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[Update on Legal Action for Protection of Artists’ Rights and Interests]

TWICE

STAFF

2020.09.24 14:22

Hello. This is JYP Entertainment. Our company has informed you multiple times about taking legal action against issues that could cause both direct and indirect damage upon the members of TWICE, JYP Entertainment’s artists, such as spreading false rumors and posting malicious slander. Every possible legal action against these issues is being handled in collaboration with a professional law firm. Regarding this information, we inform you that three individuals A, B, and C, who have posted malicious slander and spread false rumors, have each been sentenced to a fine of 3,000,000 won, 3,000,000 won, and 5,000,000 won for Act on Promotion of Information and Communication Network Utilization and Information Protection(defamation). Among these individuals, A had been subjected to suspension of prosecution last year with violation of the same law and yet repeatedly wrote malicious posts afterward; therefore, A was sentenced to a fine early this year after taking a measure. Including all incidents above, we announce for all cases that are in the process of criminal prosecution and accusation, we are continuously investigating and have taken actions with the highest level of legal action, including civil case. For this, we are monitoring all processes internally and systemizing evidence collection in collaboration with a professional law firm. All actions have the possibility of causing critical damage on all rights, including the artists’ personal rights and their mental damage. We are aware of the damage cases that are expanding due to these actions and are hugely concerned with the seriousness. Therefore, for artists’ healthy activity and protection of their mentality, we will never look idly on all the cases. We announce again of our desire to show absolutely no leniency on our continuous expansion of legal actions. We ask for fans’ active reports. We also ask for your caution for unnecessary damage due to these cases not to recur. Thank you.