Group ATEEZ has announced that they will take legal action against excessive invasion of privacy.



ATEEZ's agency, KQ Entertainment, announced today (28th) through the official fan cafe of ATEEZ's serious invasion of privacy.

KQ said, "We have been informed about fan club etiquette, private schedules, and prohibition of visiting private spaces several times, but there are still cases of invasion of privacy through illegal acts," and complained of work damage and psychological pain of the artist.




According to the agency, some sasaeng fans have been collecting location information illegally by attaching a location tracking device to ATEEZ's work vehicle.

In response, the agency emphasized, "We have requested the police station and are currently tracking them, and we will punish them without any leniency or agreement."



The agency continued, "In the future, for acts that infringe on artists' privacy, we will enforce legal measures, including the existing blacklist system, and will exclude them from all fan participation and activities without prior notice." We are also receiving reports by e-mail, so we ask for your cooperation.”




According to what was revealed at a meeting of the Korea Communications Commission on the 27th, some sasaeng fans recently used the 'parking management app' to track the location of celebrities' vehicles.

A sasaeng fan registered celebrity A's vehicle information in the parking management app and checked the location information as an alarm.

In response, the KCC said, "Some parking management apps did not properly check whether the vehicle is the owner of the vehicle."



As the 'Act on the Punishment of Stalking Crimes (Stalking Punishment Act)' passed the plenary session of the National Assembly in March, sasaeng fans may also be subject to legal punishment.

△ Approaching, following, or blocking the path △ Waiting or observing at or near residence, work, school, or other places where you live in daily life △ Use of mail, telephone, fax, or information and communication networks to place objects, letters, words, or symbols · The act of delivering sound, group, video, or video has been defined as a stalking crime.



The police may, ex officio or at the request of the victim, take a ban of access within 100 meters, and punish the person who commits the stalking crime by imprisonment for not more than 3 years or a fine not exceeding 30 million won, and to punish the person who committed the stalking crime using a weapon or other dangerous object. imprisonment for not less than 5 years or a fine of not more than 50 million won.



(Photo = ATEEZ's official fan cafe, KQ Entertainment)



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(SBS Entertainment News editor Jina-yoon)