SEVENTEEN is taking strong action to protect themselves—but the mystery person behind the hate is still hiding.
On May 2025, all 13 members of SEVENTEEN—S Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, The8, Mingyu, DK, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino—filed a civil lawsuit through the Seoul Central District Court, asking for 148 million KRW (around $108,000 USD) in damages from a malicious commenter.
But there’s a twist: the person they’re suing is listed as “unknown.” That’s right—nobody knows who they are yet, even with legal help from U.S. courts.
This lawsuit is part of SEVENTEEN’s ongoing battle against false rumors, hate comments, and leaked private info online.
Their agency Pledis Entertainment shared a statement back on June 17 through Weverse, saying:
“We are fully aware that extremely insulting and false posts targeting SEVENTEEN are being shared right now.”
“We’ve already sent confirmed identities of some offenders to prosecution and are waiting for results.”
They explained that they’ve been tracking harmful content on platforms like Twitter (now called X), international social media, Korean forums, and music sites. Evidence has been collected and handed over to the authorities.
Pledis continued:
“We’ve filed both criminal and civil lawsuits against repeat offenders. We’re currently going through legal procedures in the U.S. and other countries to track down these anonymous accounts and reveal their identities.”
However, one major challenge remains—it’s taking a long time to find out who the anonymous attacker is. And in the worst case, their identity might never be found, which would make justice nearly impossible.
This isn’t the first time SEVENTEEN has been hurt by online leaks or hate. Just a few months ago, in March, an airline worker was criminally charged after illegally selling SEVENTEEN’s flight information.
Pledis revealed at the time:
“Since 2023, we’ve been collecting evidence for legal action after confidential info about SEVENTEEN’s albums and concerts was repeatedly leaked on anonymous sites.”
“That airline employee has been booked for violating the Information and Communications Network Act, and we’re also filing complaints under the Stalking Punishment Act for any behavior that invades our artists’ privacy.”
Even with legal action already underway, SEVENTEEN and their agency say they’re continuing to build a full-time system to deal with these issues seriously and effectively.
Fans are praising the group for protecting themselves and taking action, but many are also worried about how hard it is to catch anonymous haters online.
Let’s hope SEVENTEEN gets the justice they deserve.
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