In a growing wave of public backlash and online vitriol, a number of better entertainers of South Korea speak – and undertake legal actions – a harmful defamation and character attacks. The last case of high profile provides for the legendary singer Buoywith similar accidents that strike Iu AND Ive’s Jang Wonyung.
The Boa becomes the victim of public vandalism
On June 13, the Soul Gangnam police announced the detention of a 30 -year -old woman, accused of damage to the property and defamation for having scribbled offensive graffiti. Buoy Through ten public areas, including bus and electrical panels stops. The hateful phrases included vulgar accusations that referred to sexual transmission diseases.
In response, Smeniorinment He confirmed that he had submitted an official complaint on June 11 after collecting more fans’ reports and led his monitoring. “This is a serious problem of defamation. We are collaborating with the authorities to guarantee a thorough investigation”, The agency said.
Iu faces persistent harassment
Singer -songwriter Iu Continue to bear a series of attacks from harmful commentators. A 40 -year -old woman, previously fined of ₩ 3 million in December 2023 for publishing offensive observations, was recently fined of others ₩ 3 million for repeated slanders. His attempts to avoid the penalty by citing mental health and the lack of literary clarity were rejected by the court.
The offensive observations included sexual allusions and accusations of corrods, shared under the official places of Iu’s agency Edam Entertainment.
Jang Wonyung wins the legal battle
In the meantime, Jang Wonyung by Girl Group Ive He recently marked a legal victory against YouTuber “Sojang”, who released harmful voices on her between 2021 and 2023. Entertainment Astronavitogether with Wonyoung itself, has pursued a combined cause of ₩ 200 million.
On June 4, the central district court of Soul pronounced in favor of the complaints. Judge Choi Mi-Young ordered the defendant to pay ₩ 50 million damage to the spaceship, with interest rates that apply retroactively from August 2023. Further disputes personally presented by Wonyoung It remains pending.
Traditionally, Korean celebrities were expected to suffer harsh criticisms as “cost of fame”. However, the public and legal discourse is moving. Many argue that harmful online behavior often equates to digital “terrorism” has crossed a line and should no longer be normalized.
