Hello. This is BELIFT LAB. First of all, we would like to express our deepest gratitude to GLLIT for your valuable time and active reporting to protect our artists since our last legal update. We would like to inform you that several defendants who posted malicious content about the artist have been sentenced to fines. Some defendants have been identified, and their cases have been transferred to the jurisdictional police stations of their respective addresses for further investigation. Although we are consistently taking legal action, malicious posts targeting the artist continue to be made. Please be advised that acts such as defamation through spreading false information for the purpose of insult or malicious slander, creating posts that cause sexual shame or disgust, producing and distributing deepfake videos using the artist’s image, and stalking are clear criminal offenses subject to criminal penalties. In particular, despite some members of ILLIT being minors, we have identified an intolerable level of sexual insults and personal attacks against the artists. In response, we have filed separate criminal complaints against the authors of these posts prior to our regular legal proceedings. Furthermore, there have been recent incidents of serious privacy violations, such as identifying the artist’s undisclosed schedules and travel routes to follow or film them. These are clear criminal acts punishable under relevant laws, such as the Act on Punishment of Crime of Stalking. We are taking strong legal action without exception against any behavior that threatens the artist’s safety. We will continue to prioritize artist protection and take all possible civil and criminal legal measures based on a “zero-tolerance” policy, with no settlements or leniency for any illegal acts against our artists. Through fan reports and our real-time internal monitoring, we are constantly securing evidence of malicious posts and comments that infringe upon the artist’s rights across major portal sites (Naver, Kakao/Daum, Nate, etc.), communities (DC Inside, TheQoo, Instiz, Ilgan Best, Dimitory, MLB Park, FM Korea, etc.), social media channels (X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Threads, etc.), and music streaming platforms (Melon, Bugs, Genie Music, etc.). Even if posts are deleted immediately after being uploaded to destroy evidence, they are captured through our real-time monitoring system and used as evidence for legal action. Finally, fan reports are invaluable for our legal response to protect the artists. All submitted materials are thoroughly reviewed by our company and actively utilized in our legal proceedings. Please report any illegal acts or cases of rights infringement related to the artist through the “HYBE Artist Rights Violation Report Website (protect.hybecorp.com).” Once again, we would like to thank GLLIT for your unwavering love and support for ILLIT. BELIFT LAB will continue to do our best to protect the rights of our artists. Thank you.
