Two days after asserting that he could be rejoining the Ok-Pop world group, SM Leisure introduced that Seunghan could 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 really be leaving the group.
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The corporate’s assertion stated that Seunghan rejoining the group could be helpful as he was “reflecting on his previous wrongdoings” and would “have the ability to give the artist and the followers larger pleasure.” Nonetheless, after the closely blended reactions from the announcement, they “ruminated rigorously on each one of many opinions and responses despatched in by followers, and we realized that our determination had really harm followers extra and brought about them larger confusion as an alternative.”
“On the similar time, Seunghan has persistently expressed his need to depart the group for the sake of the members and the followers. Out of respect for the artist’s determination, we’re asserting Seunghan’s departure from RIIZE, as an alternative of his becoming a member of the group,” the assertion continued.
Why did Seunghan go away RIIZE?
Seunghan wrote a handwritten be aware on the fan group 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 must be cherished, I solely felt apprehensive and apologetic,” he wrote within the letter in a translation by way of Soompi. So I believe that my leaving the group is the fitting path for everybody.”
He continued, “I don’t wish to trigger any extra harm or confusion for the followers, and I don’t wish to hurt the members any additional, and I additionally don’t wish to harm the corporate any additional. I actually don’t need 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 must be greater than sufficient to only love RIIZE, combating with one another due to me.”
After Seunghan’s return announcement, some netizens despatched lots of of funeral wreaths to SM Leisure’s places of work 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 pictures confirmed Seunghan embracing an unidentified feminine in mattress and smoking. After the pictures have been leaked, some followers known as for Seunghan to depart the group whereas different followers defended him.
SM Leisure introduced Seunghan could be taking an indefinite hiatus on November 22, 2023. “Seunghan feels psychological strain and duty relating to this, so after deep contemplation, he relayed his intention to halt actions for the group,” the corporate wrote, by way of Soompi. “We additionally judged that it’s too troublesome for him to proceed actions by way of this case, and respecting his opinion of not desirous to trigger hurt to the group and members, we selected the indefinite suspension of his actions.”
In a separate be aware following his return, he wrote, “To begin with, I sincerely wish to apologize to the members and the followers,” Seunghan wrote in a press release translated by Soompi. “When the pictures from earlier than my debut have been launched, though they have been pictures of me, I used to be deeply disillusioned and regretful about myself. If even I felt that method, I can’t even think about how the members and followers by my facet should 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 apprehensive that you just guys would wrestle extra and be confused if the members don’t say a phrase or react to something, so, I’m penning this after organizing the conversations we’ve had with the members,” he wrote in translation by way of Billboard. “I’m positive a lot of you’ve gotten puzzled 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 frame.”
“I hope that you just guys notice the members have thought of this collectively repeatedly, contemplating this deeply,” Wonbin wrote. “I had wished at all times to make all of our BRIIZE pleased, however I’m sorry I’m unable to do this… I do know this publish will be unable to erase all your worries, however I hope that it might probably consolation you in your confusion, even just a bit bit.” The publish was deleted proper after the exit was confirmed.
