RIIZE director Lee Sang Min is gaining attention for his savage clapback on a hater, which generated criticism from K-netz and the support from foreign stans.

Here's what happened.

RIIZE Director Lee Sang Min Destroys Hater on Instagram with Savage Remark

The comment is going viral on social media.

SM Entertainment's upcoming boy group RIIZE is one of the most highly anticipated acts in K-pop. But despite the hype, several of the members have gained unfavorable reactions and criticisms from certain netizens.

These call outs were due to reasons such as their past dating history, and many pre-debut photos that garnered netizens' ire or speculations.

Amid all these controversies, fans are still steady together with the group, who's now nearing their debut.

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Any fan knows how special and important it is for any artist to make their debut. With this in mind, many followers and staff supporting RIIZE have voiced out their enthusiasm.

RIIZE will be managed by Center 5, comprised of Kim Hyeong Guk and Lee Sang Min who will handle RIIZE, Super Junior, and EXO. To express his unconditional support for RIIZE, Sang Min has been uploading photos on Instagram about the group.

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However, on August 30, K-netz immediately became aware of his comment against a hater in one of his posts.

On the screencaps, a netizen commented pointed out the ongoing scandals of RIIZE members, and claimed they can't wait for the next member to "break out." This seemed to max out the patience of Lee Sang Min, who candidly dropped a savage reply against the hater.

Comment: "From Sohee to Seunghan, I cannot wait for the next member with a controversy to break out."

Lee Sang Min: "Aigoo, I hope your life breaks out."

K-netz then called out the director for his harsh actions and pointed out his professionalism.

•  "Now this is why SM Entertainment's on a gradual decent."
•  "He's the one who's stooped lower for this kind of message."
•  "This was so low, to be honest."
•  "He's a director, so why is he leaving these types of comments?"
•  "Why is he like this? It's insane. Doesn't he know how hard it is to survive as an idol?"

Meanwhile, in a different platform, international stans quickly defended the director, and expressed that haters deserved this kind of payback.

•  "I don't care about professionalism. He ate. They need to be told that they're all low lives."
•  "He's in charge of Center 5, and he's doing his best for RIIZE's debut. What's wrong with wanting to protect them?"
•  "This is so satisfying to me."
•  "They deserved that."
•  "How lucky they all are for just receiving a snarky comment instead of a lawsuit."

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Written by Riely Miller