Seunghan Explains His Decision To Leave RIIZE In New Letter

Seunghan has shared a handwritten letter addressing his departure from RIIZE.

On October 13, Wizard Production—the SM Entertainment division in charge of managing RIIZE—announced that Seunghan would be permanently leaving the group. The news came just two days after the announcement that Seunghan would be returning to the group following a nearly yearlong hiatus.

Along with the official announcement, Seunghan posted a letter explaining his decision to leave RIIZE.

His full letter is as follows:

Hello, this is Seunghan.

I know that many people took the matter of my return to activities seriously, and I too am aware of the seriousness of the current situation.

After pondering deeply whether I’ve been thinking only of myself too much, whether I’m causing too much harm to the members and the company, and whether it’s really okay for me to be part of RIIZE, who should be loved, I only felt worried and apologetic.

So I think that my leaving the group is the right path for everyone.

I don’t want to cause any more hurt or confusion for the fans, and I don’t want to harm the members any further, and I also don’t want to hurt the company any further.

I’d like to thank the company and the members, who made efforts to give me another opportunity, and I’m also both sorry and thankful to the people who have cheered me on all this time despite my many shortcomings.

I truly do not want the relationship between RIIZE and BRIIZE, who were growing together while supporting one another, to be damaged because of me. It also breaks my heart to see the fans, for whom it should be more than enough to just love RIIZE, fighting with each other because of me.

I will sincerely cheer on RIIZE, whom I love, while hoping that they will receive more love in the future.

Seunghan originally debuted as a member of RIIZE in September of last year before halting all activities just two months later.