A member of Okay-pop group The Boyz Sunwoo / Courtesy of MBC
Sunwoo, a member of Okay-pop group The Boyz, was assaulted final week by an intruder at his residence, in response to his company, IST Leisure.
The incident has sparked new issues over fan conduct and privateness violations within the Okay-pop business, as businesses battle to guard their artists from obsessive followers.
In an announcement posted to The Boyz’s official fan cafe Thursday, IST Leisure disclosed that the intruder, reportedly a “sasaeng” or obsessive fan, had been hiding within the emergency stairwell at Sunwoo’s residence and approached him as he returned residence Saturday.
Sunwoo and a employees member managed to detain the person, who tried to flee, however not earlier than Sunwoo sustained a number of blows through the confrontation.
Police arrived and arrested the intruder on expenses of residential intrusion and assault, in response to the company. Though Sunwoo was identified with a number of abrasions, the company reported that his accidents aren’t anticipated to intrude together with his scheduled actions.
The company revealed that the incident follows different unlawful acts focusing on the group, together with the set up of monitoring units on its car and tire injury, which it reported to the police.
Noting its artists and their acquaintances have suffered vastly attributable to unauthorized visits to personal areas, malicious rumors, car monitoring and unlawful acquisition of private info, IST Leisure stated, “We’re taking a zero-tolerance stance on these invasions of privateness and different unlawful acts, and we are going to pursue decisive authorized motion.”
The Boyz, identified for hits akin to “Giddy Up” (2018), “Bloom Bloom” (2019) and “Thrill Journey” (2021), debuted in 2017 and have since gained a major following domestically and internationally. (Yonhap)
