Took the long enough. I know they can’t do much about accounts outside of Korea, but a lot of nonsense about Winter has been spread domestically for a while now.
127ncity127 on
took them forever but im gonna go ahead and guess their investors told them to get their shit together and do something, literally anything.
Aespa is still the most popular group out of SM and H2H hasn’t gotten big enough for SM to throw Aespa away as is their MO
I don’t think they have the members interest in mind, but protecting them means protecting SM’s financial interest and that’s all they care about
Q-TipBrain on
Can I just say it’s weird how a lot of international fans overcompensate in reaction to dating rumors by basically sexually harassing the idols involved. Like you shouldn’t attack them but you also don’t have to say “they’re fucking and sucking and cracking every night” while making deepfakes and odd videos/edits/jokes. It’s an extreme way to cope, just stop talking about the idols’ sexual lives, even if you think you’re being “supportive”.
But anyway, a broken clock is right twice a day and SM finally remembered that part of their job is to actually protect their idols, so I’m glad they made this statement. I hope it’s not just empty words and they actually follow through. Hopefully Bighit does the same for Jungkook.
thr1ftskull0 on
As they should these people need to know the consequences of their actions
chevroletbarbie on
Good 🤭
grimreaperYZ on
Finally! Winter’s instagram is filled with disgusting comments. I read a comment which said “Winter is the next Sulli”, and it even had likes🤯
I hope karma hits these people.
impeccabletim on
**Official statement from SM Entertainment:**
>Hello, this is SM Entertainment.
>
>We would like to provide an update regarding the ongoing legal action being taken to protect the rights and interests of our artist, aespa’s Winter.
>
>Through valuable reports submitted via KWANGYA 119 as well as our own monitoring, we are fully aware of the severity of the malicious posts and comments (sexual harassment, defamation, personal attacks, insults, invasion of privacy, deepfake content, and more) continuously being made about our artist.
>
>In particular, we have identified numerous posts on platforms such as DC Inside, Women’s Generation, Nate Pann, Instiz, TheQoo, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube that defame Winter’s character and reputation or aim to maliciously slander her. After reviewing these posts, we will be expanding our legal complaints in stages.
>
>Additionally, we are pursuing both criminal and civil actions against individuals who have created malicious posts related to aespa on the aforementioned platforms. We are also securing extensive evidence against those who generate malicious rumors, repeatedly spread false information, create sexually harassing content, or produce and distribute mocking or distorted content via personal social media, online communities, and anonymous forums, so please be advised that we will respond strictly without leniency, and we urge everyone to avoid becoming involved in such misconduct.
>
>We will continue to do our utmost to protect the rights and interests of our artists in every possible way.
>
>Thank you.
—
Glad SM is finally doing something. What I’ve recently seen spread about Winter was atrocious.
Opposite_Amphibian48 on
Finally
Also hope this isn’t just for post formality but they would do something in real..
winniecore on
SM is so slow
Jaded_Eye_2227 on
Excellent! I don’t even know much about aespa or Winter but enough is enough. More celebs need to bring down the hammer on these violent internet harassers. Megan thee Stallion recently won her defamation case against a blogger. Although it’s a different jurisdiction and culture, I hope it becomes a trend.
Expert-Bookkeeper-98 on
Took them long enough and watch they don’t even take legal action fr lmao
Geminispace on
Sue them all free money 🤑
Moist-Coach-60 on
Finally they do something, but them not addressing the elephant in the room is really telling.
I expect HYBE to release a similar announcement if they even care to.
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Took the long enough. I know they can’t do much about accounts outside of Korea, but a lot of nonsense about Winter has been spread domestically for a while now.
took them forever but im gonna go ahead and guess their investors told them to get their shit together and do something, literally anything.
Aespa is still the most popular group out of SM and H2H hasn’t gotten big enough for SM to throw Aespa away as is their MO
I don’t think they have the members interest in mind, but protecting them means protecting SM’s financial interest and that’s all they care about
Can I just say it’s weird how a lot of international fans overcompensate in reaction to dating rumors by basically sexually harassing the idols involved. Like you shouldn’t attack them but you also don’t have to say “they’re fucking and sucking and cracking every night” while making deepfakes and odd videos/edits/jokes. It’s an extreme way to cope, just stop talking about the idols’ sexual lives, even if you think you’re being “supportive”.
But anyway, a broken clock is right twice a day and SM finally remembered that part of their job is to actually protect their idols, so I’m glad they made this statement. I hope it’s not just empty words and they actually follow through. Hopefully Bighit does the same for Jungkook.
As they should these people need to know the consequences of their actions
Good 🤭
Finally! Winter’s instagram is filled with disgusting comments. I read a comment which said “Winter is the next Sulli”, and it even had likes🤯
I hope karma hits these people.
**Official statement from SM Entertainment:**
>Hello, this is SM Entertainment.
>
>We would like to provide an update regarding the ongoing legal action being taken to protect the rights and interests of our artist, aespa’s Winter.
>
>Through valuable reports submitted via KWANGYA 119 as well as our own monitoring, we are fully aware of the severity of the malicious posts and comments (sexual harassment, defamation, personal attacks, insults, invasion of privacy, deepfake content, and more) continuously being made about our artist.
>
>In particular, we have identified numerous posts on platforms such as DC Inside, Women’s Generation, Nate Pann, Instiz, TheQoo, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube that defame Winter’s character and reputation or aim to maliciously slander her. After reviewing these posts, we will be expanding our legal complaints in stages.
>
>Additionally, we are pursuing both criminal and civil actions against individuals who have created malicious posts related to aespa on the aforementioned platforms. We are also securing extensive evidence against those who generate malicious rumors, repeatedly spread false information, create sexually harassing content, or produce and distribute mocking or distorted content via personal social media, online communities, and anonymous forums, so please be advised that we will respond strictly without leniency, and we urge everyone to avoid becoming involved in such misconduct.
>
>We will continue to do our utmost to protect the rights and interests of our artists in every possible way.
>
>Thank you.
—
Glad SM is finally doing something. What I’ve recently seen spread about Winter was atrocious.
Finally
Also hope this isn’t just for post formality but they would do something in real..
SM is so slow
Excellent! I don’t even know much about aespa or Winter but enough is enough. More celebs need to bring down the hammer on these violent internet harassers. Megan thee Stallion recently won her defamation case against a blogger. Although it’s a different jurisdiction and culture, I hope it becomes a trend.
Took them long enough and watch they don’t even take legal action fr lmao
Sue them all free money 🤑
Finally they do something, but them not addressing the elephant in the room is really telling.
I expect HYBE to release a similar announcement if they even care to.