Two days after saying that he can be rejoining the Okay-Pop world group, SM Leisure introduced that Seunghan can be leaving RIIZE completely.
RIIZE debuted on September 4, 2023, with the one album Get a Guitar. The unique 7-member lineup included Shotaro, Eunseok, Sungchan, Wonbin, Seunghan, Sohee, and Anton. On October 11, SM Leisure said that Seunghan would rejoin the group after a ten-month-long hiatus. After blended reactions from followers, Wizard Manufacturing’s administrators Kim Hyeongguk and Lee Sangmin, who oversee RIIZE’s actions inside SM Leisure, introduced that Seunghan would truly be leaving the group.
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The corporate’s assertion stated that Seunghan rejoining the group can be useful as he was “reflecting on his previous wrongdoings” and would “be capable to give the artist and the followers higher pleasure.” Nevertheless, after the closely blended reactions from the announcement, they “ruminated fastidiously on every one of many opinions and responses despatched in by followers, and we realized that our choice had truly damage followers extra and brought on them higher confusion as a substitute.”
“On the identical time, Seunghan has constantly expressed his need to depart the group for the sake of the members and the followers. Out of respect for the artist’s choice, we’re saying Seunghan’s departure from RIIZE, as a substitute of his becoming a member of the group,” the assertion continued.
Why did Seunghan go away RIIZE?
Seunghan wrote a handwritten observe on the fan neighborhood app Weverse shortly after the announcement. “After pondering deeply whether or not I’ve been considering solely of myself an excessive amount of, whether or not I’m inflicting an excessive amount of hurt to the members and the corporate, and whether or not it’s actually okay for me to be a part of RIIZE, who needs to be liked, I solely felt nervous and apologetic,” he wrote within the letter in a translation by way of Soompi. So I feel that my leaving the group is the proper path for everybody.”
He continued, “I don’t wish to trigger any extra damage or confusion for the followers, and I don’t wish to hurt the members any additional, and I additionally don’t wish to damage the corporate any additional. I actually are not looking for the connection between RIIZE and BRIIZE, who have been rising collectively whereas supporting each other, to be broken due to me. It additionally breaks my coronary heart to see the followers, for whom it needs to be greater than sufficient to simply love RIIZE, combating with one another due to me.”
After Seunghan’s return announcement, some netizens despatched a whole lot of funeral wreaths to SM Leisure’s workplaces in Seoul to demand that he go away the group. Many Worldwide followers additionally supported Seunghan after his departure announcement with trending hashtags on X like #JUSTICE_FOR_SEUNGHAN and different followers have additionally made a petition with over 150,000 signatures titled We wish seunghan again! Riize is 7!!!!!
Why was Seunghan placed on hiatus from RIIZE?
Seunghan was placed on hiatus after particulars of his private life unfold on the Web. Pre-debut images confirmed Seunghan embracing an unidentified feminine in mattress and smoking. After the images have been leaked, some followers referred to as for Seunghan to depart the group whereas different followers defended him.
SM Leisure introduced Seunghan can be taking an indefinite hiatus on November 22, 2023. “Seunghan feels psychological strain and accountability concerning this, so after deep contemplation, he relayed his intention to halt actions for the crew,” the corporate wrote, by way of Soompi. “We additionally judged that it’s too troublesome for him to proceed actions by this example, and respecting his opinion of not eager to trigger hurt to the crew and members, we selected the indefinite suspension of his actions.”
In a separate observe following his return, he wrote, “Initially, I sincerely wish to apologize to the members and the followers,” Seunghan wrote in a press release translated by Soompi. “When the images from earlier than my debut have been launched, though they have been images of me, I used to be deeply disillusioned and regretful about myself. If even I felt that manner, I can’t even think about how the members and followers by my facet will need to have felt.”
How did the opposite RIIZE members react to Seunghan’s departure?
Wonbin took to Weverse to specific his worries for his followers earlier than the official announcement of Seunghan’s departure. “I’m nervous that you simply guys would battle extra and be confused if the members don’t say a phrase or react to something, so, I’m scripting this after organizing the conversations we’ve had with the members,” he wrote in translation by way of Billboard. “I’m certain lots of you will have questioned if Seunghan was coming again or not quite a bit, or why there wasn’t a transparent reply sooner… us, Seunghan, and the corporate, actually talked about this for a protracted time period.”
“I hope that you simply guys understand the members have thought of this collectively time and again, contemplating this deeply,” Wonbin wrote. “I had wished all the time to make all of our BRIIZE completely satisfied, however I’m sorry I’m unable to try this… I do know this submit will be unable to erase all your worries, however I hope that it will probably consolation you in your confusion, even just a bit bit.” The submit was deleted proper after the exit was confirmed.