BIGHIT MUSIC has announced plans to challenge a deferred prosecution decision involving two individuals accused of unlawfully entering CORTIS’s residence.
On September 16, the agency released an official notice through Weverse detailing its latest legal actions to protect the group’s privacy and safety.
According to BIGHIT MUSIC, the incident took place around July when two foreign nationals allegedly entered the residence used by CORTIS members without permission.
The agency said it reported the two individuals to police immediately after the incident and cooperated with the investigation.
BIGHIT MUSIC stated that the individuals acknowledged at the scene that they had obtained information about the artists’ residence through social media and entered the property without authorization. They were later referred to prosecutors without detention on suspicion of jointly trespassing into a residence.
Prosecutors recently issued a deferred prosecution decision, according to the agency. In South Korea, this generally means prosecutors recognize grounds related to the alleged offense but decide not to formally prosecute the suspects after considering the circumstances of the case.
BIGHIT MUSIC said it considers unauthorized entry into an artist’s residence and the buying or selling of private address information to be serious threats to safety.
The agency announced that it will pursue procedures to challenge the decision and seek another legal review over whether prosecution should proceed.
“We take residential trespassing and the trading of personal information, which can directly threaten the privacy and safety of our artists, very seriously,” the company stated.
BIGHIT MUSIC also warned fans against visiting CORTIS’s residence or attempting to obtain private address information.
“Even out of simple curiosity, please never enter an artist’s dormitory or residence without permission,” the agency said.
The company added that unauthorized entry may include not only private living areas but also shared entrances, stairways, hallways, and elevators, depending on the circumstances and applicable law.
Alongside the residence case, BIGHIT MUSIC said it is continuing to collect evidence involving malicious online content targeting CORTIS, including alleged defamation, insults, false information, personal attacks, and sexual harassment.
The agency said repeated violations may result in legal action regardless of nationality and that it does not plan to offer settlements or leniency in serious or repeated cases.
BIGHIT MUSIC also addressed concerns involving airports and flights. It asked people not to use illegally obtained flight information to board the same flights as the artists, secretly photograph them, attempt physical contact while they are resting, alter their in-flight meals, or follow them from airports to vehicles or accommodations.
The company said it is collecting evidence against individuals who repeatedly engage in behavior it considers stalking or a threat to the members’ privacy and safety.
BIGHIT MUSIC concluded that it will continue pursuing legal measures both online and offline to protect CORTIS members, while encouraging fans to report suspected rights violations through HYBE’s official reporting system.
