Seunghan’s biography
- Birth name: Hong Seung-han
- Stage name: Seunghan
- Date of birth: October 2, 2003
- Zodiac sign: Libra
- Nationality: Korean
Seunghan’s background information
Seunghan was born in Tanhyeon-dong, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. He graduated from the Applied Music Department of Seoul Performing Arts High School (commonly known as SOPA). Furthermore, it is known that he has an older brother who is 5 years older.
Seunghan was a trainee at SM Entertainment for 2.5 years before his debut with RIIZE. He allegedly received audition offers from various agencies during his third year of middle school, but chose SM without thinking twice.
He can play a little piano and guitar and said he wants to learn bass too.
Seunghan’s career
On July 2, 2022, Seunghan was revealed as a member of SMROOKIES alongside Shohei (now a member of trot boy group MYTRO) and Eunseok (now a member of RIIZE).
On September 4, 2023, Seunghan made his official debut with RIIZE via the single album “Get A Guitar”.
In November 2023, it was announced that Seunghan would indefinitely halt all group activities due to controversial images and videos from his past going viral online.
On October 11, 2024, it was announced that Seunghan would end his hiatus and return to RIIZE promotions.
However, due to strong opposition from Korean fans, he ended up officially leaving the group on October 13, 2024.
You can learn more about Seunghan’s activities during his time with RIIZE via the group’s profile HERE.
Seunghan’s controversies
In August 2023, various photos of Seunghan being intimate with a person suspected to be his ex-girlfriend began to surface, and there were even allegations that Seunghan took the alleged girlfriend, who was allegedly underage, to a motel.
Afterwards, more accusations began to be raised against Seunghan, including some alleging that he was promiscuous and a “gold digger”. There were also allegations that the male idol forced his ex-girlfriend to have an abortion, showed violent tendencies and insulted Park Ji-hoon (formerly of Wanna One).
Seunghan’s controversies also led to several HYBE idols being dragged into chaos.
However, only the intimate photos were confirmed as real, leading Seunghan to apologize for his past actions. Other allegations have never been confirmed.
Following these accusations, Seunghan stopped his activities for 10 months, before SM Entertainment announced that he would return to RIIZE.
This decision was met with intense reactions from the Korean side, as fans sent 1,000 flower crowns to SM Entertainment demanding Seunghan’s departure.
Ultimately, Seunghan officially left RIIZE on October 13, 2024.
