RIIZE Introduces New Name For Their Fan Club

New boy group RIIZE have announced changes to their official fandom name.

On September 6, SM Entertainment released a statement that the initially decided fandom name “SUNZ,” will be changed due to the realization of possible negative implications with the name.

Previously, on September 4, during the group’s debut showcase ‘RIIZING DAY: RIIZE Premiere,’ the members revealed ‘SUNZ’ as the fandom name as it gained the highest number of votes. However, in order to avoid misinterpretations, the decision has been reached to name the fandom as ‘BRIIZE.’

The official statement:

Hello.
We sincerely thank all the fans who have shown their support for RIIZE upon their debut.

With your overwhelming support, RIIZE unveiled their official fan club name, which will accompany them on their journey, on their debut date on September 4.

While we initially announced the fan club name as “SUNZ,” which received the most votes from fans, we have since learned that there were many concerns among fans that “SUNZ” could be interpreted negatively, unintentionally distorting the positive meaning of “SUNZ,” which was meant to represent the fans’ growth together with RIIZE.

Since the goal was to have a name that carries a positive meaning to call all the fans supporting RIIZE and a name that signifies [both RIIZE and the fans’] collective growth, we have decided to change the fan club name to the second most-voted option, ‘BRIIZE.’ We kindly request your understanding regarding this change.

The service for RIIZE’s official fan club ‘BRIIZE’ will officially start on September 12 (Tuesday). Through the official fan club, we will keep you updated with RIIZE’s activities, so please show a lot of interest in RIIZE’s official fan club ‘BRIIZE.’

Thank you.

RIIZE is SM Entertainment’s latest boy group consisting of seven members: Shotaro, Eunseok, Sungchan, Won Bin, Seung Han, So Hee, and Anton. The group made its highly-anticipated debut with the single ‘Get A Guitar’ on September 4, 2023.