Fans Plan A Total Boycott Of RIIZE’s Upcoming Album

Fans are planning to boycott RIIZE‘s upcoming album as a last resort.

RIIZE | SM Entertainment

Over the last week, RIIZE‘s Eunseok and Anton have been involved in dating rumors that began with invasions of privacy.

Anton was accused of dating a person from his hometown after a leaked photo, which has since been denied by the person involved. Eunseok was rumored to have dated an alleged sasaeng linked to notorious trainee Han Seo Hee.

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SM Entertainment released a statement addressing these situations, stating its plans to take legal action against those spreading false misinformation and making malicious comments.

안녕하세요. SM엔터테인먼트입니다. pic.twitter.com/zfLtnwPSnu

— RIIZE (@RIIZE_official) March 13, 2024

Hello, this is SM Entertainment.

There continues to be false misinformation about RIIZE members, as well as malicious comments that attack, insult, and harass the members.

All the actions listed above are defamatory and are crimes. We are currently aware of these crimes and are collecting evidence, and will press charges so that these criminals are punished by law. We will not forgive and will pursue the furthest extent of the law.

What’s more, there continue to be crimes against the artists and their acquaintances, including stalking, cursing, and sexual harassment.

We ask that you are aware that these actions are also crimes punishable by law, and hope that you do not participate in these crimes.

We would like to thank all of those who love RIIZE. We will continue to do our best to protect our artists.

— SM Entertainment

Following the statement by SM Entertainment, fans have taken a surprising route to show their disappointment in the company’s actions related to Seunghan’s ongoing hiatus.

RIIZE’s Seunghan | SBS

On March 14, fans of RIIZE began to trend “#BoycottSM,” along with an explanation listing the mistreatment of the members and the exclusion of Seunghan as the reasoning behind the planned potential boycott. The boycott will include all RIIZE content for their upcoming release, including merchandise and album sales.

Fan planned protest.

Seunghan has been on hiatus since November 2023, following multiple invasions of privacy occurring since the group’s debut, and has been excluded from nearly all content since. Fans have declared their firmness in this stance, insisting that he return to active promotions and berating SM for not protecting the idol.

Join us for an expression of anger towards SM Ent. for their treatment of artist Hong Seunghan (홍승한). We have come together and decided that without Seunghan's presence in the April CB, we will not support it. #BringBackSeunghan#RIIZEIs7#NoSeunghanNoComeback#BoycottSM pic.twitter.com/SAOuz5dLVj

— Sarah 7RIIZE (@SarahAlthSVT) March 13, 2024

i fucking HATE that we have to do this but i just dont see another way atp #BringBackSeunghan#RIIZEIs7#NoSeunghanNoComeback#승한을돌려주세요 #BoycottSM @RIIZE_official @SMTOWNGLOBAL pic.twitter.com/UlHlEdUwyG

— zuzi ˚* (@teukriize) March 13, 2024

Seunghan is a victim and his privacy got leaked. He didn't commit any crime but the agency put him on hiatus#BringBackSeunghan #RIIZEIs7#NoSeunghanNoComeback#승한을돌려주세요 #BoycottSM @RIIZE_official @SMTOWNGLOBAL pic.twitter.com/2dOEVDjOv9

— septi (@toomanywish) March 14, 2024