BREAKING NEWS RIIZE’s Seunghan has left the group

[RussianRoulette]

While many oversea fans have been excited about his return, Korean fans have been the complete opposite and have been sending funeral wreaths and boycott trucks to SM’s building since it has been announced Seunghan will be returning to the group.

One of the fellow RIIZE members who even went online to defend Seunghan’s return has even begun to get the same treatment for defending him.

Now just two days after Seunghan’s return has been announced Seunghan has now left the group:



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[Beefy]

it’s probably for the best, he was getting literal death threats and everything would’ve (continued) to fuck with him mentally. I hope he can find peace and move on, and once again SM can burn in hell.

The company caving to fan demands is the absolute worst (why pussy out of it YOURE SM) and it will comeback to bite them in the ass eventually. and I know the RIIZE members are gonna hate their fans for the rest of their tenure as a group like…

May this serve as a case study for how terrible parasocial relationships get.

 

[inari]

SM folding to pressure is crazy.

 

[RussianRoulette]

I want to know where TF was this energy with Lucas and Taeil who both did way worse things.

Lucas ffs even had a solo debut???

I’m never forgiving SM and Korean fans for literally sending a boy death threats just because he dated predebut.

 

[soozie]

sorry but the korean parasocial fan culture is so deranged and mentally ill, and it’s just sad that this culture has not changed at all in the past decades. how many idols have been bullied and received death threats for being in relationships? way too many.

and since companies keep feeding into these delusions, i dont foresee this change anytime soon, and something similar will likely happen again to another poor idol in the future.

poor guy - wishing all the best for him in his future

 

[Polaris_Tae]

SM & caving to parasocial fan's demands. Name a more iconic duo
At least they didn't go all out and buy SM stock to force the guy out this time like they did w/ suju

 

[Bchip]

I feel sorry for RIIZE. SM just gave this fandom the power to demand and say anything they want.

 

[Ddeona Oneul Bame]

Praying for SM's downfall extra hard today

 

[Dragon of the West]

I don't even stan RIIZE and I'm absolutely fuming at this. F*ck all those fans who attacked him for being a normal person and dating, and f*ck SM for caving to those deranged fans' demands and now setting a dangerous precedent for the future. The only winners here are those psychotic asshats who now know that they can get their way with this spineless company.

 

[choively]

who he? whats happening? *peeking at other users comments* ??

 

[Mina]

I just know the boys hate their whack fans for doing this, especially when Wonbin had to step out and say the members all wanted him back

 

[Master Of Species]

I don't follow any boy group but these news are always in my timeline. I find this unfair, the guy did not committed any crime or something like that, he just had a girlfriend and smoke cigarrets as far as I know (?)
SM must have weighed in and decided that it's better to lose one member than the entire Korean fanbase.

 

[Bellamy]

The bullies don't care abut the members' feeling because they are the one spending money (their own words not mine).
This was Seunghan's decision and it was the right one because SM didn't bother to protect him since the beginning. And it was obvious that they were going to let him receive all the backlash (not even an attempt of suing after the death threats...SM, what's wrong with you?) I hope he can recover the peace that these psychos stole from him.
And RIIZE, I'm sorry, you deserved a better fandom but SM f*cked it up.

 

[Chiharu]

WTF...I don't even care about Riize, but this pisses me off. Fck sm and fck those crazy fans. And sm has now basically told said crazy fans that they're willing to bend to their demands

 

[RussianRoulette]

Apparently RIIZE has lost over 100k followers in less than 4 hours due to international fans no longer being willing to support the group

 

[RussianRoulette]

Mini update, but apparently Suju member Leetuk reposted and then deleted a support message for Seunghan on social media (i'm not really sure which platform?).
The post is gone now, but since Suju is a senior group at SM i'm happily surprised to see a long time sm artist show some support.

 

[Aegyo]

idc about this group but damnnn their fans are on another level of crazy and toxic..poor guy i would leave if i were him too.

 

[nuclear]

SM allowing toxic fans do as they wish is setting a awful precedent