In recent hours, the agency behind Stray Kids, JYP Entertainment, had to come out to protect their artist and take legal action after malicious comments about Stray Kids‘ Hyunjin from fans of the boy group who wanted him to leave.
On March 14th, a protest truck with malicious phrases arrived at the JYP Entertainment building demanding his departure from the group due to his alleged controversies with comments such as “Hwang Hyunjin get out” and “This is the third controversy. All three times, it’s regarding Hwang Hyunjin“.
더이상 침묵으로 방관하지 마라
쭉빵, 디씨 조직적인 루머 생산/유포자들
선처없이 즉각 처벌하라
PROTECT YOUR ARTIST앞길막는 제왑
기본적인 스케쥴 관리 스탭 지원 등
아티스트에게 차별없는 지원으로 보답하라
TREAT HYUNJIN RIGHT #JYP는_황현진을_보호하라@jypnation @Stray_Kids pic.twitter.com/k5EdlvSvxa— 黄铉辰Hyunjin_中文首站 (@Hwanghyunjin_CN) March 11, 2024
Although some fans support this, others have defended him days before. After this new controversy, the agency behind Stray Kids shared a new statement stating their next move: “legal actions being taken in response to the defamation, false rumors, and unauthorized posts about our artists“.
In addition, they assured that they “have been diligently gathering evidence against those who have posted and disseminated malicious content aimed at slandering and defaming our artists” and that they are “working with specialized law firms to pursue all available legal actions“.
아티스트 권리 침해 관련 법적 대응 안내https://t.co/kEpmYmR9Qb
— Stray Kids (@Stray_Kids) March 14, 2024
Finally, the K-Pop agency highlights the intention of this decision: “JYPE is committed to protecting the rights of Stray Kids and ensuring the well-being of STAY“. They later shared a general statement in which the assured that the would protect all his groups and artists.
