Singer Kim Junsu has released a second statement regarding the various suspicions after it was revealed that he was blackmailed and even extorted money from a female BJ.

Kim Junsu‘s agency Palm Tree Island stated on the night of the 15th, “Kim Junsu has suffered from continuous threats and mental anguish from Ms. A for a long time, and in order to prevent further damage, he decided to take preemptive legal action and filed a lawsuit.”

They added, “After Kim Junsu’s preemptive lawsuit, Ms. A‘s crimes were specifically revealed during the additional investigation, and Kim Junsu is the clear victim in this case and once again clearly states that he did nothing wrong.”

They also stated, “Kim Junsu has absolutely nothing to do with Ms. A’s drug case that was first reported exclusively, and after Kim Junsu first filed a complaint for extortion under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Economic Crimes, it was revealed during the police investigation that Ms. A had an additional drug conviction.”

Continued “Junsu Kim has absolutely no connection to these illegal acts, and I only found out about them belatedly through reports on the incident,” he said.

He also said, “In particular, the recording file is just a private conversation, and does not contain any inappropriate or misleading content, and person A recorded a private conversation between two individuals for illegal purposes as a means of intimidation.”

He continued, “Junsu Kim, who was worried that he would be the subject of unfair gossip because he is a celebrity, has suffered mental anguish due to the long-term blackmail and threats. However, he mustered up the courage to take legal action in order to prevent further damage and to set the record straight.”

He continued, “As Junsu Kim had worried, the nature of the incident has been distorted, and he has already become embroiled in unfair gossip. Regarding this, Junsu Kim and the company cannot hide their devastated feelings, and we strongly request that the unfair criticism and secondary harm directed at Junsu Kim, the clear victim of this incident, stop,” they added.

In particular, they said, “We plan to respond strongly to acts of spreading false information using this incident as an excuse, or writing malicious personal attacks and malicious posts. In order to protect the honor and rights of our artists, we are reviewing all legal measures, including against malicious commenters.”

Lastly, they said, “We once again promise to respond strongly to this incident without any compromise.”

The fact that Junsu Kim was a victim of intimidation and extortion was brought to light by a media outlet. It subsequently garnered much attention on internet communities and social media.

According to the report, the Gyeonggi Northern Provincial Police Agency applied for an arrest warrant for person A on the 13th on charges of blackmail under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Economic Crimes.

It has been reported that person A recorded conversations and audio with Junsu Kim with the purpose of raising money for drug use, and extorted a large sum of money in exchange for preventing the online distribution.

After the report, Junsu Kim‘s agency released their first statement, stating, “As recently reported, person A recorded conversations with Junsu Kim with illegal purposes and threatened to distribute them on social media, along with the statement, ’We know that Junsu Kim did nothing wrong, but as a celebrity, if even one untrue article comes out, their image is damaged, and Junsu Kim cannot appear on broadcasts, so he will not be able to recover his image. He said, ”He continued to threaten me, starting with the statement, ‘I have nothing to lose.’“

He continued, ”In particular, person A continued to make these threats because Junsu Kim is a celebrity, taking advantage of the public‘s attention, and even though the suspect recognized that Junsu Kim had done nothing wrong, he did not stop these actions by taking advantage of his position as a celebrity.“

He also emphasized, ”In this incident, we want to make it clear that Junsu Kim is a clear victim. Junsu Kim confirmed that there are many victims of A’s extortion and threats, not just himself, and decided to take legal action to prevent any further damage.“
- Below is the second statement from Junsu Kim‘s agency

Hello.

This is Palm Tree Island.

We would like to give you an additional statement regarding the recent incident involving our artist Junsu Kim.

Junsu Kim has suffered from continuous threats and mental anguish from Mr. A for a long time, and in order to prevent further damage, he decided to take preemptive legal action and filed a lawsuit. After Junsu Kim’s preemptive lawsuit, the specific nature of Mr. A’s crimes were revealed during the additional investigation, and Junsu Kim is the clear victim in this incident and we would like to once again make it clear that he has not done anything wrong.

In addition, Junsu Kim is in no way related to Mr. A’s drug case that was first reported exclusively, and after Junsu Kim first filed a complaint for extortion under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Economic Crimes, it was revealed during the police investigation that Mr. A had an additional drug conviction. Junsu Kim has absolutely no connection to these illegal acts, and only found out about them belatedly through reports on the incident.

In particular, the recorded file was merely a private conversation and did not contain any inappropriate or misleading content, and Mr. A illegally recorded private conversations between individuals as a means of intimidation.

Junsu Kim, who was concerned that he would be the subject of unfair gossip because he was a celebrity, has suffered mental anguish due to the long-term blackmail and threats. However, he mustered up the courage to take legal action in order to prevent further damage and to set the record straight.

However, as Junsu Kim had worried, the nature of the incident has been distorted, and he has already become embroiled in unfair gossip. Regarding this, Junsu Kim and our company cannot hide our devastated feelings, and we strongly request that the unfair criticism and secondary harm directed at Junsu Kim, the clear victim of this incident, cease.

Furthermore, we plan to respond strongly to acts of spreading false information using this incident as an excuse, or writing malicious comments and posts containing personal attacks. In order to protect the honor and rights of our artists, we are reviewing all legal measures, including those against malicious commenters.

We promise once again that we will respond strongly to this incident without any compromise.

Thank you.

Jo Sung-woon, Donga.com reporter madduxly@donga.com