BTS's participation in the military service caused HYBE to lose a large amount of revenue thanks to the group. Of course, to fill this gap, many people believe that HYBE will continuously release new groups to attract the public's attention.

One of the trainee groups of HYBE that is expected to debut soon is the trainee group Trainee A. In particular, of these trainees, Lee Sang Won is said to have the longest training period and is awarded the title. most noted for his looks and talent.

However, recently HYBE's moves have made many netizens worry that he will not be able to debut soon in the near future:

Specifically, in January of this year, Trainee A's 7-member lineup is said to be planning to debut this year. The group includes Gen Z trainees under BigHit Music: Yorch, Leo, Sangwon, Woochan, James, JJ, and Jihoon.

However, their debut seems to be delayed by Leo's departure in August of this year, and for the past month or so, there have been almost no updates on the group's future plans. 

It was thought that BTS's preparation for military service would make HYBE's debut plan for this group happen soon, but in fact, Trainee A is not on the list of artists that will debut here of HYBE Labels.

Amid this uncertainty, netizens have begun discussing member Sangwon, with obvious anxiety for the talented trainee. Topics are not only emerging in the Korean fan community, but even international fans are also very interested.

Sangwon - born on May 8, 2003, 19 years old this year - is said to have been a trainee of BigHit Music since 2016. If this is true, Sangwon can be considered as one of the trainees. students have the longest training period in the company, even longer than some members of TXT.

He seemed to have been prepared to debut earlier with TXT's lineup but ended up not being able to due to some reason. Finally, Lee Sangwon was seen in the lineup of Trainee A with the hope of debuting this year but it seems that, with the above information, the future is still quite uncertain.

He has attracted a lot of attention thanks to his good looks and strong dancing ability, making many netizens look forward to his debut. With Trainee A's future in a potentially precarious position, people have expressed deep concern for this talented idol's career.

He was the subject of several popular topics on a Korean online forum, where many Korean netizens shared their concerns and support for Sangwon during this uncertain time:

- “Sangwon-ah… I know that it’s hard but please debut under BigHit ㅠㅠ”

- “Can he please endure it until the end?… I found him the handsomest out of the trainees in their next boy group…….”

- “Please endure it until the end…. Sangwon-ah… I wanna see you debut ㅠㅠ”

- “Wow… He’s a trainee I’m looking forward to…”

- “Wow seriously, he’s straight up the Big Hit type of face. Please debut him ㅠㅜ”

International K-Pop fans have chimed in with their opinions as well, hoping that Sangwon’s many years of hard work will pay off in the end:

- “Poor kid.. really hope bighit figures out their plans for trainee A soon. Honestly looking at the group now I feel like they need to start anew with sangwon and the rapper guy? at the center.. The rest are very talented too but idk about their synergy as an actual idol group..”

- “He’s been a trainee since I started high school and I’ve graduated already…”

- “I wonder what’s going on with the group though, I saw their fans say it’s been 2 months and no updates. this is really bad on Hybe’s part and unprofessional.”

- “Free this man from his traineeism”

- “it’s honestly impressive how he stayed for so long in one company, that is some real dedication! i honestly wonder why he wasn’t on i-land? he has both the skills and the face so i wonder why did they hold him back?”