[Official] Antenna, the agency of Yoo Jae-suk, cracks down on online abusers: "Criminal complaints are underway, with no settlements or leniency" (full text)

[Sportschosun Kim So-hee] Antenna has announced the results of its legal action against users who posted malicious content targeting its artists, reiterating its hard-line stance.

In an official statement on the 19th, Antenna said, "We regularly take legal action against those who post malicious content, including false rumors, personal attacks, and rights violations against our artists."

It added, "Based on our own monitoring and reports from fans, we recently filed criminal complaints through our legal representatives," and noted, "As a result, fines have been finalized for each of the defendants who repeatedly engaged in such conduct."

Antenna has continued to monitor online posts that damage its artists' reputations or spread false information, and has pursued legal action against malicious defamation and insulting behavior. In particular, it has worked to protect artists' rights by securing evidence through active fan reports and its own data collection, then submitting it to investigative authorities.

Antenna made clear that it will continue to respond to malicious posts and defamation without any leniency.

The agency emphasized, "Going forward, we will continue to take strong legal action, under a zero-tolerance policy, against any conduct that infringes on artists' honor and other rights, without any settlement or leniency."

It added, "We will do our utmost to protect artists' rights so that our artists can work in a healthy environment. We thank fans for their valuable interest and ask for your continued active reports."

Meanwhile, Antenna's roster includes Yoo Hee-yeol, Yoo Jae-suk, Jung Jae-hyung, Lee Hyo-ri, Lee Sang-soon, Lucid Fall, Jung Jae-hyung, Peppertones, Lee Seo-jin, Cho Kyuhyun, Yang Se-chan, and Jeong Seung-hwan.

The following is the full Antenna notice.

Hello. This is Antenna.

We regularly take legal action against those who post malicious content, including false rumors, personal attacks, and rights violations against our artists.

In this regard, based on our own monitoring and reports from fans, we recently filed criminal complaints through our legal representatives. As a result, fines have been finalized for each of the defendants who repeatedly engaged in such conduct.

We will continue to take strong legal action, under a zero-tolerance policy, against any conduct that infringes on artists' honor and other rights, without any settlement or leniency.

We will do our utmost to protect artists' rights so that our artists can work in a healthy environment. We thank fans for their valuable interest and ask for your continued active reports.

Thank you.