▲Singer BoA (Newsis)
SM Entertainment is taking strong action against malicious slander against its artists.
On the 8th, SM Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as SM) said, “We have raised a number of complaints regarding infringement on the rights of our artists through the bulletin board in the ‘ARTIST Defamation Report’ category on the ‘KWANGYA 119’ site, which was newly established to strengthen the protection of artists’ rights and interests and collect opinions from fans. A report has been received,” he said, informing of the progress.
SM has continued to respond to the spread of false information, malicious slander, sexual harassment, and invasion of privacy targeting its artists.
The agency said, “The major issues are ▲acts that defame the personality rights and honor of the affiliated artist by creating malicious rumors that are not true and have no basis, ▲acts that impersonate or stalk the affiliated artist, and ▲obscene images by using the affiliated artist’s portrait without permission. There are acts such as producing or distributing illegal photos and videos, ▲acts that insult artists for the purpose of openly defaming them, etc. A complaint has been filed against this, and several investigations and investigations are currently underway by investigative agencies such as the police and prosecutors. “I’m in the process,” he explained.
“Please understand that we cannot provide detailed information so as not to affect the investigation and inquiry process,” he said. “We will not sit idly by and respond strongly to these criminal acts according to our principles without any leniency or agreement. “Please be especially careful not to get involved in this.”
In addition, “We sincerely thank our fans for devoting their valuable time to report and report based on their generous love and interest in the artists, and ‘KWANGYA 119’ will continue to do our best in every way to protect the rights and interests of its artists. “I will do my best,” he added.
Meanwhile, SM Entertainment includes Kangta, BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, SHINee, EXO, Red Velvet, NCT 127, NCT Dream, Aespa, and Rise.