Seohyun announced that she will take strong action against malicious comments and posts.

On the 4th, her agency LEAD Entertainment stated, “We will respond strongly with our partner law firm to malicious slander, spread of false information, personal attacks, and defamation posts and comments related to Seohyun.”

He continued, “This is a clear criminal act, and there will be absolutely no compromise or leniency.” The agency added that they are asking for reports from fans and will continue to take legal action by collecting evidence.

Seohyun is scheduled to meet viewers through the KBS2 drama ‘I Stole the Nam-joo’s First Night ‘, which will be aired for the first time on the 11th.

Below is LEAD Entertainment’s full statement:

Hello.This is LEAD Entertainment. Regarding our artist Seo Hyun, we hereby inform you that we will take strong legal action together with our partner lawyer(law firm)against malicious slander, dissemination of false information, posts containing personal attacks, defamation posts, and malicious comments that are being spread on various online communities and SNS. In particular, the following acts constitute clear criminal acts: - Spreading false information(Criminal Act Article 307 Defamation)- Posting insulting expressions(Criminal Act Article 311 Insult)- Words and actions that cause sexual shame(Sexual Violence Punishment Act Article 13 Indecency Using Communication Media)- Repeated defamatory or threatening messages(Act on the Punishment, etc.of Stalking Crimes) We would like to inform you that continuing to defame and insult an artist online is a clear criminal act, and there will be absolutely no compromise or leniency. We have started collecting malicious comment data to protect our artists, and the reports and data that fans provide will be of great help in our legal preparations and responses. If you discover any illegal activity, please report it to us. Lead Entertainment will do its best to protect the artist, and we sincerely thank the fans who cherish actress Seo Hyun for their support and trust.

Reporter Lee Su com jin sujinl22@donga

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