SM Entertainment is taking legal action on behalf of Girls' Generation's Taeyeon.

On December 30, SM Entertainment announced on the label's official Facebook account that "false facts, malicious accusations, and slanderous postings against our artist Taeyeon are spreading indiscriminately to online communities, YouTube, social media, and portal sites."

The label continued, "This is defaming and inflicting great mental distress on our artists, and we're collecting materials related to illegal activities online to protect artists. We'll file a complaint through our legal representative Kim & Chang Law office as soon as the data is collected," and asked for evidence from fans.

In related news, Taeyeon and VIXX' Ravi were rumored, and though Ravi's label GROOVL1N seemed to have confirmed the reports initially, GROOVL1N and SM Entertainment later denied the two artists are dating.