The boycott continued to yield results.
He announced it recently Seunghan would start from RIIZE. This news came as a shock to many, as it was announced that the idol would return to the schedule just two days earlier
As a result, many fans felt disappointed and angry about the circumstances surrounding his retirement.
Since then, fans have mobilized protest efforts by sending protest trucks to SM Entertainment and planning an in-person protest.
SUPPORT TRUCK FOR #SEUNGHAN AND #RIIZE FROM MEXICO AND LATAM THEY ARRIVED IN FRONT OF THE SM PALACE 😭‼️🙌📣 #JUSTICE_FOR_SEUNGHAN #AlwaysWithSeunghan #SMSupportsBullying #SEUNGHAN #Hong Seung-han#2024MAMAVOTE pic.twitter.com/oqsMsiKq5N
— Gigi Lee 🍉 (@tyongigi) October 15, 2024
Truck in front of SM entertainment#BringSeunghanback#JUSTICE_FOR_SEUNGHAN #AlwaysWithSeunghan #SMSupportsBullying #SEUNGHAN #Hong Seung-han pic.twitter.com/mpugwnGVT9
— ✂️Alice ✂️ the crazy girl with scissors (@_jaylice) October 15, 2024
Fans also began boycotting all RIIZE content, including a ban on purchasing albums or merchandise released by the group. Many fans have already canceled their pre-orders of RIIZE’s recent MD.
Many K-Pop retailers around the world have also joined the boycott.
K-Pop stores around the world participate in the RIIZE boycott
The boycott also calls on fans to unfollow all of RIIZE’s social media accounts, hoping that the lack of many followers will have an impact.
Since the boycott began, the group’s count on 79,066.
RIIZE’s TikTok had more than 3,543,847 followers and is now down to 3,425,654 and above, a loss of 118.193 followers. The group’s Instagram account is down 213,803 with the current number of live followers standing at 3,931,271 as of this writing.
The group’s three Japanese accounts on the same platforms also lost a combined 25,910. RIIZE’s Spotify and YouTube channels were also affected, resulting in a loss of 19,317 and 25,048 followers respectively.
This brings the total amount lost on these platforms to 481,337, just under half a million.
These results in this time frame show exactly how serious fans are about the boycott, all in the hopes of Seunghan’s return.
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