Organizers and sponsors who used trucks to defame Jungkook will be punished under South Korea's criminal law
On this day, the fronts of HYBE's headquarters in Yongsan-gu, Seoul and SM Entertainment's building in Seongdong-gu, Seoul lit up with LED screens. The reason was a series of protest trucks sent by a portion of fans angered by the dating rumors involving Jungkook and aespa's Winter, which have recently been spreading widely. Idols today are no longer facing only malicious attacks on social media—hatred expressed through words has now envolved into physical actions. Some toxic fans crowdfunded money to send trucks displaying harsh criticism on electronic screens directly in front of the artists an their agencies. For ARMY, the protest trucks were shocking—not only because they used the fandom's name, but because the messages targeted Jungkook in an extremely hostile manner. Some even demanded that he be removed from the group. Messages recorded on the 11th included: "If you're not going to remove your matching tattoo, then don't participate in BTS promotio...