Group IVE’s Jang Wonyoung and her agency Starship Entertainment won the lawsuit against YouTuber Sojang for damages.
Last month, the 210th Civil Division of the Seoul Central District Court (Chief Judge Park Jiwon) ruled in favor of some of the plaintiffs in the 100 million won damages lawsuit filed by Jang Wonyoung and Starship Entertainment against Mr. Park (Sojang).
In this civil suit and the criminal case in which he was accused, Mr. Park claimed that he “didn’t know it was false” and had “the right to know about celebrities.” Jang Wonyoung’s lawyer said, “The artist and the agency feel unbearable anger at the fact that she even claimed that the video was illegal because it was uploaded for public purposes.”
Meanwhile, Starship Entertainment received Mr. Park’s identity from the U.S. court last year and filed a complaint. Mr. Park deleted his YouTube account along with his apology, but Starship continued to pursue the lawsuit. With Jang Wonyoung’s victory, YouTubers who used the fact that it is an overseas site as a shield to insult celebrities can no longer avoid the law.
K-Netizens that saw the post were ecstatic about Jang’s win and showed support and praise online!
Netizen comments | theqoo Netizen comments | theqoo Netizen comments | theqoo “Wow I have goosebumps because of the news! Good good good!” “But the fine is only that much…?” “Can’t believe he didn’t know it was false when he was posting this online? So ridiculous. Congrats on your win!” “Good!” “Wow!” “Let’s take this to the end!” “Good congrats!” “Yes finally!” “Wonyoung, you did great.” “Wow this actually happened.” “I’m so relieved, this is great news.” “Daebak!” “I don’t know the details but I know it was serious…great news!” “Good good.” “Wow amazing. If you’re a K-Pop fan, you know about this event.” “Congrats on the good news.” “A bit sad about the amount of the fine, but still good news.” “Wonyoung, congrats!” “Daebak!” “We can now get to find the identity of these people..hope other agencies sue too.” “Is this only Starship? Will other agencies sue too!” “Good Good.” “Wow can’t believe how happy I am.” “This is going to go down in Starship’s history!”
