SM Entertainment has won a US federal court order compelling X (formerly Twitter) to reveal the identities of two anonymous accounts that organized a campaign demanding the return of former RIIZE member Seunghan, according to an exclusive Sisajournal report published on October 16.
The US District Court for the Western District of Texas granted SM’s discovery petition on October 14 (local time), just nine days after the company filed it, court records obtained by Sisajournal show. The order targets the accounts “@RIIZE******” and “@ri********.”
SM alleged the accounts coordinated company criticism, claims about Seunghan’s treatment, boycott calls, and hashtag campaigns. One operator allegedly told followers to create at least five accounts each, clear cache, and toggle airplane mode to refile reports with SM’s artist rights center, Kwangya 119 — some 3,368 reports on October 15, 2024 alone were flagged as organized spam, about 32,785 in total. The other operator allegedly installed balloons, banners, ad trucks, and billboards near SM’s Seoul headquarters without permission.
SM had already filed civil suits against the two operators at the Seoul Eastern District Court last year and sought US discovery to identify the defendants. X may still request reconsideration, which the court would rule on; singer IU’s similar petition against Meta was delayed on user-notification grounds.
Seunghan paused activities in 2023 over a private-life controversy; his October 2024 return announcement was withdrawn amid fan backlash, and he left the group. His supporters later demanded SM’s official apology and his immediate return through legal counsel.
No official statement was available from SM beyond the court filings.
