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Why STAYs and JEWELs Are Furious Over Lee Know’s Enlistment Announcement—which led him to trend worldwide: The global outrage of Lee Know’s enlistment announcement isn't about him fulfilling his service, fans knew this day would come. The anger stems from JYP Entertainment / One Label’s blatant negligence, deliberate mistreatment, and complete lack of respect for Lee Know and his fans during a critical career transition. Here is why the fandom has reached its boiling point: 1. Zero Solo Preparation During a Critical Window Despite knowing his enlistment window, the company planned no solo projects or debut for Lee Know. * While One Label spent the first half of this year on an unexplained passive hiatus for Stray Kids, they completely wasted prime time that should have been spent promoting Lee Know and starting solo projects. * For an idol of his magnitude to enter military service without a single solo project is virtually unheard of in K-Pop, most get a solo debut. * They launched a tour knowing he might not be able to finish it, even if the schedules must continue, they hid the timeline from fans rather than communicating transparently or scheduling around it. 2. Systematic Camera Erasure & Musical Omission Even after the announcement, basic decency was ignored preventing fans from fully enjoying our last moments with him: * The camera repeatedly panned away from Lee Know during his parts, only correcting this after the backlash received, on the final day which wasn't broadcast in theaters. After the announcement they should have had the decency to take care of his screen time properly. * In teasers for his likely final group album, he appears for less than a second, and nothing special was done to highlight him on this possibly final album. Even if this is not being done deliberately, shows the lack of care for Lee Know and his fans. * On SKZ-REPLAY 2026 part 1, knowing this might be one of the final opportunities to show his individual style, he was the only member left without a new song. Wasn't it the company's responsibility to ensure to give him more of a spotlight instead of being the only one without it? Even if he appears in future releases (part 2), his promotional window has been drastically cut short. 3. Exploitative Timing & Tone-Deaf PR Corporate Greed Instead of addressing fan concerns or detailing plans for Lee Know’s activities, the company immediately exploited the attention: * 5 Hours Post-Announcement: Used the peak engagement to promote other group schedules instead of detailing plans for Lee Know, we understand the group projects are important, but this a critical moment for Lee know’s career. A company of JYP's scale has the resources to handle both, making this neglect inexcusable. * Concert Handouts: Distributed promotional flyers for a new boy group during the following SKZ' concerts rather than organizing a special banner or project for Lee Know’s possibly last concert. * Tour Expansion without Lee Know: After completely ignoring the fan’s discontent and pleas for Lee Know’s solo activities and notices on his schedule, One Label started promoting new tour dates, ones which will very likely be OT7, without mentioning what's next for Lee Know. Even if the tour must continue, the company should show some prudency on their timing. 4. Robbed of a Farewell Moment on Tour These tour stops were likely his last before travel restrictions kick in upon setting his exact enlistment date, yet the company prepared nothing for him. * He was not given a single solo stage to sing "LIMBO" or "YOUTH" to have a positive ending on a tour he started on. * In a stadium full of Leebits chanting his name, JYP put zero effort into making the moment special, leaving only the fans to show him love. * If he is able to attend future stops before his final date is set, fans expect a properly planned stage where he can sing his heart out on all future stops. * We are taking as a given a proper farewell will be prepared in Korea, since it's not only the company standard, but basic human decency, even if the company seems to lack it most of the time, that's why we are specifying only the tour concerts parts. 5. 8–9 Years of Accumulated Mismanagement Lee Know has faced years of subtle erasure, but fans endured it assuming the company would focus on him when his enlistment drew near as the first member to leave. Instead, 8–9 years of quiet endurance ended in peak negligence. Any last-minute rushed content cannot undo the damage done to his career momentum, nor can it replace the proper year long / months long goodbye he and his fans were denied. Lee Know has poured everything into Stray Kids and STAYs. The fandom isn't angry at the military enlistment; they are refusing to stay quiet while a major agency treats one of its core pillars with complete disdain, it's only right that he can receive back even a little bit of everything he has given to all of us ❤️ @Stray_Kids @Stray_Kids_JP @jypnation @stay_support