Riize's Seunghan issues apology over scandal
Article: Riize's Seunghan posts apology regarding private photos leak + SM warns of legal action
Source: Idol Issue via Instagram
[+111] And why isn't he being kicked out? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Will we need to pull a Le Sserafim or something and get everyone to protest for them to kick him out?...
[+71] So all the haters who made up all sorts of rumors about Mark... were given settlement offers... but people who are simply sharing the truth of Seunghan's past are not being given settlements...?
[+61] Well, this will follow him for the rest of his career. It's much better to just kick him in the beginning. I don't get why SM would rather hold on to him...
[+61] He never would've apologized if his past never got out ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Kwangya 119 should only be focused on catching sasaengs and haters
[+57] I didn't think SM would kick him out anyway. Even during Lucas's scandal, they kept him on hiatus for two years before letting him go. I'm honestly disappointed in Seunghan and liked him a lot after Sungsho but he really needs to get his act together from here on out
[+57] I just don't see a reason why SM should want to keep him.. look at how the fandom has crumbled even before their debut 😂
[+56] Too many controversies with Riize;;; I feel so bad for Sungsho. Just take them out of Riize and debut them somewhere else. This is so frustrating.
[+40] Instead of pretending to be productive by making up things like Kwangya 119, how about SM actually do some background checks before casting their idols? Look what a mess you've made of the fandom even before their debut.
[+40] As always, SM is so shameless
[+38] Would there be a reason for him to apologize if the woman was not a minor? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ No one would find issue with this if they were both adults who went to a motel before debut. The fact that he apologized means he's acknowledging that it's a problem that he was there with a minor.
[+25] I thought the announcement would be that he's being kicked out but then I read "in the future" and ugh~~~ SM never changes, do they
[+23] So this is what SM started Kwangya 119 for~ amazing~
[+19] This will follow him for life..
[+10] SM's amazing for choosing to hold on to him, wow 👏
[+8] Just kick him out
[+6] There seems to be a lot of people who aren't understanding the severity of the situation and blindly choosing to defend him, but this isn't just a "he was just dating" situation, he was doing inappropriate things with a minor at a motel. He failed to act as a proper adult, and that's what we're criticizing.
[+1] Oof, he blows Lucas out of the waters
[+1] I don't get why this is such a problem...
- [+11] The girlfriend's a minor..
- [+6] Come on, he took his minor girlfriend to a motel, you're really trying to defend this?
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Article: Seunghan will not attend Naver's NPOP pre-recording schedule
Source: Idol Issue via Instagram
[+168] What's problematic: #1 girlfriend's a minor #2 the mirror shot at the motel has a Jinro tonic water in the background, which is a product released after 2021 = which means he was already a trainee at the time, which also means he had no business going to motels like that #3 the picture has alcohol, and also some wet tissue in a cup, which people think is a cig #4 if this picture really is from 2021, Seunghan's also a minor at the time #5 all of the above makes him unfit to be an idol since an idol is someone who is supposed to inspire dreams and hope... Knowing SM, I know they're just going to bury this and keep him, but I wish they'd at least issue an apology or try to block any of it
[+118] How can he be crazy enough to bring a minor girlfriend to a motel? Please just take Sohee and leave the group, the both of you
[+98] D*mmit, I'll accept Sungtaro back into NCT so please just bring them back
[+92] People will never forget it if they just debut him... it's best to cut him off now
[+88] Just leave.. what did the other members do to deserve this? How is he not sorry to Sungsho? Sigh
[+78] Why can't these idols ever stop taking pictures!! Why would you leave evidence of something like that when you know it's now only going to serve as shackles toy our career for the rest of your lives! Don't you want to be idols? Why would you do something so foolish? Now because of a few members who didn't think about their futures, the rest of them will have to suffer messed up search results next to their names for the rest of their careers. Who knew we'd ever even have to see pictures of this nature before a group's even debuted..
[+64] Anyone with even the hint of a controversy needs to just be kicked
[+61] Did Sungsho betray their countries in a past life or something? Why do they keep being put in these obstacles?
[+57] Just take this opportunity to kick all of the controversial Riize members for good, gogo
[+55] How is he not embarrassed of himself? As he continues to work in society, he must know that his co-workers and fans will know? There's no solution to this.
[+53] SM really needs to do a complete overhaul of all of their trainees
[+7] Why not?? Because he has to meet up with his girlfriend??
[+5] Just leave
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