{"id":130640,"date":"2024-10-16T12:30:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T19:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=130640"},"modified":"2024-10-23T20:13:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T03:13:17","slug":"seunghans-exit-from-riize-causes-a-culture-clash-between-korean-and-international-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/seunghans-exit-from-riize-causes-a-culture-clash-between-korean-and-international-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Seunghan&#8217;s exit from RIIZE causes a culture clash between Korean and international fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Seunghan&#8217;s abrupt departure from RIIZE has stirred more than just fan emotions<\/strong>\u2014it&#8217;s spotlighting the obsessive behavior of some people. Initially, <strong>SM Entertainment<\/strong> announced that Seunghan would rejoin RIIZE after a 10-month hiatus, which took place due to controversial photos of him smoking and kissing his ex-girlfriend.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nolae_de\/status\/1846141493787947247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1846141493787947247%7Ctwgr%5Ec710b4732638023f55cf7bb4a58535fca4b476a1%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinkvilla.com%2Fentertainment%2Fseunghan-leaves-riize-album-and-merch-sellers-worldwide-join-fans-boycott-plans-halt-restocking-as-a-protest-1353736\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SMSupportsBullying?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SMSupportsBullying<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JUSTICE_FOR_SEUNGHAN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#JUSTICE_FOR_SEUNGHAN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RIIZE_IS_SEVEN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#RIIZE_IS_SEVEN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RIIZE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#RIIZE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SEUNGHAN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SEUNGHAN<\/a>\ud83e\udde1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8pw07UUG3D\">pic.twitter.com\/8pw07UUG3D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nolae (@Nolae_de) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nolae_de\/status\/1846141493787947247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Following the announcement, South Korean fans got together outside SM Entertainment and d<strong>emanded the company keep Seunghan out of the group<\/strong>. A few days after the controversy sparked, the agency confirmed that the idol would not rejoin RIIZE and that the group would continue as six.}<\/p>\n<p>In response, international retail giants and niche K-pop shops alike are halting sales and restocking of RIIZE\u2019s merchandise in solidarity with <strong>international fans<\/strong>, who want to prove to SM Entertainment that they should not only listen to the local voices. As international fans rally, the message is clear: change must come, and it must protect the artists.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/snflwrnct\/status\/1846349077933707674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1846349077933707674%7Ctwgr%5Ec710b4732638023f55cf7bb4a58535fca4b476a1%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinkvilla.com%2Fentertainment%2Fseunghan-leaves-riize-album-and-merch-sellers-worldwide-join-fans-boycott-plans-halt-restocking-as-a-protest-1353736\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">here are some kpop stores in the us supporting the boycott by halting restocks of riize albums\/merchandise!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SMStandsForBullying?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SMStandsForBullying<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SeunghanWasBullied?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SeunghanWasBullied<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveRIIZEfromSM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SaveRIIZEfromSM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JUSTICE_FOR_SEUNGHAN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#JUSTICE_FOR_SEUNGHAN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AlwaysWithSeunghan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#AlwaysWithSeunghan<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SEUNGHAN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SEUNGHAN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%ED%99%8D%EC%8A%B9%ED%95%9C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\ud64d\uc2b9\ud55c<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SMSupportsBullying?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SMSupportsBullying<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TOEd3hhSJ4\">pic.twitter.com\/TOEd3hhSJ4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud83c\udf3b (@snflwrnct) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/snflwrnct\/status\/1846349077933707674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With Seunghan&#8217;s potential comeback stopped by the continuing backlash, the community stands at a crossroads. South Korean <strong>BRIIZE<\/strong> (that&#8217;s the name RIIZE fans wear proudly) are mostly against the idol coming back, while international BRIIZE are trying to make their voices heard by boycotting sales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seunghan&#8217;s abrupt departure from RIIZE has stirred more than just fan emotions\u2014it&#8217;s spotlighting the obsessive behavior of some people. Initially, SM Entertainment announced that Seunghan would rejoin RIIZE after a 10-month hiatus, which took place due to controversial photos of him smoking and kissing his ex-girlfriend. Following the announcement, South Korean fans got together outside [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3104,"featured_media":130643,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2264,16],"tags":[2441],"tmauthors":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-130640","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"category-kpop","9":"tag-riize"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130640\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130640"},{"taxonomy":"tmauthors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tmauthors?post=130640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}