Controversy about personal life → finally had to take time off

RIIZE will be active with 6 members........ According to SM “We respect Seunghan's opinion”

  Source: SM Entertainment

[The FactㅣReporter Kim Saetbyeol] RIIZE's Seunghan is being criticized due to controversy over his personal life and in the end SM decided to suspend his activities indefinitely.

On the 22nd, SM Entertainment said: "Seunghan is truly sorry and is reflecting on the disappointment and confusion he has caused not only the group and members, but also to fans, due to issues related to his personal 'life', he shared: “I feel a psychological burden and responsibility, after deep consideration, I have expressed my intention to stop activities for the sake of the group.”

SM shared: “We also assessed that it would not be reasonable to continue activities under these circumstances and we decided to suspend activities indefinitely out of respect for his opinion that he doesn't want to cause any more damage to the group and members."

Accordingly, RIIZE is expected to continue activities with 6 members except Seunghan.

SM shared: "This is a rather unexpected situation, but we hope fans will sympathize with this negligence. We will have to take great responsibility for our negligence in managing artists right before their debut."

Previously, Seunghan had been in trouble when his private photos were illegally leaked online right before his debut. After that, many rumors broke out and some fans even asked Seunghan to leave the group.

Regarding this situation, SM explained: "The videos and images that were leaked and illegally distributed were all filmed during private time as trainees before debut and the videos and images were leaks and distributions are constantly re-edited to cause misunderstandings through intentional second re-editing."

In addition, SM also pointed out, "People who spread and leak illegal videos and images are continuing to seriously harm artists by using non-existent text messages and false information." different deviations".

SM also said: "As soon as we learned of the incident, we immediately conducted surveillance, collected a significant amount of evidence, identified the person who leaked and illegally distributed it, and planned to file a complaint with the local police station this afternoon. In addition to harming the artist's honor, we are considering additional legal measures against illegal acts such as cybercrime, threatening behavior, etc."

In addition, SM emphasized: "We intend to react strongly, without any agreement or leniency, to any acts that harm artists such as acts of tso, spreading, spreading continuously spreading indiscriminate rumors related to artists."

Below is the full text of SM Entertainment's message:

Hello, this is SM Entertainment.

This is a letter about RIIZE member Seunghan.

Seunghan is truly sorry and reflects on the disappointment and confusion he has caused not only the group and its members but also his fans, due to issues related to his personal life. He was recently leaked and distributed without permission through online social networks and communities.

Therefore, Seunghan is currently feeling the burden and responsibility. After careful consideration, he expressed his intention to stop working for the sake of the group.

We also judge that continuing activities under these circumstances is unreasonable and we have decided to suspend Seunghan's activities indefinitely, out of respect for his opinion in not wanting to cause trouble. add any damage to the group and its members.

Therefore, starting today (22nd), Rise will operate with 6 members excluding Seunghan.

Although this is an unexpected situation, we ask for fans' understanding as this was decided after careful discussion with the artist. We feel great responsibility for being negligent in managing the artist even before his debut. Once again, we deeply apologize to our fans.

However, the videos and images that were leaked and distributed illegally were all filmed during private time as trainees before debut, and the videos and images that were leaked and distributed were constantly edited. revised to cause misunderstanding through intentional second editing

In addition, we are considering additional legal action against the designated person, not only for defamation of the artist due to unauthorized leaks and distribution, but also for many other illegal acts such as criminal Cybercrime and threats.

For the sake of the artist and the group as well as for the fans who love the group, we will not only file a lawsuit but also not agree to any settlement regarding all acts that harm artist, such as creating, spreading and expanding and copying indiscriminate rumors related to the artist through additional posts, we intend to respond strongly without any mercy.

We will continue to do our best to protect our artists.