Recently, fans witnessed the ѕнσ¢кing truths behind actor Lee Sun Kyun's drug and p̾r̾o̾s̾t̾i̾t̾u̾t̾i̾o̾n ̾ case, followed by the case of BIG BANG G-Dragon. Because they are famous and influential people, when this scandal broke out, it brought with it many different consequences.

One of them includes the fact that unreasonable rumors about BTS are also spread on social networks. Recently, fans discovered toxic individuals spreading false rumors about BTS, said to be members of the group related to actors Lee Sun Kyun and G-Dragon's bar.

Faced with this negative news, fans could not control their anger and had to take action to protect BTS's reputation:

Earlier this week, Lee Sun Kyun, known for many h̾i̾t ̾ K-dramas such as Parasite and My Mister, was confirmed as the top celebrity being investigated for dr*g use. It has since been revealed that he used drugs at an adu1t establishment with a series of other celebrities.

Not only that, from this scandal, the ṗöŀïċệ investigated and discovered that Lee Sun Kyun and BIG BANG G-Dragon had the same drug supply from this establishment. G-Dragon was arrested by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and the investigation is continuing.

The fact that two top celebrities were investigated for dr*g use and p̾r̾o̾s̾t̾i̾t̾u̾t̾i̾o̾n ̾ has greatly affected the image of ̾k̾o̾r̾e̾an celebrities. There are even many famous people suspected of being involved in these two cases. Unfortunately, BTS became one of the victims of false rumors related to the scandals of G-Dragon and Lee Sun Kyun.

Specifically, on the 26th of this month, some false information about BTS was widely spread on SNS. It includes posts with false accusations that BTS members "who have not yet enlisted are regular guests at the adu1t establishment frequented by actor Lee Sun Kyun". The place where Lee Sun Kyun used dr*gs as well as p̾r̾o̾s̾t̾i̾t̾u̾t̾i̾o̾n ̾ services is the "1% room salon", in Gangnam, exclusive to the most famous athletes, celebrities, and high-ranking figures, and difficult for the general public to enter. Room salons are establishments with private rooms where hostesses entertain customers and often fronts for p̾r̾o̾s̾t̾i̾t̾u̾t̾i̾o̾n ̾.

Although these false rumors were released without evidence, photos, or exact information from the ṗöŀïċệ, they are still spread at breakneck speed. This leads to toxic individuals and anti-fans taking advantage of the situation to further damage the reputation of BTS members.

In response to serious crimes affecting the group, ARMYs issued a statement saying "these acts cannot be tolerated". The fan αsserted that "The act of creating and disseminating false information online, as well as spreading false information created by others through videos, posts, etc., violates ACT ON PROMOTION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK UTILIZATION AND INFORMATION PROTECTION, etc. and defamation according to the Penal Code. This is an act subject to crim1nal penalties. Fans will continue to monitor and continuously monitor crim1nal acts of those who spread false facts, defame BTS, and destroy members. We will take all possible ℓєgαℓ measures, including cr1minal charges and demands civil rights to compensate for damages, without any leniency or clemency.”

In addition, the fans also encouraged others: “Please immediately stop any actions creating or spreading false information, defaming BTS and causing further psychological damage, and delete all existing posts defaming the group." On the other hand, they also asked Bł₲ Ⱨł₮ Music to take measures to prevent false rumors and respond to protect BTS's honor in this complicated context.