Whether Seunghan should return with RIIZE after his past controversies is still a highly-debated topic among netizens in Korea
Previously in November 2023, RIIZE’s Seunghan halted activities with the group after facing various controversial allegations. Ever since, the idol has not appeared in any new content and was even removed from previously-filmed footage of RIIZE, raising speculations about whether he would return,
Now, as RIIZE is achieving great success with the release of “Love 119” – their latest comeback without Seunghan in the lineup, K-netizens are discussing whether Seunghan should return with RIIZE.
A topic about this has attracted over 44,000 views on the Korean forum Pann Nate, with netizens showing mixed reactions. The positive comments so far have outweighed the negative ones, but they receive a lot of downvotes.
Below are some comments from netizens under this topic:
- Honestly, people are saying that the current formation is better and RIIZE is perfect even without Seunghan. However, I still believe that 7 people makes for a better lineup. Seunghan never insults the other members and has a vibe unique to himself. There’s nothing I can do if he ends up leaving, but it’d be disappointing
- First of all, he is good at his main job, and his abilities are excellent. In fact, he has a surprisingly gentle personality and has a habit of taking good care of others. Of course, the relationship between the remaining members is good, but it’d be better with Seunghan. This is my personal opinion, but I think Seunghan should return. I don’t think his controversies are a proper reason for him to leave the group. His past actions were careless, but they are not that serious and he never repeated the mistake
- It’s true that Seunghan’s past is questionable, but he didn’t commit school violence or anything unforgivable. Anyway, his career is ruined, so I feel bad for him. Of course, RIIZE is doing well without Seunghan, but without Seunghan’s vocal, they don’t feel like the true RIIZE
- If you want the 7-member lineup, a new member from SM would be better. Why do you want a member with a bad image but no noticeable charms?
- If Seunghan has that much star power, he can just re-debut as a solo artist.
- In reality, whether he goes to a motel or smokes or not isn’t actually a problem as he’s an adult and isn’t hurting anyone. He’s actually a victim considering his conversations and images were leaked
Source: Pann Nate
