”NewJeans” is in the midst of a controversy over HYBE's return... ”LE SSERAFIM” files lawsuit against malicious commenters, ”We will hold them accountable to the end”

"LE SSERAFIM" has begun legal action against malicious commenters. On the 14th, "SOURCE MUSIC" announced through an official notice, "LE SSERAFIM"
In order to protect the rights of "SSERAFIM," we operate a real-time malicious posting monitoring system and a channel to provide information on HYBE artists' rights infringement.
Recently, there has been a sharp increase in malicious posts that infringe on artists' rights, such as malicious accusations, slander, and mockery of "LE SSERAFIM" and individual members, as well as the dissemination of false facts.
[Full text of SOURCE MUSIC official notice] SOURCE MUSIC would like to inform you as follows.
In order to protect the rights of "SSERAFIM," we operate a real-time malicious posting monitoring system and a channel to provide information on infringement of HYBE artists' rights.
Recently, there has been a sharp increase in malicious posts that infringe on artists' rights, such as malicious accusations, slander, and mockery of "LE SSERAFIM" and individual members, as well as the dissemination of false facts.
Insults and defamation against artists are criminal acts punishable under the criminal law, and our company will not tolerate malicious posts in these online communities.
We are taking legal action against these posts on a regular and irregular basis. Anonymous posts and comments are no exception, and criminal punishment is being continuously imposed on the creators of such malicious posts.
In particular, defamation of an artist by writing inaccurate facts or rumors as if they were facts is a clear illegal act that infringes on the artist's character.
Therefore, we recognize the seriousness of the illegal activities mentioned above. In order to protect our artists, we are strengthening our monitoring of malicious posts and related legal response procedures.
Even after the announcement of the complaint, there have been cases where criminal sanctions have been handed down to malicious posters, and our company has been proving the facts of the artist's damage during the investigation and submitting relevant evidence, etc.
We are cooperating to the fullest extent with the investigative authorities to ensure that the appropriate punishment is meted out to them. In accordance with our company's principles, we will pursue criminal proceedings without any agreement or leniency in any case, and will hold the suspects legally responsible until the end.
We will provide further details on the current status of related legal responses at a later date. We will also be providing information on platforms such as portal sites, communities, and SNS both in Japan and overseas.
We would like to inform you that any malicious posts posted online that infringe on the rights of artists, regardless of the form, may be subject to criminal prosecution.
The information provided by fans through the "Integrated Reporting Site for Artist Rights Infringement" is a great help in protecting artists and supporting legal action. Thank you for taking the time to provide information.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone at FEARNOT for their support. We will continue to take stronger legal action based on the valuable information provided by our fans.
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all FEARNOT fans who continue to love LE SSERAFIM and trust in us.
MUSIC will continue to make efforts to protect the rights of our artists.