Two Men Fined For Illegally Collecting EXO And NCT’s Personal Information

Recently, two men disguised themselves as delivery drivers and contacted SM Entertainment idols to collect their home addresses illegally.

On July 3, Criminal Division 3 of the Soul Eastern District Court sentenced Mr. Park and Mr. Kim to a fine for violating the Information and Communication Network Act and Information Protection.

The defendants deceived the victims by pretending to be delivery drivers and lured them into providing personal information. The charges of violation of the Information and Communication Network Act have been recognized, and the court will sentence them to a fine of 3,000,000 KRW ($~2,166.54 USD) each.

— Judge Lee Ho Dong

Park and Kim, who held broadcasts through a voice chat social media platform, contacted SM idols last April to collect information and addresses.

It was reported that they would gather at Kim’s house and use cell phones to contact the idols, asking for certain information regarding their address, such as, “The package arrived, but the house number isn’t written” or “The package just says the product name. Are you sure you ordered this?”

It was also reported that the victims of these two were three members from NCT and one member from EXO.