Starship Entertainment went on with his cause of defamation against YouTuber Sojang after the 8-1 civil division of the Court of the Central District of Soul has postponed requests for compensation for the mediation of the Agency on August 6.
The mediation reference of the Court, which seeks a voluntary agreement before the process, however has the same legal effect as a finalized sentence. A representative of Entertainment of Astronavi stressed that the agency “is not looking for a monetary agreement”, but requires “legitimate punishments” for the act to defame its artists, adding that it is unlikely that mediation produces an agreement.
The dispute was born in November 2022, when Starship Entertainment presented a civil dress Against Park Sojang (known online as Sojang), looking for $ 72,000 in compensation for repeated false accusations. On June 4, the 50th Civil Division of the Central District Court of SEoul pronounced in favor of Starship, assigning $ 36,000, half of the original request, after having partially accepted Park’s defense. The operator of the channel filed an appeal against that sentence on June 18, contesting the results of the Court.
Starship Entertainment claims that Park created at least 23 videos between October 2021 and June 2023 full of unwilling and harmful voices that aim for seven of the Agency’s artists, including Jang Won-Young of Ive. These videos, which have accumulated significant spectatorsThey are accused of damaging the reputation of idols and interrupting the agency’s commercial operations.
Park’s legal problems extend beyond this civil case. In January, the District Court of Incheon sentenced the youtuber to two years in prison with a period of freedom of three years, a fine of $ 151,000 and 120 hours of service to the community after declaring guilty of defaming more celebrities. It remains involved in simultaneous civil and criminal legal actions presented by the members BTS V and Jungkook, as well as by the singer Kang Daniel. A mediation audition in the BTS case on 22 July did not produce an agreement.
With mediation deemed unlikely by the entertainment of astronavians, the cause It is destined to return to court for a complete process if no agreement is reached. No hearing date has been announced for the process. The Agency’s solid position illustrates a wider change in the K-Pop sector to aggressive legal measures to discourage harmful online items and protect the reputation of the artists.
