BELIFT LAB files criminal complaint against ENHYPEN Jay's stalker, vows zero tolerance
ENHYPEN's agency BELIFT LAB said on November 3 (KST) that it has filed a criminal complaint against a person who repeatedly called member Jay under false pretenses and spread secret recordings of the calls online.
BELIFT LAB has taken legal action over the stalking of ENHYPEN's Jay. In a Weverse notice on November 3 (KST), the agency said a person had repeatedly contacted Jay's personal phone since June, first posing as an internet and TV installation service center employee and mentioning his family to try to obtain more personal information. When Jay checked with his family, the claims turned out to be false, the agency said.
The agency said the individual kept calling despite Jay not responding, secretly recorded the conversations and spread them on KakaoTalk, Instagram and X Spaces. BELIFT LAB said it judged the conduct deliberate and malicious, filed a criminal complaint, and asked the three major telecom carriers to help identify the person. It thanked fans for their reports, said reports to its Artist Rights Protection page (protect.hybecorp.com) are reviewed continuously, and said it will take strong legal action "in accordance with our zero-tolerance policy" without leniency or settlements.
Confirmed
- On November 3 (KST), BELIFT LAB posted a notice on Weverse saying it had confirmed that ENHYPEN member Jay was subjected to serious invasions of privacy and stalking.
- According to the agency, since June the individual repeatedly tried to call Jay's personal phone number, at first falsely claiming to be an employee of an internet and TV installation service center and mentioning the artist's family.
- The agency said the individual secretly recorded the phone conversations and distributed them on multiple platforms, including KakaoTalk, Instagram and X Spaces, and later claimed the calls were "work-related" or that they had been "hacked" while deleting their accounts.
- BELIFT LAB said it has filed a criminal complaint against the individual and sent official requests to Korea's three major telecommunications providers for cooperation in identifying them.
- The agency said it will take strong legal action under a zero-tolerance policy and will not extend any leniency or enter into settlements with those responsible.
Reported by other outlets
- STARNEWS, OSEN and The Fact reported the notice on November 3 (KST), each citing BELIFT LAB's Weverse post.
Unconfirmed
- The identity of the individual and the status of any police investigation have not been disclosed.
Analysis
2FC NEWSROOM: The notice is notable for its detail and for the step of contacting telecom carriers to identify the caller, which signals the agency intends to pursue the case rather than issue a general warning.