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A Youtuber who raised allegations that HYBE's girl group ILLIT plagiarized NewJeans' choreography has been ordered to pay 15 million KRW in damages to HYBE.
According to the legal community on the 7th, the Seoul Western District Court partially ruled in favor of the plaintiffs last February in a damages lawsuit filed by HYBE against Youtuber A.
Over a six-month period starting in April 2024, A uploaded 31 videos criticizing HYBE. Some of these videos included claims that ILLIT had plagiarized NewJeans' choreography.
HYBE argued that A had defamed the company, while A countered, "I was simply expressing opinions about the overall idol industry. It cannot be viewed as a statement of false facts."
The court determined that A had posted the videos without properly verifying the facts and concluded that A had indeed defamed HYBE's reputation.
However, while HYBE originally demanded 300 million KRW in damages, the court ordered A to pay 15 million KRW after considering the content of the videos, the number of uploads, the repetitive nature, and view counts.
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