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SM Entertainment Launches Legal Action to Protect aespa’s Winter Over Malicious Online Posts

The company plans staged complaints following documented malicious posts across Korean forums and global platforms.

Overview

  • SM said it is pursuing both criminal complaints and civil claims against those creating or spreading abusive content about Winter.
  • The agency cited sexual harassment, defamation, personal attacks, invasion of privacy and deepfake material among the violations.
  • Evidence has been collected from platforms including DC Inside, Women’s Generation, Nate Pann, Instiz, TheQoo, Instagram, X and YouTube.
  • Reports from fans via KWANGYA 119 and internal monitoring prompted the response, with filings set to expand in stages.
  • Rumors linking Winter to BTS’s Jungkook remain unconfirmed, and Jungkook’s agency has not issued a statement.