It has been announced that RIIZE’s Seunghan will be taking an indefinite hiatus after various private photos and videos of him were leaked
On November 22, a topic titled “Seunghan has been deleted from RIIZE’s Instagram account” was published on the Korean forum “theqoo” and has since attracted almost 70,000 views and above 300 comments.
In the topic, the author included screenshots of RIIZE’s Instagram highlights, stating that there used to be introduction highlights for all 7 members, but the one for Seunghan has been deleted right after the announcement of his indefinite activity suspension.
It is known that previously, various private photos and videos of Seunghan from pre-debut were released, causing controversies and forcing the male idol to take an indefinite hiatus.
Under the comments, however, it seems that Korean netizens are showing mixed reactions, with many feeling sad that Seunghan is punished over malice, and some calling for his removal from the group.
Below are some comments from netizens:
- Wow SM is acting fast
- He should just withdraw (from the group)
- Remove him (from RIIZE) already
- It makes me sad to see that malice has achieved its purpose
- To be honest it wasn’t that big of an issue. But in the idol industry where so many people are sick in their minds, it’s so easy to call things crimes and point fingers. I feel sorry that he has to be sworn at and threatened over something like this. Not asking fans to have to fangirl over him, just expressing my thoughts on the industry…
- Are they putting him on hiatus in case something worse happens later?
- I don’t like the word “hiatus”, like just leave
- The idol industry in this country is insane…
Source: theqoo, Koreaboo
