s not ready.

I just really feel for her and hope she feels better soon :( Hopefully Mina can share helpful words with her as Mina has been in her shoes regarding pressure of being an idol enhancing any type of anxiety they have prior.

I do think there’s a pattern happening unfortunately :(

I feel for Jeongyeon fans/stans right now. I saw on IG her fan pages being sad that Jeongyeon couldn’t appear on a show appearance, and then hours later got the news that Jeongyeon won’t be involved in activities regarding this comeback. The girls have to skip stuff from time to time but I don’t think they were expecting this announcement

I shouldn’t be surprised they don’t get multiple months off when I remember a post here saying BTS got a month of vacation and it was a huge deal? That was literally one month