Actor Park Seo Joon has taken a strong stand against malicious commenters who have spread false rumors and harmful comments about him. His agency, Awesome ENT, issued an official statement on January 16 KST, revealing that they had filed a complaint against numerous individuals in 2020 for defamation against the actor. Recently, they have obtained evidence that can identify the defendants, and some have already been transferred to the prosecution, while others are currently under police investigation and are expected to face prosecution soon.

Park Seo Joon's team stressed their commitment to pursuing the case to its conclusion, aiming to prevent any recurrence of actions that tarnish the actor's character and reputation. They also made it clear that they would hold the defendants legally accountable under the principle of "zero tolerance."

Furthermore, Park Seo Joon's representatives urged individuals to cease their malicious slander, emphasizing their ongoing efforts to gather additional evidence to identify those responsible for continuing to post harmful comments about the actor. They are also exploring legal avenues, including the selection of legal representation and targets for further complaints.

Below is Awesome ENT’s full statement.

"This is Awesome Ent.

Acts that violate the personality rights of actor Park Seo Joon (hereinafter referred to as “actor”), such as malicious slander, sexual harassment, posting false information, insulting family members, and producing and distributing false productions, have continued in various online communities and social media. In order to protect the actor, our company has been monitoring these cases for several years, and we have appointed Suan Law Firm as our legal representative and are filing criminal charges. Today, we will inform you of the progress of the criminal complaint to date from my legal representative.

First, in 2020, our company filed a complaint against a number of malicious posts on charges of defamation against the actor, and last year, we also filed a complaint with the Seongdong Police Station in Seoul against a number of people whose names were unknown on charges of defamation. Recently, evidence that can identify the accused has been secured, and some of the accused have been transferred to the prosecution. Some are currently under police investigation and are scheduled to be transferred to the prosecution in the near future. We ask for your understanding as it is difficult to disclose details such as specific case numbers and specific nicknames in order to cooperate with the investigative agency in maintaining confidentiality.

We are currently in the process of securing additional data to secure the identities of the defendants who are continuing to write malicious posts about the actor, and we are also continuing to review the law, including selecting legal representatives and targets of complaints. We will continue to pursue the case to the end in order to prevent recurrence of acts that defame the character and reputation of the actor, and we will hold the respondent to strong legal responsibility in accordance with the 'zero tolerance principle'. We hope that people will stop posting malicious slander and malicious posts against actors while hiding behind anonymity.

We will continue to work harder to protect the personality and rights of our actors.

thank you"