In defense of SM artists, Boa sues malicious commenters in massive lawsuit

In defense of SM artists, Boa sues malicious commenters in massive lawsuit

SM Entertainment’s official statement.

Hello, this is SM Entertainment.

We would like to inform you about our artist BoA.

As false facts, malicious personal attacks, insults, and slander against our artist continue to occur on various social media, video sharing platforms, and online communities, we are working with Sejong Law Firm, which is in charge of legal responses to infringements of our artist’s rights, as well as additional outside legal counsel to file large-scale lawsuits both domestically and internationally.

Since our previous announcement, we have already collected sufficient material on a number of posts and are in the process of investigating and prosecuting specific cases, such as cyber leaks, and we plan to continue to collect information and pursue legal responsibility to the fullest extent possible.

The above behavior has reached a level of severity that is too much for one person to handle, and it is causing great mental distress to the artist. We intend to bring the perpetrators to justice without compromise or settlement, and we want you to know that any malicious postings you make even now will be punishable.

We reiterate that such behavior is a criminal offense against the honor and dignity of individuals, and we sternly warn that such actors will be severely punished under applicable laws. We implore you to cease your senseless attacks on artists.

Yours sincerely.

For reference, there are many netizens in South Korea who have been sued for malicious comments and have actually paid fines or gone to jail.