16/10/2025
Ni-Ki, 19, told fans he canβt remember the last time he woke up without a schedule. During a late Weverse live, the ENHYPEN dancer sighed, βEven on βrestβ days, my mind counts the hours until practice again.β He spoke of craving his grandmaβs cooking in Japan and of falling asleep on video calls with his parents because time zones never line up. Viewers flooded chat with βPlease rest,β but the boy just smiled and said he needs to βhold on a little longerβ for the upcoming stadium shows.
Fans blame BELIFT LAB for packing tours, comebacks, and fan meets back-to-back since 2020, the year Ni-Ki left middle school early to debut. Clips of him yawning mid-rehearsal now circle TikTok with the tag , and trend charts show over 400,000 mentions in twelve hours. Some compare the agency to sibling label PLEDIS, which gave SEVENTEEN full weeks off this summer, asking why the same parent company canβt protect its youngest group.
The worry is not just about tired eyes; itβs about how long a teen can run on four hours of sleep before the stage lights feel like heat lamps. Ni-Ki ended the stream promising to βwork hard,β but fans heard the crack in his voice and are refusing to drop the topic.
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