Anton (RIIZE): The son of a family, controversial for "abetting" to mock Rosé's accent

Before officially becoming an SM idol, Anton appeared in many movies as a music assistant. He is the masterpiece created by Yoon Sang and Shim Hye Jin.

In 2023, SM Entertainment made a big splash when it decided to launch a potential new boy band called RIIZE with an all-male 7-member lineup.

The most noticeable of them must be the guy from a "family" background. This guy gained popularity from the age of 15 thanks to the fame of his star parents and was called a swimming genius. The character that is being interested is Anton - the eldest son of legendary singer and producer Yoon Sang and the beautiful actress Shim Hye Jin.

Anton's real name is Lee Chan Young, born in 2004 in the US. His father is known as a genius singer, music producer and so-called legend living in Korea. He has produced a series of hit songs for popular singers such as DBSK, IU, BoA, Park Hyo Shin and is the main producer for girl group Lovelyz.

Yoon Sang married actress Shim Hye Jin in 2002, gave birth to Anton in 2004 and her younger son, Lee Jun Young, in 2009. Two years before retiring to take care of her family (2000 and earlier), Hye Jin starred in hit TV series such as Model, Partner and How to Meet the Perfect Neighbor.

From a young age, Anton was a household name on Korean television. The reason is not only because the male idol is the son of the cult couple but also because of his outstanding talent and outstanding appearance like the male god. The press of Ginseng called the SM rookie a "golden prince" because of his visual combo and outstanding multidisciplinary talent.

In 2018, Anton became a hot hit face when he appeared on SBS television in the program "Single Wife 2". At that time, the young man was active as a professional junior swimmer in New Jersey, USA. He stunned fans with his massive collection of certificates of merit, trophies, and winning medals at the age of 15.

It is known that Anton started swimming at the age of 5 and continuously won the tournament from the age of 10. Even Korean media called the male idol a swimming genius after learning that he was in the top 10 swimmers in the country in his teens.

Despite his outstanding talent in sports, unfortunately in 2020, producer Yoon Sang appeared on the show Kwak Cine LP Bar and announced that his son had given up swimming after the COVID-19 pandemic. "If you allow me, I'll try my hand at music," Anton began his new path when he addressed his father.

Not only did Anton show outstanding ability in swimming, but he also showed artistic talent early on. Inheriting more or less musical abilities from his father and artistic blood from his mother, he began to try his hand at music production and mastered "difficult" instruments such as cello.

At first, the family objected but to his son's great determination, his father agreed. Especially recently, fans have discovered that when he was a trainee, he helped his birthright.

Fans were also quick to unearth that Anton made soundtracks for various films as his biological father's assistant. The proof is that fans found the guy's name in the credits of the movie "Contorted".

In addition, Anton's name appears in the credits of "New Normal". The young man also took part in writing the soundtrack, his product was better than his father's expectations. However, to be more objective, Yoon Sang gave this song to the director without saying who composed it.

As a result, the director liked it so much, that he immediately added it to the soundtrack. Only at this time, Yoon Sang revealed that the author of the song is Anton - his son, much to the surprise of the other party.

On September 4, 2023, Anton debuted in the RIIZE group lineup along with 2 NCT members Sungchan - Shotaro, 2 famous male beauties of SM Rookies Eunseok - Seunghan and 2 other new faces. The group filmed their debut music video in Los Angeles and returned to Korea.

It is worth mentioning that earlier, the appearance of the band when it was not officially debuted at the airport recently created a new fever in the land of ginseng. Anton was the most noticed member and was mentioned repeatedly throughout the week just because... too handsome.

Recently, the idol born in 2004 suddenly caused controversy because of her social interaction involving Rosé ( BLACKPINK). Accordingly, the RIIZE account commented under a video of a fan imitating the voice of the lead vocalist of the Black Huong group.

It is known that this international account often posts videos imitating the voice and style of the "Australian rose". And she is considered to have a strange voice color and a special voice, which is a highlight that many people want to follow.

This time, the channel owner decided to sing RIIZE's "Get A Guitar", "Talk Saxy" and "Love 119" songs by imitating Rosé's voice. Later, SM's rookie's official account left a comment in the video, "Oh, thank you senior."

Member Anton is believed to be behind RIIZE's comments. Derived from the content, the comments are all written in English. Not only that, the male idol has also implicitly identified himself as the "social media manager" of the group.

The move immediately created controversy among K-pop fans. Many expressed their opposition to RIIZE's incompetence. Because the video content is geared towards mocking Rosé, the group should not interact and comment.

However, there were also netizens who defended RIIZE. They countered that the owner of the account that posted the video has repeatedly claimed to be a BLACKPINK fan. Not only that, Rosé's singing style is performed very well by fans, with no ill intentions to smear her.

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