YG Leisure, the company of Ok-pop lady group Blackpink, stated it could take authorized motion towards those that have leaked member Jennie’s private photographs.
“We now have formally requested the police to analyze who first leaked Blackpink’s Jennie’s private photographs, ” YG stated on Monday in a Korean assertion, which was translated on varied leisure web sites.
“YG has been monitoring the matter for a while and filed a grievance in September after collating proof.”
The company stated it had kept away from commenting on the difficulty to minimise additional harm.
Nevertheless, it determined to take motion because of the rumours and private assaults, in addition to the invasion of privateness ensuing from the leaked photographs.
“We now have additionally sued and filed complaints towards individuals who have repeatedly uploaded unverified content material or written malicious posts,” YG stated, urging the general public to not share the photographs.
YG didn’t state which photographs it was referring to, however there have been snaps of Jennie and V of Ok-pop boy band BTS – each are 26 – collectively circulating on-line in latest months, resulting in hypothesis that the 2 have been relationship.
In the meantime, V, who was just lately featured on the duvet of Vogue Korea journal for its October challenge, has set the best journal gross sales document for a Ok-pop idol in China.
In keeping with Ok-pop information portal Allkpop, Chinese language followers purchased greater than 72,800 copies of the difficulty as of Sunday.
He’s the primary particular person in Vogue Korea’s historical past to get six particular person covers.
Aside from its gross sales efficiency in China, the difficulty additionally turned the best-selling journal on Ktown4u, a preferred on-line retailer for worldwide Ok-pop followers, with gross sales surpassing 50,000 in lower than two weeks.
This text was first printed in The Straits Occasions.
Supply: Her World