South Korean producer and artist EL CAPITXN has publicly addressed the wave of messages he received following news of Lee Heeseung’s departure from ENHYPEN.

The producer, who is known to have a close friendship with Heeseung, shared a strongly worded message on Instagram on March 12 KST. In the post, he asked fans to stop sending him messages related to the singer’s decision.

EL CAPITXN also urged fans to respect the choice made by the former ENHYPEN member instead of directing blame toward others.

“Stop sending me stories about Lee Heeseung, you f**king bastards. F**k, it’s okay for the kid to do what he did. If you guys are true fans, embrace him first rather than throwing stones. Why do you keep blaming me, you stupid bastards?” he wrote.

According to an official statement released earlier on March 12, BELIFT LAB confirmed that Heeseung would be leaving ENHYPEN and preparing for activities as a solo artist.

EL CAPITXN is widely recognized in the K-pop industry as both a producer and performer. He first debuted as a member of the boy group HISTORY before later joining BIGHIT MUSIC as an in-house producer.

Over the years, he has contributed to numerous releases for artists under HYBE as well as other music acts across the industry.