It's not a golden hour at the headquarters of K-pop label SM Entertainment.

RIIZE's Seunghan is permanently quitting the boy group. The shocking news comes just days after the music act's agency confirmed that he would be resuming his post following a long hiatus.

On Sunday, October 13, Wizard Production—the SM Entertainment division managing RIIZE—formally announced that Seunghan will no longer participate in the group. The 21-year-old artist reportedly expressed the desire to leave the band to safeguard his fellow members' and fans' feelings.

Check out the Wizard Production's official post about Seunghan's departure from RIIZE:

안녕하세요, 위저드 프로덕션입니다. pic.twitter.com/cquJ5WyjDT

— RIIZE (@RIIZE_official) October 13, 2024

Brief overview of Seunghan's RIIZE connection and controversy-ridden past

RIIZE debuted last year as a seven-member group (Shotaro, Eunseok, Sungchan, Wonbin, Seunghan, Sohee, and Anton). However, Seunghan was caught up in several controversies after his pre-debut pictures were leaked online. Numerous clips and other media pictured him smoking, spending time with girls and allegedly slandering a K-pop idol. Thereafter, for the sake of the other members of the group, the K-pop agency enforced a 10-month hiatus for Seunghan while the remaining six singers continued releasing new music and performing live. 

On October 11, 2024, it was revealed that Seunghan would be resuming his activities as a RIIZE member. However, not all fans were happy about it. Some ‘OT6' enthusiasts initiated protests, urging the group's company to remove the singer so that the other members wouldn't be tied down to his previous scandals. 

This is a developing story. Stay tuned for more updates.

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