Actor Lee Lee Seung Gi's label issued a statement confirming that one of his malicious commenters has been charged heavily!

Today, August 28th, Lee Lee Seung Gi's label Hook Entertainment issued an update with regards to the ongoing legal battle against his malicious commenter. It was reported that one of the accused was charged a hefty amount of 5 million Won (USD 4228.19) for giving malicious comments against the Korean drama star.

The said agency declared that with all the legal suits they have filed so far, there was progress, and one hater was charged to pay a considerable fine. He was sentenced to pay the amount of 5 million Won by the Daegu District Courts on August 19, 2020. Hook Entertainment continued expressing that they will still go on with the pursuing of the civil case for acquiring compensation damages against the accused (malicious commenters/haters).

They added that for all the cases where the individual was already identified, the prosecution has already placed them on the wanted list since they're currently out of sight or are hiding. Some of the families of the accused have asked for a lighter sentence. However, the actor's agency are firm with their decisions and will not take any settlements to ensure that their cases will undergo the necessary legal procedures.

Currently, the agency is in the process of preparing to file additional suits against the malicious commenters based on the evidence that the fans have sent them as well as their actions and monitoring, and soon enough, these suits will be filed by the agency.

Lastly, Hook Entertainment assured that they would do all necessary legal actions to pursue criminal and civil charges to protect as well as defend their artist, and they will try their very best do take strong legal action with no leniency to create a better internet culture.

Here are more details with regards to the said case:

Way back September 27, 2019, Hook Entertainment first announced on their official Instagram account, stating that they have discovered some disrespectful behaviors of some "keyboard warriors" and malicious comments continually being thrown at Seung Gi, which is the company's valued artist. And it has reached the point where they cannot tolerate it any longer.

Then On September 26, the said agency shared that they have already transferred the collected information on the said "keyboard warriors" and abusive comments to the law firm APRO to file a complaint. They also emphasized that way back July 2016; they have gone through criminal proceedings in about 100 cases against those who disseminated nasty rumors about their valued artists. And most of those cases were successfully pushed through and some accused paid a fine of 500,000 won to under 1 million won, and all of them pled for clemency. However, none of them was mitigated, and all were punished as ruled.

We do hope that justice will be served to those who were wronged.

On the other hand, Watch out for Lee Seung Gi and veteran singer-songwriter Yoo Hee Yeol as hosts of JTBC's upcoming music variety show "Sing Again."