K-pop idol Seunghan has permanently left the Korean boy group Riize, just two days after his label, SM Entertainment, announced his comeback. In a

RIIZE's Seunghan is permanently quitting the boy group. The shocking news comes just days after the music act's agency confirmed that he would be resuming his post following a long hiatus.

Official social media accounts had initially announced the 21-year-old would be returning to the group after nearly a yearlong hiatus.

Riize's Seunghan is departing the K-pop group just two days after his return was announced. The 21-year-old star initially left the group in November 2023 due to the controversy surrounding leaked images of his alleged antics,

"We have determined that RIIZE's next chapter would be even more meaningful if the seven members were together," the group's production team wrote in a statement.

K-group RIIZE will reunite as seven members with the return of Seunghan next month. Seunghan went on an indefinite hiatus last November following a series of viral negative stories about his personal life.

Seunghan of rising K-pop boy band RIIZE is set to resume promotional activities following a hiatus that lasted for almost a year, his agency said Friday.