RIIZE Seunghan unwell, not appearing at their next music show

*rolls eyes* people making a mountain out of a molehill over nothing.

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have SM chilled out about dating in the last few years? I know they were originally quite strict

who cares about sm? they dont protect their artists anyway. And if this was prior to debut, and he's possibly NOT dating her anymore it's a dead issue.

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I ask because I want to know what to expect for RIIZE

expect what? It's another group under SM, and some chick or someone is spreading his personal life? His personal life is his personal life. This isn't even problematic. If SM isn't going to defend him and instead remove him from promotions, I find that to be incredibly stupid and low of them.

I'm not sure what you mean by "what to expect" expect another bg and music?

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I agree, this issue is a stupid one, it shouldn’t be a big deal. Do you think SM are stupid enough to remove him though?

They are pretty stupid in how they don't protect their artists and how clearly they don't handle issues. This is a non issue and it shouldn't be a big deal to the point they sit him out of stuff. Unless it's upsetting him mentally and he can't handle shit or in the back end he's dealing with this situation, then i can understand. But at this moment, it's pretty stupid to give into the fans and make a non issue into an issue by removing him from promotions instead of protecting him.

I dont know if SM will remove him, but if they do, it will cause an outrage amongst those who support him and don't find this to be as problematic as idiots are making it out to be.

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I’m hoping that this is just a sign of him asking for time off to deal with the incredibly invasive leak that just happened to him

I can’t predict what SM will do so I hope this is just voluntary time off. The wording in the announcement is clearly NOT stating that he has been forced to not appear

People are arguing that he's an adult taking a minor to a hotel room with alcohol let me be the adult and paint the reality of this:

These photos were apparently taken before he became an SM Rookie, he was announced as an SM rookie july 2022, he was born in October 2003.

He was 17 when he joined SM rookies and possibly 16 or younger in those photos, SO WHO let 2 MINORS go to this supposed hotel room with alcohol?

It is not rocket science here...The only issue is, is this really a hotel room, and who was dumb enough provide TWO MINORS alcohol?

These don't seem recent, only recently has south korea raised the age of consent from initially 13 to recently 20. Again 2 minors...

Taking photos of each other kissing, COUPLES DO THAT. who complains about that, right? Are you sad in your love life?

The issue that needs to be addressed is why are these PRIVATE photos being leaked and IF they WERE in a hotel room with alcohol WHO PROVIDED 2 minors with this shit?

That should be the issue, whomever is passing these photos is clearly trying to damage his career, it's possibly a bitter ex g/f or someone who got the photos and wants to be shady.

SM should be doing MORE to protect him then sitting in silence. Whether it's a statement of acknowledging the issue and looking into it or a statement protecting him, that would speak volumes.

That's my ted talk

there is apparently more to this story on weibo though the claims I read seem outrageous to myself, who knows what's true. What I gathered earlier is still what I stand by in my statement but now I'm just gonna sit here on the sidelines and see what happens. I have no investment in this group so I don't care what happens either way as cruel as that may sound

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Could be. But let this situation be a lesson to everyone here and hopefully my dongsaengs in the industry will fuckin learn to use their heads and not the one in their pants. Leave relationships alone. This kid's stuff got leaked for a reason. Somebody wanted to screw him. Be careful who you trust and who you let into your life. Becareful with the things you give to people. So many idols got burned by some previous or current relationship getting leaked or someone outing information that shouldn't be out there. Example the lady that dated top of big bang outed his sexual preferences and dick size.

If you want to let people in, seriously vet the fuck out of them first. Treat everyone as id they will kill you as soon as you turn around, and watch how quickly you learn to vet who's trustworthy and who isn't.

This is a ridiculous take.