SM"Sasaeng fan who impersonated a courier and stole EXO and NCT's home address, fined 3 million won'
Jul 11, 2024
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SM Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as 'SM') announced on the 10th that "I would like to inform you of the results of the complaint regarding the theft of personal information related to one EXO member and three NCT members."
SM appointed a law firm (limited) Sejong to file a complaint for violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communication Network Utilization and Information Protection for impersonating a courier and stealing personal information of artists in a live broadcast that occurred in April 2023.
SM said, `The defendants in the above case committed crimes such as impersonating a courier in a live broadcast in which a large number of viewers participated, stealing the artist's address, relaying it, and disclosing personal information.' `At the time, the police identified four people who participated in the live broadcast as suspects and sent the two people who directly called the artist to the prosecution for indictment." he explained.
At the trial until recently, the defendants admitted all the crimes and appealed for leniency, saying that they committed these criminal acts out of a fan's heart for the artist. However, two defendants were fined 3 million won each.
SM said "To this day, activities such as calling or visiting singers by finding their phone numbers or home addresses without permission have continued for a long time."This is not an act of expressing interest, but a serious criminal act that instills fear and causes mental damage."
We are continuing to monitor and take legal action against acts that violate the rights and honor of our singers under the principle of zero tolerance, and are awaiting the results of various complaints"I hope you will stop violating your private life and be careful not to get involved in unpleasant things."
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I would like to inform you of the results of the complaint regarding the theft of personal information related to one member of our artist EXO and three members of NCT.
The company collected a large amount of evidence through fans' reports and self-monitoring for stealing personal information of artists by impersonating a courier in the live broadcast of X (Twitter) in April 2023 and filed a complaint against Sejong Corporation (Limited) for violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communication Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc.
The defendants in the above case committed crimes such as impersonating a courier in a live broadcast involving a large number of viewers, stealing the artist's address, relaying it, and disclosing the artist's personal information to the public. At that time, the police identified four people who participated in the live broadcast as suspects and sent two people who called the artist directly to the prosecution.
At the trial held until recently, the defendants admitted all the crimes and claimed that they wanted leniency, saying they had committed these criminal acts out of fan sentiment against the artist, but we inform you that each of the two defendants was fined KRW 3 million. Thank you very much for your interest and valuable information that have helped us to take legal action against artists like this.
To this day, the artist's phone number or home address has been unauthorized, calling or visiting, and the artist has been complaining of pain but has endured it because he is a celebrity, but he is complaining of serious mental pain as that level is difficult for individuals to handle. Let me reiterate that this is not an act of expressing interest in the artist, but a serious criminal act that instills fear in the artist and causes mental damage.
In addition, in order to protect our artists, we continue to monitor and take legal action against the above acts as well as those that violate their rights and honor, and await the results of various complaints. Please stop violating the artist's privacy and take care not to get involved in anything unsavory. Thank you.
anjee85@sportschosun.com
