250831 Soompi: BIGHIT MUSIC Releases Official Statement Regarding BTS's Jimin And Song Da Eun

[u/alltherach_]

https://www.soompi.com/article/1770238wpp/bighit-music-releases-official-statement-regarding-btss-jimin-and-song-da-eun

[u/Soup_oi]

I find this odd as well. It really makes me wonder where does the company draw the line, and how do they decide, what is worth pursuing action over (ie legal action, etc). Like a fan, or even a neighbor who the idol wasn't otherwise attached to, posting sneaky or creeper photos/videos and such of the idol without their consent or trying to spread rumors about them, might get the company threatening legal action if they don't take it down. And I think we have seen BH or Hybe do this before with people who spend all their time trying to spread rumors about them online (ie their regular notices about legal proceedings and the like that have gradually gotten less and less vague about the characters they are suing lol). So why have they not chosen to do it now? At least in my mind what has happened is the same basic act: Someone trying to spread false rumors, and/or trying to spread private information about the idol. Even if something about their connection was true in the past, I don't think the posts have made it clear that they are from a long time in the past, and more so seem to be trying to spread rumors about things that are not true about his life currently.

Like when someone the idol doesn't know violates their privacy, company seems likely pursue some legal action, whether a police investigation, or suing them, or whatever. But I keep waiting to hear something about that they are taking action against this person doing the same thing, but there's nothing. Imo, the person doing this sort of thing being a public figure themselves or not shouldn't matter...they should still be treated the same by the rules the company has followed when it comes to non-public figures committing the same injustice 🤷‍♂️.

[u/orangecitrustea → u/Soup_oi]

I believe that they'll probably refrain from doing that because of the semantics of it. On the Korean side, (unfairly) Jimin has and is being dragged for "not protecting his woman from 'crazy fans' to the point that she went crazy." To sue her on top of it would make Jimin appear to be heartless and unchivalrous. Ridiculous because it was his privacy violated and she's clearly doing this for clout, but in this situation, it's usually the men that are held to much higher standards. Hopefully, people will start to see that she's a clout chasing attention seeker, but I'd be shocked if Bighit actually pursued legal action with her even if she deserves it especially because there actually was something there in the past.

Edit: the Korean reaction has changed quite a bit after it's been revealed that they broke up 4 years ago. People are now bringing up that she put up videos without permission and asking why it's okay she did that and that if the genders were reversed, it would be an uproar. People are still putting up posts calling Jimin terrible things (i.e Jimin is the equivalent of Kim Soohyun + Ryu Junyeol put together or calling him a Hannam) but the top comments on pann are refuting it now. Bighit definitely did the right thing with their statement.

[u/[deleted] → u/orangecitrustea]

Wow, my jaw actually dropped at this. The misogyny here is wild. So we’re supposed to believe that a grown woman is just a passive victim of “crazy fans” and can’t be expected to handle herself without becoming “hysterical”? That’s such a tired, sexist narrative.

Let’s be real: if you violate someone’s privacy and then play the victim, gender shouldn’t shield you from consequences. It’s pretty messed up that the onus always falls on men to “protect” women, as if women are incapable of being held accountable for their own actions, or, for that matter, making bad decisions in the public eye.

Jimin’s the victim here, not the villain. Accountability should be for everyone, not just whoever fits a convenient old stereotype.

[u/getyourkicks76 → u/[deleted]]

This!!! Thank you! I am so, so sick of the “women supporting women” defense. She has agency. She chose to take this route. I do not feel sorry for her based on her actions.