Nayeon's stalker leaks Chayoung's phone number, she goes off on Insta, JYPE to take legal action

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

JYP Entertainment has released a statement regarding TWICE’s Chaeyoung’s phone number getting leaked and spread online.

On January 26, Chaeyoung took to TWICE’s Instagram account and opened up about her phone number being leaked by an individual, leading to her phone being flooded by text messages and calls from strangers. She spoke about this being an issue that her fellow TWICE members and other idols under JYP Entertainment face as well, and stated that her intent was to make sure people knew such invasions of personal privacy was wrong.

JYP Entertainment has now released a statement on the matter, and it reads as follows:

Hello, this is JYP Entertainment.

We have confirmed that TWICE’s Chaeyoung’s personal information (phone number) was leaked online and is currently being spread, and as a result, Chaeyoung is being contacted by people who have obtained her number.

Illegally leaking, acquiring, and spreading personal information in such a way, as well as contacting the person whose information was leaked, is a violation of the Personal Information Protection Act and may be subject to legal action.

We have confirmed and collected exact evidence of the personal information being posted on social media, and instances of consistent attempts to contact Chaeyoung. Regarding this, we wish to notify you that we will be taking immediate action and filing a complaint against the person who posted the information on social media on the basis of a violation of the Personal Information Protection Act.

The illegal leaking and sharing of personal information is causing great suffering and discomfort to our artists. In order to stop this, our agency will continue to collect evidence of such cases and we will do everything we can to take action against them.



TWICE’s Chaeyoung candidly opened up about her phone number being leaked and had stern words for those involved in the situation.

On January 26, Chaeyoung took to TWICE’s official Instagram account to share her thoughts in the following post:

I think I’ve reached my limit of silently waiting for people to step back and waiting for the right time.

The moment those 11 seemingly random numbers were posted on the internet by an individual with no consideration or respect, my phone was flooded with calls and text messages, and I am going through things I shouldn’t have to go through. These problems not only happen to me, but to my precious members, and many other idols in our agency.

I ask for you to think, even just for a moment, about how your calls and actions, which you don’t put much thought into other than to package them and say that it’s interest and love, make so many people feel fatigued, nervous, and worn out.

And don’t let your neat little packaging bring a bad name to the fans who send their interest, support, and love to us in the right, healthy way.

I am not a person who is easily shaken by issues like this. I am not writing this because I am unable to hold back my anger. I just wanted to make sure that I properly got across that this wrong. That this is something to be ashamed of.

https://instagram.com/p/B7xZIEtl7ow

sources: soompi 1, 2, fans.jype, naver, twicetagram

So what happened is that Nayeon's stalker posted Chaeyoung's phone number on his public Twitter account (so people can message and tell her that he wants to talk to Nayeon). Fans reported the tweet and it got deleted but of course, the damage is done. After JYPE threatened legal action and Chaeyoung's Instagram post he announced that he's sorry and will go back to Germany asap (but also asked Chaeyoung to delete the post because her fans are attacking him...).

Comments

[azoarka.livejournal.com]

Obviously, I've been terrified for Twice (especially)'s safety, especially Nayeon. But I've been equally furious at the entitlement of this dude. I know he's not mentally stable but even "sane" men display this same kind of entitled attitude with regards with women's time and attention and then act aggrieved and victimized when they face any kind of consequence or criticism for it. It's ridiculous that ONE white dude can have the girls in fear and their safety at risk for months, it's just so unfair.

[nana-the-dwarf.livejournal.com]

This is getting way too out of hand. We're also getting news about Mina having a stalker as well; the creep allegedly followed her to Japan and put a tracker on her dad's car to find their home.

[kcaomei.livejournal.com]

"will go back to Germany asap"?? is he still in korea? why and how @jyp???

i am so tired of this dude (and men in general). why has he not been deported and banned from the country? i feel so stressed and upset for the members and jyp ent is really failing to exhibit any fearful consequences that comes from terrorizing their artists. it makes me fearful of any future threats that potentially want to cause more harm than this guy

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

@jype when will y'all finally act on this shit?

[sra-interesante.livejournal.com]

that guy again 🤦🤦
its like with every step he goes further, we discover how fragile idol privacy really is

this should be a wake up call for kpop agencies..
dont they know korean sasaengs put on sale idols private info just for a few dolars?? its inmoral how cheap those numbers are lol
dont they know what kind of fishy market works behind hashtags like #sasaeng or #사생 on instagram/twitter??

did nobody in korea noticed before how easy access (even us foreigners) fans have to any idol private info?

korean fandom culture encourage and even celebrates this behaviour , so if they think sasaeng will stop chasing them & making money just because chaeyoung wrote a may i say very tame post on sns (she was super sweet and wrote very polite words compared to other idols that called out sasaengs on instagram before lol taeyeon, baekhyun and key are between my fave sass back) ... think again, many other idols did this before and nothing changed 🤷

agencies needs to take this to court

[iigoru.livejournal.com]

damn chaeyoung went off

[soyunatetera.livejournal.com]

don't they have enough evidence after the stalker approached Nayeon in the plane??
why is he still in korea?

[blck-ink.livejournal.com]

this is absolutely crazy and terrifying! good for jyp that they are (finally) doing something about this but as long as agencies keep allowing sasaengs to operate the way they do, this will keep happening.

good for chaeyoung for speaking up!

[kimbafierce.livejournal.com]

This is so much bigger than this one incident. The fact that he was able to get Chaeng phone number so easily, the fact that he could get their flights information so easily, the fact that he knows every fucking road the girls frequently use, the restaurants they dine in, the bars they drink in, their parents/freinds homes... all the info he wants about them is easily accessible and for cheap.

She can change their numbers a thousands times and they will still be leaked because NO ONE in Korea seems to take these leaks seriously. No one bat an eye when flights info is sold. There is no real banishment to the people working behind the scenes to provide private info for sick people. Until that shit is addressed and dealt with nothing's gonna change.

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

He knows too much and he's already too far gone to be reasoned with. He needs to be arrested.

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

This is such an escalation :/ he’s for sure not leaving the country, this is all about power. It’s not legal but JYPE should hire a 24/7 tail for him until they can draft a case that keeps his ass in jail or deported

[dior-chic.livejournal.com]

Chaeyoung 👏👏👏

I feel so much for Twice, they had a rough 2019 personally and looks like they’re not out of the woods yet when it comes to dealing with fucked up fans

[rainstormraider.livejournal.com]

I am all for fans bullying someone online if it’s a stalker. I am fine with it.

[premonitioner.livejournal.com]

hate that it took for THIS to be the first law he actually broke and for him to be scared enough to leave. he should rot. I hope that Nayeon is able to get a restraining order on him now

[babyjenkski.livejournal.com]

It must be really stressful for the members. It is also a little ironic that a member had to act/do/say something in order for things to get moving and make him leave Korea.

[frequency.livejournal.com]

i just wanna know how the fuck he's still over there!?