After 10 months of “hiatus” for principally nothing however residing as an adolescent previous to RIIZE, Seunghan returned to the group formally for a mere three days earlier than leaving once more completely. After large fan backlash, most of which from RIIZE’s Korean fandom, he has supposedly personally made the choice to go away the group to keep away from hurting them, in accordance with each Wizard Manufacturing and a private letter.
Wizard Manufacturing
First, we sincerely apologize for hurting BRIIZE [RIIZE’s fandom] and inflicting confusion via our announcement of Seunghan’s return on October 11.
We really feel significantly apologetic for prioritizing Wizard Manufacturing’s place, as an alternative of creating our prime priorities the expansion achieved by the six RIIZE members whereas working their hardest; the help of BRIIZE, who’ve been RIIZE’s biggest supply of power throughout that journey; and the preciousness of the instances that RIIZE and BRIIZE have spent collectively.
We made this choice after debating it for a very long time as a result of we thought that if Seunghan returned after reflecting on his previous wrongdoings and RIIZE confirmed one other degree of development as a bunch, we might be capable of give the artist and the followers better pleasure.
Nonetheless, the announcement of his return, we ruminated fastidiously on each one of many opinions and responses despatched in by followers, and we realized that our choice had really damage followers extra and brought about them better confusion as an alternative.
On the similar time, Seunghan has persistently expressed his want to go away the group for the sake of the members and the followers.
Out of respect for the artist’s choice, we’re asserting Seunghan’s departure from RIIZE, as an alternative of his becoming a member of the group.
We are going to help Seunghan sooner or later in order that he can showcase his abilities and comply with his desires.
Above all else, we additionally sincerely apologize for creating hardships and confusion for the six members who’ve, ever since their debut, all the time given their all whereas considering of the followers and who made the RIIZE of at the moment potential by considering and dealing more durable than anybody else in each second.
We are going to proceed to do our utmost to help the RIIZE members in order that they’ll develop even additional sooner or later as effectively.
Seunghan
Whats up, that is Seunghan.
I do know that many individuals took the matter of my return to actions critically, and I too am conscious of the seriousness of the present scenario.
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 liked, I solely felt anxious and apologetic.
So I feel that my leaving the group is the best path for everybody.
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’d prefer to thank the corporate and the members, who made efforts to provide me one other alternative, and I’m additionally each sorry and grateful to the individuals who have cheered me on all this time regardless of my many shortcomings.
I actually don’t want the connection between RIIZE and BRIIZE, who had 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 simply love RIIZE, preventing with one another due to me.
I’ll sincerely cheer on RIIZE, whom I really like, whereas hoping that they may obtain extra love sooner or later.
I suppose they anticipated backlash, however didn’t assume it might result in the fandom itself being on the verge of blows over it in entrance of their constructing.
Bordering on some first gen fandom mess, however as an alternative of rival fandoms preventing IRL, it is interfandom beef. https://t.co/yg8ItiLDUq
— Asian Junkie (@asianjunkiecom) October 13, 2024
Both method, I simply principally discover it unhappy. Positive, on the finish of the day, that is an trade mainly constructed on catering to followers and their parasocial delusions, so corporations will often do regardless of the individuals who pay need. Nonetheless, once you actually take a look at what that is over, it’s onerous to not really feel horrible for Seunghan.
Additionally, I see this narrative forming that Koreans in some way know what sort of horrible “Korean man” Seunghan was, and that’s why worldwide followers simply don’t get it. However what number of instances have we been via this man? Whether or not it’s fucking round and hooking up as an adolescent or committing your self to holy matrimony for the remainder of your life, what actually issues to those fucking individuals is that they’re certainly fucking any individual else however them or in any respect. That’s it, 99% of the time every little thing else is post-hoc justification.
Additionally additionally, shoutout to SM Leisure for dealing with all this within the worst method potential and reminding me why they’re the OG of this horrific firm shit.