Jang Won-young's Agency Takes Legal Action Against Domestic and International Malicious Commenters: "We Will Hold Them Accountable to the End"

Jang Won-young of the group IVE is continuing to take legal action against individuals who post malicious content about her, both domestically and internationally.

Her agency, Starship Entertainment, stated in an official announcement on June 18, "We are conducting continuous monitoring and legal responses regarding the creation and distribution of malicious posts targeting our artist, Jang Won-young."

According to Starship, investigations are currently underway to identify suspects and secure evidence for several cases. In particular, warrant procedures are in progress to obtain subscriber information from domestic platforms such as Naver Blog and DC Inside. It was also reported that international cooperation procedures are being pursued to identify authors and secure relevant information from overseas platforms, including X (formerly Twitter).

Starship explained, "Through tips from fans and our own internal monitoring, we are continuously collecting evidence of posts that infringe upon the rights and interests of our artist," adding, "We are taking strong legal action, including both criminal and civil measures, against confirmed illegal activities such as defamation, spreading false information, sexual harassment, and invasion of privacy."

The agency emphasized, "Regardless of subsequent actions such as deleting posts, deactivating accounts, or switching to private status, we intend to hold them legally responsible to the end based on the evidence we have secured."

Starship added that it is applying the same principles to address rights infringements against all its artists, including IVE, Monsta X, and Cravity.

Previously, Starship successfully identified the operator of the YouTube channel "Taldeok Camp" through domestic and international legal actions. In January of this year, the operator was sentenced to two years in prison suspended for three years of probation, and ordered to pay a forfeiture of approximately 200 million won.

Meanwhile, Jang Won-young was recently the subject of online controversy regarding a so-called "mask incident" during her departure at an airport. After footage of her removing her mask for identity verification at Gimpo International Airport last month was captured, some netizens raised allegations of preferential treatment and questioned her attitude.

In response, the Korea Airports Corporation clarified that "there was no preferential treatment for the celebrity," and subsequently announced plans to strengthen guidance and promotion regarding identity verification procedures.

(Photo: Baek Seung-chul)

 

Reported by Kang Kyung-yoon | SBS Entertainment News
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