K-netizens Mock RIIZE’s Mexican Fans for Chanting “RIIZE is Seven”

On May 16, a discussion titled “Mexican fans chant ‘RIIZE is Seven’ at Fancon”was posted on the Korean forum “theqoo”, quickly gaining widespread interest with more than 300 comments in under an hour.

The subject of the video was the chant performed by Mexican fans, expressing their desire for RIIZE member Seunghan, who is currently on an indefinite break, to rejoin the group and complete the full 7-member lineup.

RIIZE IS 7 at the Mexico fancon 😭😭😭🙌🏻🙌🏻 #RIIZE pic.twitter.com/FhMuF32HjX

— nana | the dream show in mexico (@sugarincandyz) May 16, 2024

On the other hand, Korean netizens hold a contrasting viewpoint and are ridiculing these fans for continuing to hope for Seunghan’s return. They have also made comments urging SM to formally remove Seunghan from the group in the comments section.

However, RIIZE’s Seunghan has refrained from taking part in any group activities since November 2023 due to a personal life scandal.

Included below are comments from Korean internet users:

That’s rude. Shouting that at the members who came to Mexico for the first time is insensitive as hell
Why are they even acting like that? Do they care about the remaining members?
SM should release an official statement about Seunghan’s status because it is getting really annoying
I don’t think SM is letting Seunghan back to the group anyway so I can’t fathom why there’s still no official announcement
Just announce (Seunghan’s departure) quickly and clearly already
Why are they traveling such a long distance? How are the 6 remaining members expected to respond to this?

The source of the information can be found on theqoo’s website on page 2.