@softmatchaicecream: Thank you to those teenagers for making this brave decision. When they signed their contracts in January, they were promised a debut lineup selection in April. Instead, their debut kept getting delayed for 5 months straight and it took nearly 1 year in total after contract. Tired of preparing every single month with no certainty, all 8 of them decided to flip the tables. Led by Hongjoong, they left the company the very next day and gathered at Mingi’s house. To make sure no one would back out or betray the group, they lined up all 8 of their phones in one spot. When the company started calling them in the exact order they joined .. starting with Hongjoong ... ofc! they were afraid but they ignored every single call, knowing that if even one person picked up, the rest would be cut. For an entire week, all 8 of them lived together at Mingi’s house. Since only Hongjoong and Seonghwa were adults at the time, the two eldest members actually went to pick up the younger ones from their different schools every day. Even Jongho, who had only been a trainee for 6 months, chose to stand with them because they had already become like family. When they returned, they were scolded and given a seemingly impossible punishment: 5 monthly evaluations in a single month to "take responsibility." The company expected them to fail and give up, but they stayed up all night practicing and pulled it off. Seeing their fierce passion, the company realized, "These kids will succeed no matter what," and finally let all 8 of them debut together. If you hadn’t been stubborn that day, if even one of you had picked up that phone, there would be no ATEEZ today. Thank you for fighting to stay as 8. 8 makes 1 team, forever. ⚓️🖤 #ateez #knowingbrothers #ateez_official_

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