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K-pop group IVE’s Jang Won-young has emerged victorious in a lawsuit in opposition to YouTuber Sojang, her company Starship Entertainment confirmed on Wednesday.

The Seoul Central District Court dominated in her favor final month, ordering the YouTuber to pay 100M gained for spreading false data and insults.

Jang initiated the lawsuit in October 2023, accusing Sojang of persistently posting false information and insults on his YouTube channel.

Here’s what the controversial YouTuber did!

Sojang gained notoriety for his controversial celebrity-related content material on his now-deleted YouTube channel, Taldeok Camp.

In September 2022, the channel posted a video focusing on Jang, alleging that she had compelled a rumored seventh member of IVE out of the group earlier than their debut.

The channel had beforehand shared movies with unverified allegations in opposition to the singer.

Soon after, Starship Entertainment introduced plans to take sturdy authorized motion in opposition to the unfold of malicious data.

Jang asserted that these movies induced her psychological misery

Jang contends that the video, primarily based on rumors, not solely induced her psychological misery but in addition hindered the leisure actions of different celebrities who fell sufferer to comparable false data.

Her lawyer emphasised, “Sojang seeks to generate profit through video production and editing, and the degree of illegality is much more serious.”

Despite Sojang deleting his YouTube account and issuing an apology, Starship endured with the lawsuit.

‘Artist Jang’s lawsuit was gained via deemed confession’: Official assertion

In its official assertion, Starship Entertainment opened up concerning the authorized proceedings, stating, “Criminal charges against Sojang are now with the prosecution, awaiting a stern judgment.”

“The ongoing civil lawsuits are progressing, with the agency’s case scheduled for January. Artist Jang’s lawsuit was won through deemed confession as the other party did not respond. The agency plans to issue a comprehensive statement after all legal judgments are finalized,” it additional stated.

Sojang maintained a protection all through the case

Sojang defended himself by claiming ignorance of the falsehoods and asserting the “right to know about celebrities.”

Jang’s lawyer expressed the artist and company’s deep frustration, stating, “The artist and the agency feel unbearable anger at the fact that they even claimed that the video was illegal because it was uploaded for public purposes.”

Aside from the continued matter, two civil lawsuits have additionally been filed in opposition to Sojang.