Hello. This is KOZ ENTERTAINMENT. To protect the rights and interests of our artist ZICO, we continuously collect malicious posts concerning the artist and, based on this material, are carrying out ongoing legal action against those who create such posts. We monitor malicious posts and comments about the artist, including the dissemination of false information, insults, and sexual harassment, across domestic communities (Naver, Daum, Nate, TheQoo, DC Inside, Instiz, Ilgan Best, FMKorea, Weverse, etc.), music sites (Melon, Bugs Music, Genie Music, etc.), and overseas social media channels (X, Instagram, YouTube, Telegram, etc.). We also continuously review reports submitted by fans through the “HYBE Artist Rights Violation Report Website (protect.hybecorp.com).” In particular, during this half-year period, malicious insulting posts about the artist increased sharply following the artist’s appearance on a television program. Accordingly, we have filed criminal complaints against individuals who repeatedly posted insulting content about the artist, as well as those who attempted to generate profit by posting false information and defamatory content about the artist for the purpose of slander. We would like to inform you that we are taking all possible legal measures against any defamatory actions, including insults and the dissemination of false information about the artist, without any settlement or leniency. In addition, we have previously issued an official statement clarifying that certain false rumors about the artist are entirely unrelated to the artist. Continuing to disseminate malicious rumors and false information regardless is a criminal act that may be punishable under relevant laws, including defamation under the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. Fan interest and reports are of great help in protecting our artist’s rights and interests. If you encounter malicious posts or illegal activities involving our artist, please report them through the “HYBE Artist Rights Violation Report Website (https://protect.hybecorp.com).” We sincerely thank fans for their unwavering affection and dedication toward ZICO. We will continue to work to protect our artist’s rights and interests. Thank you.
