ENHYPEN Ni-Ki’s Change In Appearance Linked To Heeseung’s Departure

Fans have closely watched ENHYPEN’s first public activities after member Heeseung officially departed the group.

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Shortly after the announcement of his withdrawal, the group was scheduled to hold a video call fan event. As a result, Heeseung’s original schedule was changed, and his calls were rearranged before the event. However, the rest of the members had to go ahead with the schedule.

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On March 11, screenshots and updates from the fan calls began circulating online as fans waited to see how the remaining members of ENHYPEN would appear during their first activities without him.

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The first widely circulated screenshot featured Ni-Ki, and fans quickly noticed something different about his appearance.

Ni-Ki’s hair during “The Sin: Vanish” teasers. | BeLift Lab

Ni-Ki was seen with a newly dyed hair color. While the change itself caught attention, many fans soon pointed out that the shade closely resembled the hair color Heeseung had during ENHYPEN’s last comeback.

oh someone pointed out that ni-ki’s hair color is the same with heeseung’s last comeback

if he can’t be with his hyung today, this perhaps could make it feel like he is beside him.. oh pls ikm pic.twitter.com/GF2TnjSHqC

— 달 (@nksunbaem) March 11, 2026

ni-ki dyed his hair and now he looks even more like heeseung😭😭😭😭😭 my heart just broke again😭😭😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/0K5PwBRWry

— ͏͏͏͏ً (@redloomist) March 11, 2026

Because of this detail, some fans speculated that Ni-Ki’s sudden hair transformation could be a subtle way of showing support for his bandmate during the emotional moment.

Call me crazy but ni-ki dyed his hair that heeseung had he's giving us message to bring his hyung back I know don't lock me up into the asylum 💔💔💔💔 pic.twitter.com/gA8nCKJxxj

— ⋆:⋆𐙚 EL ；ENHYPEN IS SEVEN (@seungulls) March 11, 2026

We hear you ni-ki we really do pic.twitter.com/D13wlzjqOc

— ⋆:⋆𐙚 EL ；ENHYPEN IS SEVEN (@seungulls) March 11, 2026

he looks like his heeseung hyung 😭💔💔💔😭😭😭💔💔😭💔😭💔💔💔😭💔💔💔😭😭💔💔💔😭😭😭😭💔💔😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔🥹🥹🥹☹️😭😭💔💔 pic.twitter.com/GtrEwmDdnF

— ໊ (@rikiavenue) March 11, 2026

Although nothing has been confirmed, the small detail quickly sparked emotional reactions among fans still processing Heeseung’s departure.

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