A few days after confirming their upcoming comeback, THE BOYZ went through a rather delicate situation. On Wednesday, June 23, the agency Cre.ker Entertainment announced that the K-Pop group had their bedroom invaded by sasaengs, a term widely used in South Korea to define “obsessed fans”, who more often go beyond of the limits and do not respect the privacy of the artists.
As the Soompi website reports, this is not the first time THE BOYZ has been through this kind of situation. In the statement, the agency details past incidents, in addition to emphasizing that all the events have physically and mentally affected the members of the group.
Alternatively, Cre.ker Entertainment stated that legal action is already being taken: “These persons who entered the building and took photographs are being investigated by the authorities. They will be transferred to the police station on a flight and break-in charge as soon as they are identified“. The official fanclub said:
“Hello. Here is the representative of THE BOYZ Fanclub.
First of all, thanks to the fans who send so much support to THE BOYZ.
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Despite the repeated announcement, we would like to communicate again the continuous visits to private spaces (office, accommodation, shop, etc.
) and the filming of private spaces“.
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They continued: “Despite the team’s restrictions, these people get in the way of filming. This then causes economic damage to the content, internal and external complaints, etc.
, which continue to occur. The mental and physical suffering of the artists and employees is also created by those who sneak into the hotel building, invading privacy.”
“This very morning at dawn we found people waiting after sneaking into the building where the members live. Police officers were called in to arrest some people and legally punished under the Misdemeanor Punishment Act The people who entered the building and took photographs are being investigated by the authorities.”
#THEBOYZ’s Agency Takes Legal Action Against Sasaengs + Issues Warning To Perpetratorshttps://t.co/1q0y83OuUg pic.twitter.com/6RmCJNIeFD
— Soompi (@soompi) June 22, 2021
“They will be transferred to the police station on a break and break charge as soon as they are identified. Due to the increasing number of complaints from neighboring buildings of bad behavior (noise, smoking, drinking, barricades, filming of artists and civilians), the police will take the appropriate measures.”
“We will continue to take legal action by collecting vehicle black boxes and security camera footage without prior notice, as well as the penalty of exclusion from all unannounced fan activities and participation.”
“We ask you not to harm others and we ask for your cooperation so that artists are not harmed. Thanks to The B, we will do everything possible to prevent this from happening again to protect our artists.
Thank you,” he concluded.