In the past, there have been many cases of BTS being followed or having their privacy violated by aggressive fans. These cases were then reported to law enforcement by вιg нιт Music and took ℓєgαℓ measures without compromise.
However, the sanctions against those who have chased the members do not seem to have shown their deterrent effect on other problematic fans. Recently, a woman in her 30s was arrested for stalking and hara̾s̾sing V at his home. After ḳöŕệän media reported on this incident, вιg нιт Music gave a response to the incident as well as mentioned some scary details in it.
Below is additional information that a representative of вιg нιт Music provided to ḳöŕệän media, showing the seriousness of the incident:
Surely fans are still ̾s̾h̾o̾c̾ked by the news released a few hours ago. Accordingly, the Gangnam Police Department in Seoul is investigating and prosecuting a woman in her 30s, A, on charges of invading V's private life in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. It is known that when V returned home at around 6:30 pm yesterday, this woman tried to approach V (violating the Stalking Punishments Act).
Not stopping there, this girl even hara̾s̾sed V in the elevator by giving him a marriage certificate and asking him to sign it. After the security guard arrived, this person quickly ran away before the ṗöŀïċệ received the report and approached the scene. Fortunately, the ṗöŀïċệ identified this woman through CCTV and the marriage certificate was filled out.
When this news was released, fans couldn't help but be ̾s̾h̾o̾c̾ked and worried about V's condition amid the dαngєrous threat of crazy fans. However, V rea̾s̾sured fans that he is okay now after the incident by posting a status line with photos on Weverse.
Meanwhile, when receiving questions from ḳöŕệän media, вιg нιт Music's representative also shared their statement about this incident. вιg нιт Music said with a tough attitude: “We respond with zero tolerance to stalking crimes that violate artists' privacy and threaten their safety. Thank you”
Not only that, but sharing with K-media вιg нιт Music representative also provided some more detailed information about the incident. It is known that this woman had come and lurked in front of V's house many times before. The CCTV footage that вιg нιт Music and V hold proves that. But until this incident happens, they can catch her red-handed and report to the ṗöŀïċệ.
Some other sources also said that in yesterday's situation, this woman even committed serious hara̾s̾sment when she cornered V in the elevator of his private apartment. She was very close to him in that situation and could have harmed him had it not been for the timely arrival of the apartment security guard. This further shows the seriousness of this incident.
On July last year, the 'Stalking Punishment Act' (Stalking Punishment Act) and the 'Stalking Prevention and Victim Protection Act' (Anti-Stalking Act), aimed at strengthening the protection for victims of stalking cr1mes, have been committed but the stalking behavior of some sasaeng fans towards idols is increasing, continuing to cause controversy. NCT Haechan had his home broken into, Jeong Eun-ji was followed by sasaeng fans,... and now even V must be protected under this law.
Netizens who heard the news responded that as fans, we should be aware of fans' emotions and stalking cr1me having very little boundary. Along with that, they encourage fans to have a civilized attitude and behave respectfully towards their idols so as not to cause psychological obsessions for them. One netizen commented: “I think I understand why celebrities are grateful to their fans but at the same time don't want to be too close with them.”
Meanwhile, others couldn't help but exclaim:
- If they (crazy fans) carry weapons, it will be a big problem. Idols are also going through a difficult time
- The truth about sasaeng fans seems to have not changed since the 90s
- If you are a real fan, please stop stalking and causing harm to the idol
- It would be great if you (the fans) also consider the idol's feelings.
