In response to concerns that segments of the public were participating in their dissemination, a well-known K-pop company indicated it will pursue legal action against deepfake videos of its artists.
A report from Security Hero, a cybersecurity company, indicated that in 2023 South Korea is the country most vulnerable to deepfake porn, as 53 percent of those depicted were singers and actresses based in the country.
“The K-pop agency JYP Entertainment, which manages the lady band TWICE, released a statement Friday expressing its serious concerns over the recent wave of deepfake videos involving its performers.”
We are working diligently to secure every piece of evidence necessary to take aggressive legal action, at the very best law firm in the country, making it clear we would not look kindly on any leniency.
Recently, President Yoon Suk Yeol urged a probe into deepfake pornography, as authorities and law enforcement estimated that at least 60 percent of those pictured were minors.
Soldiers, teachers, and students have been reported in media accounts as victims.
The JYP announcement came about two months after ADOR announced that authorities were looking the producers and distributors profiting from distributing inappropriate deepfake videos with New Jeans, another Girl group.
While the time, ADOR indicated that decent persons were convicted and sentenced.
