Seunghan: Last News

RIIZE member Seunghan is currently preparing to debut as a solo artist next year.On November 15, SM Entertainment released a statement in Korean and English announcing that former RIIZE singer Seunghan would be launching a solo career next year.“Seunghan is currently preparing to debut as a solo artist in the second half of 2025,” it said. The agency added that he is “receiving full support and guidance” regarding his training, music production and more in preparation for his debut.“Seunghan hopes to show a new side of himself as a solo artist and pursue his talent and dreams.

RIIZE merchandise amid growing unhappiness among fans due to the group’s line-up controversy.Numerous retailers specialising in K-pop merchandise have announced the temporary halt of RIIZE merchandise imports in light of the recent events surrounding the departure of former member Seunghan. They include numerous major and minor retailers across various continents, including North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.SubK Shop, a major K-pop retailer based in the US, announced today (October 16) that it would pause imports of RIIZE merchandise “out of respect for our customers, fans, and the artist”.It added that existing orders will continue to be fulfilled, while “future sales will be re-evaulated as the situation evolves”.

Seunghan has officially left RIIZE, two days after it was announced that the K-pop idol would be returning to the group after a year-long hiatus from the group.SM Entertainment announced Seunghan’s departure from the band yesterday (October 13), just two days after the K-pop agency said that the RIIZE singer would be returning from a year-long hiatus. In the label’s initial statement, Seunghan had been previously set to return to the group this November.In a new statement by SM Entertainment production house Wizard Productions – the division in charge of RIIZE – it explained that its previous decision to reinstate Seunghan as a member of RIIZE “had actually hurt fans more and caused them greater confusion instead”.“We feel particularly apologetic for prioritising Wizard Production’s position, instead of making our top priorities the growth achieved by the six RIIZE members while working their hardest,” it wrote, as translated by Soompi. “And the preciousness of the times that RIIZE and [RIIZE’s fandom] BRIIZE have spent together.”The company said that it “made this decision after debating it for a long time because we thought that if Seunghan returned after reflecting on his past wrongdoings and RIIZE showed another level of growth as a group, we would be able to give the artist and the fans greater joy”.The new decision for Seunghan to leave the group came after the production unit “ruminated carefully on each and every one of the opinions and responses sent in by fans”, on top of the K-pop idol himself “consistently express[ing] his desire to leave the group for the sake of the members and the fans”.안녕하세요, 위저드 프로덕션입니다.

RIIZE will “halt his activities” indefinitely, SM Entertainment has announced.In a statement posted on Twitter/X today (November 22), SM Entertainment announced that RIIZE member Seunghan will “halt his activities” with the boyband “indefinitely”. The agency says this is “related to his private matters that were recently leaked and distributed through online channels”.“Seunghan sincerely apologises and is reflecting on the disappointment and confusion he has caused to not only the group and his group members but also to the fans,” the K-pop agency wrote, as translated by Koreaboo.

RIIZE’s Seunghan is coming under fire.