A fan takes photos as she visits a pop-up store that will be open until May 12 of South Korean K-pop sensation BTS entitled 'Monochrome' in Seoul on April 26, 2024. Photo: AFP
The defendant sent a threat to Big Hit Music, saying they would leak evidence of illegal marketing materials of the agency's artistes, and also lied to the victims -- officials from Big Hit Music -- pretending to have received a similar threat, and extorted 57 million won from them. Meanwhile, amid renewed controversy and suspicions surrounding BTS, K-pop fans are posting protest messages on social media, claiming that South Korea and the group’s agency are failing to protect the artistes from groundless aggression.
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