[Full text] “No comment on his love with V”… YG breaks the silence on “JENNIE photo leak problem” “Request police to investigate”

It turned out that YG Entertainment (hereafter, YG) will take legal action against the leakage of personal photos of the Korean girl group "BLACKPINK" JENNIE.

On the 3rd, YG said, "We have officially requested the police to investigate the person who leaked the personal photo of 'BLACKPINK' JENNIE for the first time." We filed a complaint last month (September) after we finished collecting them."

Added, "In order to minimize additional damage, we have refrained from mentioning related matters and taking a position. I felt a sense of responsibility that this was done indiscriminately and that we could not overlook it any longer.

Added, "YG is taking strong legal action against posts that damage the personality and honor of its artists. We inform you that we have filed a lawsuit against him for defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act, violating the prohibition of illegal information distribution, and using communication media for lewdness."

Continued, "We plan to take all legal measures for any additional damage that may occur in the future." He added, "The photos leaked on the Internet were illegally published regardless of the person's intention. The act of sharing this is a secondary offense and can be subject to legal punishment at the same time, so we sincerely ask that you refrain from indiscriminate sharing."


▲ Below is the full text of YG Entertainment's official comment.

It's YG Entertainment.

We have officially requested the police to investigate the person who leaked the personal photos of "BLACKPINK" JENNIE for the first time. YG continued to monitor the matter and filed a complaint in September after collecting information.

In order to minimize additional damage, YG has refrained from mentioning related matters and expressing its position. However, recently, a lot of rumors, accusations, personal attacks, sexual harassment, and invasion of privacy have been caused by personal photos, and I feel a responsibility that I can't let it go any further. Here, I would like to rectify the situation by clarifying the facts of the legal response.

YG is taking strong legal action against posts that damage the personality and reputation of our artists. In this case as well, the act of creating excessively malicious posts such as repeatedly uploading content whose authenticity is unknown, defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act, violation of illegal information distribution prohibition, and lewdness in the use of communication media. We would like to inform you that we have filed a lawsuit against

We plan to take all legal measures without any leniency for additional damage that may occur in the future. The photos leaked on the Internet were illegally released regardless of the person's intention. The act of sharing this can be considered a secondary offense and at the same time subject to legal punishment. We sincerely ask you to refrain from thoughtless sharing.

We will continue to work hard to protect the interests of our artists as YG Entertainment. Thank you.