Those who created a fake video of the group Espa and distributed it on Telegram have been legally punished.

On the 11th, SM Entertainment, Espa‘s agency, announced through ‘Gwangya 119’, “We will inform you of the progress of legal action against malicious posts and comments such as defamation, insults, and sexual harassment related to our artist Espa.”

They continued, “We have collected evidence of malicious posts and comments about Espa through reports from fans and our own monitoring, and based on this, we have filed a complaint for insult, defamation, and editing and distribution of false videos and are in the process of responding.”

They also said, “Many of the defendants have been identified and are being investigated, and some have been sent to the prosecution and received final dispositions from the court.”

According to SM, those who distributed false videos related to Espa using Telegram A summary order (fine) was handed down for violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes (distribution of false videos, etc.).

Finally, SM said, “We will continue to take strong measures and respond against those who post malicious comments, videos, images, etc. targeting aespa, regardless of whether they are domestic or international,” adding, “We will continue to do our best to protect the rights and interests of our artists.”


● Below is the full text of SM Entertainment’s official position

Hello. This is SM Entertainment.

We would like to inform you of the progress of our legal response to malicious posts and comments, including defamation, insults, and sexual harassment, regarding our artist aespa.

We have collected evidence of malicious posts and comments about aespa through reports from fans and our own monitoring, and are currently responding by filing a complaint on charges of insult, defamation, and editing and distributing false videos.

Many of the defendants have been identified and are currently under investigation, and we would like to inform you that some have been sent to the prosecution and received final court dispositions as follows.

o Case name: Violation of the Special Act on the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes (Distribution of false videos, etc.)

o Distribution medium: Telegram

o Disposition result: Summary order (fine)

We will continue to take strong measures and respond to those who post malicious posts, videos, images, etc. targeting aespa, regardless of whether they are domestic or international. It is planned.

We will continue to do our best to protect the rights of our artists.

Thank you.

Kim Seung-hyun, Donga.com reporter tmdgus@donga.com

This article is automatically translated using Google AI. If you notice any inaccuracies, please let us know at allkstar@donga.com.