Fans sent wreaths as a form of protest.
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Former RIIZE‘S Seunghan reportedly reacted to protests outside of SM Entertainment.
Following the announcement that Seunghan would return to activities with RIIZE, a statement released on October 13 stated that Seunghan had instead decided to withdraw from the group.
RIIZE’s Seunghan will officially leave the group
This announcement followed massive protests against the idol’s return to the group, including the handing out of numerous flower garlands to the group SM Entertainment building.
SM was visited by many looking to see the garlands, and one such visitor shared an account of supposedly seeing Seunghan outside the building.
In a post shared on a Chinese social media site, a netizen shared that while they were at SM Entertainment, they saw an individual outside who they believed to be Seunghan. He shared that the individual was dressed like an apprentice and that he looked somber as he walked around and through the wreaths.
“I think I ran into Hong Seunghan near the flower garlands at the SM Entertainment building… I was looking at the flower garlands with a friend when someone approached dressed like an apprentice. We made eye contact; his eyes were long and thin. He walked slowly and looked seriously at the flower garlands. Korean fans also noticed him and thought he was an idol or apprentice. My friend thought something was wrong, came closer and saw that he was walking in the sea of flower garlands. It looked like he was sad, but he was wearing a mask and a hat so that’s a bit of a subjective judgement. When he saw that we wanted to take a closer look, he came out and walked past the flower garlands. We thought we were overthinking it. But finally, after saying goodbye to my friends, I saw him at the Seoul Forest Station. He looked really broken down. I took a photo. He headed towards the agency. To put it simply, he came to the agency, looked at the flower garlands, and then went back. I suspect I actually saw Seunghan.”
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This included a video of the individual believed to be Seunghan walking with his hands on his head.
The clip was shared before his retirement announcement.
Seunghan shared a letter after his retirement, which you can read about below.
Seunghan writes a letter to fans after leaving RIIZE
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