Fans sent funeral wreaths to the company.
Seunghanthe state of in RIIZE was the hottest issue in K-Pop for the second week of October thanks to SM Entertainmentit is a hasty handling of the matter. It was announced that he would return to the group on October 11, 2024, only to officially retire on October 13. This was partly due to the intense protests going on around his return.
OT6 fans had sent countless wreaths of white chrysanthemums, known to be used at funerals, to the company building.
Many fans have criticized these OT6 supporters for their abusive behavior.
it’s so hard to believe that these people should be normal citizens of a society like you never spent your paycheck to buy funeral wreaths for a kpop idol because they went out and smoked when they were teenagers https://t.co /dGu17IhYaB
— ُ (@chirinhae) October 13, 2024
I can’t believe how hurt he would have felt to see them. Korean fans are truly the worst of all, sending funeral wreaths is DISGUSTING. pic.twitter.com/nmnaisC4Lq
— Seunghan is back (@sxtforyou) October 13, 2024
People who are not fans of BRIIZE felt that the whole issue was overblown and caused everyone involved a lot of mental duress.
Summary of Hong Seung-han’s return case
Increase: psychosis
Breeze: mental illness
SM: psychosis
Seunghan Hong: Mental illness
Condolences Wreath Company: Singbeonggeul https://t.co/3xthJyF6Oj— sciclub (@sciclubs) October 13, 2024
Summary of Seunghan’s return issue.
RIIZE: mental illness
BRIIZE: mental illness
MS: mental illness
Hong Seung Han: mental illness
Funeral wreath companies: so happy
— ski club
Others felt that although Seunghan was not entirely innocent, the protest methods were exaggerated.
K-pop was really sick
Mr. ㅅㅎ may be self-employed, but
Yet, protesting in this way seems like mental illness from the outside.
Choi Ae was held hostage, preventing the most effective boycott.
This is what the self-slaving bastards of K-pop ultimately choose. https://t.co/sfDugsdp1T— ☄Glow🔱Love☄ (@drr_kpop) October 14, 2024
K-Pop is really sick. Even if at times it has reaped what it has sown, this method of protest, which seems to become the norm, in the eyes of third parties simply appears as a mental illness. I can’t believe this is the final choice these self-induced slaves who are K-Pop fans make because they are held hostage by their prejudices and unable to produce an effective boycott.
— drr_kpop
Netizens from the online community theqoo reason that the crowns were sent to the company rather than targeting Seunghan as a person.
- Who will clean those wreaths? I want to send dozens of them to the president’s office to say that democracy is dead.
- They probably sent it to the company…
- LOL.
- They didn’t send it to Hong Seunghan, but to SM, right?
- As someone who doesn’t know much about idols, it’s a little disturbing to see.
- Well, right now. X, people insult other members, cursing them to death and even involving their family, because they are doing nothing. And these are the guys who complain about how pitiful Seunghan is. Is this right? LOL.
- I’m also an idol fan and I hate the way people send funeral wreaths… It’s really disturbing. It’s good that he retired, and I also think that the company is so stupid that they don’t recognize things until the funeral wreaths are sent, but these actions are so… ugh.
Meanwhile, OT7 fans have been sending support and love to Seunghan via social media.