YG, who broke the silence for the first time in 40 days, expressed "a sense of responsibility that cannot be overlooked" for the leaked "couple photo" of JENNIE and V (BTS)
YG Entertainment (hereafter YG), the management office of Korean girl group BLACKPINK, has finally broken its silence. It's been 40 days since the private photo of "BLACKPINK" member JENNIE was circulated.

On the 3rd, YG announced through its official press release, "We have formally requested the police to investigate the person who first circulated the personal photo of 'BLACKPINK' JENNIE." YG has been continuously monitoring the matter, and reportedly filed a complaint in September after collecting information.

In order to minimize additional damage, we have refrained from making related statements and stance statements, but recently, mass production of false rumors inspired by personal photos, accusations, personal attacks, sexual harassment, and invasion of privacy have occurred indiscriminately. YG, who felt a sense of responsibility that cannot be overlooked, emphasized, "We will clarify the legal response and correct the situation."

In addition, "YG is taking strong legal measures against posts that damage the personality and reputation of our artists. We would like to inform you that we have filed a lawsuit against the act of creating such a post for defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act, violation of the prohibition of illegal information distribution, and the crime of using communication media for lewdness.” added that he asked people to refrain from sharing photos of him.

In May this year, JENNIE was wrapped in Love Affair Rumors for the first time with V of the group "BTS". At that time, both of them maintained silence, and the time seemed to go by unnoticed. However, in August, photos of people presumed to be JENNIE and V began to circulate through online communities and SNS. Photos from the waiting room, couple T-shirts, kisses and hugs were circulated many times over the 40 days.

WWhen the very personal photos were circulated, there were voices of concern for JENNIE, leaving the rumor of love.An Internet user who revealed on SNS that he was the distributor of the photo said, "I hacked JENNIE's cell phone."

YG also expressed its position after 40 days.Attention is focusing on how YG finally broke its silence.
2022/10/04 14:56 KST