How Seunghan's exit from boy band Riize highlights the peril of K-pop's global appeal


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K-pop boy band Riize as a septet during the a photoshoot for their debut single, Get A Guitar. Seunghan (foreground, left) recently left the group due to fan backlash. Photo: Riize/Facebook

On Oct 11, more than 1,000 funeral wreaths – normally meant to mourn the dead – were sent to the Seoul headquarters of K-pop agency SM Entertainment.

They were meant to protest the return of member Seunghan to the boy band Riize after a nearly year-long suspension just two months into his September 2023 debut.

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