Fans Call Out "Billboard" For Messy Blunders In RIIZE Interview

Fans are calling out Billboard for messy mistakes in new content featuring RIIZE.

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Recently, RIIZE was announced as the cover star for an exclusive digital edition of Billboard magazine and interviewed for an exclusive cover story. The group also took many group and solo photos for their feature, showing off their visuals.

digital-cover-riize-billboard-06132024-1500 — | *Billboard*

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Fans were initially pleased with the text interview, which allowed the members to convey their thoughts and feelings on their music and success. The article also accurately mentioned Seunghan as a current member, something some media sources have not done since his indefinite hiatus began.

RIIZE IS 7 EXACTLY !! OT6 KEEP CRYING#승한아_브리즈는_언제나_기다릴게 #승한 #SEUNGHAN pic.twitter.com/Z72HTEFWok

— missing RIIZE || fuck SM (@eyo_listen_up) June 13, 2024

EXACTLY BILLBOARD ‼️RIIZE IS 7‼️

read: https://t.co/Wn08GPk0ET pic.twitter.com/tu4OcuVhEz

— ً (@jeberene) June 13, 2024

However, this accuracy did not continue to the video interview accompanying the article.

In a separate video taken from the members’ photoshoot, each discussed their music journey and named some of the artists who inspired them.

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One mistake noticed early on was a misspelling of Shotaro’s name on the clapperboard before his introduction. The o in his name was replaced with i, spelling “Shitaro.”

Screenshot 2024-06-13 at 10.30.46 AM — | *Billboard*

Mistakes were also made during Sungchan’s portion of the video as well. In addition to his name being misspelled as “Sunchang,” Sungchan was improperly labeled as Seunghan in post-editing added to his clip.