Park Seo-joon "I am filing a criminal complaint for continued violation of personal rights"

Actor Park Seo-joon's agency, Awesome Entity, released an official statement regarding the progress of the defamation lawsuit.

On the 16th, Awesome Ent said, "Acts that violate the personality rights of our actor Park Seo-joon (hereinafter referred to as actor), such as malicious slander, sexual harassment, posting false facts, insulting family members, and producing and distributing false productions, have continued in various online communities and SNS." He said.

He continued, "In order to protect the actor, our company has been monitoring these cases for several years, and we have designated Suan Law Firm as our legal representative and are filing a criminal complaint. Today, we will inform you of the progress of the criminal complaint to date from our legal representative." He added.

Awesome Ent said, "In 2020, our company filed a complaint against a number of malicious postings on charges of defamation against actors, and last year, we also filed a complaint with the Seongdong Police Station in Seoul against a number of people whose names are unknown on charges of defamation," adding, "The most recent defendants “Evidence that can identify the individuals has been secured, and some of the accused have been transferred to the prosecution. Some are currently under police investigation and are expected to be transferred to the prosecution in the near future,” he explained.

In addition, "Our company is currently in the process of securing additional data to secure the identities of the defendants who are continuing to write malicious posts about the actor, and we are also continuing to review the law, including selecting legal representatives and targets of complaints."

Awesome ENT states, "We will continue to pursue until the end to prevent the recurrence of acts that defame the character and reputation of the actor, and we will hold the respondent to strong legal responsibility in accordance with the 'zero tolerance principle.' Hidden behind anonymity, we will hold strict legal responsibility against the actor." “I hope you stop posting malicious slander and malicious posts,” he said emphatically.Below is the full text of the official statement from Park Seo-joon's agency, Awesome ENT.This is Awesome ENT.

Acts that violate the personality rights of actor Park Seo-joon (hereinafter referred to as actor), such as malicious slander, sexual harassment, publishing false facts, insulting family members, and producing and distributing false productions, have continued in various online communities and social media.

In order to protect the actor, our company has been monitoring these cases for several years, and we have appointed Suan Law Firm as our legal representative and are filing criminal charges. Today, I will inform you of the progress of the criminal complaint to date from my legal representative.

First, in 2020, our company filed a complaint against a number of malicious posts on charges of defamation against the actor, and last year, we also filed a complaint with the Seongdong Police Station in Seoul against a number of people whose names were unknown on charges of defamation.

Recently, evidence that can identify the accused has been secured, and some of the accused have been transferred to the prosecution. Some are currently under police investigation and are scheduled to be transferred to the prosecution in the near future. We ask for your understanding as it is difficult to disclose details such as specific case numbers and specific nicknames in order to cooperate with the investigative agency in maintaining confidentiality.

We are currently in the process of securing additional data to secure the identities of the defendants who are continuing to write malicious posts about actors, and we are also continuing to review the law, including selecting legal representatives and targets of complaints.

We will continue to pursue the case to the end in order to prevent recurrence of acts that defame the character and reputation of the actor, and we will hold the respondent to strong legal responsibility in accordance with the 'zero tolerance principle'. We hope that people will stop posting malicious slander and malicious posts against actors while hiding behind anonymity.

We will continue to work harder to protect the personality and rights of our company's actors.

Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr