TWICE
kpopstarz.com
Ok-pop powerhouse JYP Leisure on Wednesday issued a stern warning towards a person who has been stalking members of its common woman group TWICE, including that it could take sturdy authorized motion ought to the individual refuse to cease the conduct.JYP Leisure didn’t identify the stalker, however the expertise administration company mentioned the person had been sending letters with inappropriate content material and pictures to TWICE members. The stalker had additionally talked about that they have been continually loitering round TWICE’s office and residential areas. These prompted psychological hurt and anxiousness among the many group’s members.In response, JYP Leisure famous that it has already applied enhanced safety measures to make sure the protection of its artists. The corporate additionally emphasised they’re keen to take sturdy authorized motion towards the stalker if they don’t cease their conduct, noting that it violates South Korea’s Act on Punishment of Stalking Crimes regulation. Below this regulation, actions comparable to persistently approaching somebody close to their residence or office towards their will, in addition to sending undesirable letters, photos, or objects, are labeled as stalking and are topic to extreme authorized penalties.”We want to emphasize as soon as once more that these actions are in clear violation of the artists’ needs. If the person doesn’t instantly cease the aforementioned stalking conduct, we’ll take all attainable authorized actions out there utilizing the strongest strategies, with none leniency or settlement,” the assertion learn.This isn’t the primary time TWICE has handled such points. In a high-profile case from January 2020, a German stalker tried to method Nayeon on a flight from Japan to South Korea. The person, who had been posting about wanting to satisfy Nayeon on social media, managed to ebook the identical flight and tried a number of occasions to achieve her. Because of this incident, Nayeon was positioned below police safety, and JYP Leisure introduced they might take the best degree of authorized motion towards the stalker.
