Overview
- Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye said on his @gene.hackerman Instagram that he failed to start a romance with Tae Takemi and is locked into the friendship route.
- He highlighted the cause with a screenshot of a Google AI answer that explains you must choose the romance option during Takemi’s Rank 9 scene or lose the path.
- Polygon reports he has logged about 92 hours in Persona 5 Royal so far and has already maxed some Confidant relationships.
- Fans on X reacted with jokes and sympathy, turning his posts into a shared gag that many Persona players recognize from their own missed routes.
- Persona developers have taken notice of his fandom, with Atlus sharing a thank-you from series leads Shigenori Soejima and Kazuhisa Wada earlier this month.