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SM Entertainment to take legal actions against cartoonist accused of sexual harrassement to SNSD in

10:57 pm - 01/18/2010
It has been known that SM Entertainment will be taking legal actions against the case of cartoons drawn depicting group So Nyeo Shi Dae and said to have sexual harassment and references.

SM Entertainment said over the phone on 18th January, “Our responses to the cartoon author and legal actions have been late due to investigations. Even though the author had issued an apology today, it only regards the misunderstanding caused by the lack of explanation in the cartoon, but no apology to So Nyeo Shi Dae at all. With that we will follow up with legal actions.”

The artiste of the cartoon is webtoon writer Yoon SeoIn. He recently posted a cartoon titled ‘Joy Ride #592 Lady Generation Past Photos’ on a portal site on 2nd January.

In the cartoon, the 9 females depicted as the So Nyeo Shi Dae members were wearing just underwear and seen with a voluptuous expressions.

Yoon SeoIn had posted an apology after articles of the cartoon emerged on 17th January, “An internet news reporter ran an article on this cartoon with his/her own interpretation of it. But my intentions for the cartoon is different from what was said to be in the news articles published on it. It is in my wrong that there is lack of explanation causing the misunderstanding. Sorry for causing the misunderstanding and I apologise to all the readers who have seen the cartoon.”

Source: Newsen
Via: sookyeong

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[info]joyjooong 18th-Jan-2010 02:59 pm (UTC)
are you serious.
[info]joroxslaze 18th-Jan-2010 02:59 pm (UTC)
Comeback has never smelled nearer.
[info]malyo 18th-Jan-2010 03:12 pm (UTC)
Yep, it's gonna be like during the early Genie days.
[info]letseaticecream 18th-Jan-2010 03:01 pm (UTC)
lol, freedom of speech vs defamation? Kpop is srz business.

Still, the guy needs to stop the BS. Notorious for being a dick anyway.
[info]bellaprincess9 18th-Jan-2010 03:01 pm (UTC)
sme doesn't play
[info]hadashi_no_eden 18th-Jan-2010 03:02 pm (UTC)
So they really want to tackle 3 lawsuits at once? Really?
[info]radical_ed57 18th-Jan-2010 03:03 pm (UTC)
Ikr?
[info]nettetang 18th-Jan-2010 03:03 pm (UTC)
[info]radical_ed57 18th-Jan-2010 03:05 pm (UTC)
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[info]girlknees 18th-Jan-2010 03:03 pm (UTC)
legal action might be taking it a bit too far - but that apology is damn weak as well.
[info]_ochre 18th-Jan-2010 03:04 pm (UTC)
the writer was asking for it tbh
[info]skipfire 18th-Jan-2010 03:04 pm (UTC)
sme definitely has a secret office packed full of lawyers. like 2 isn't enough.
[info]lovegraciie 18th-Jan-2010 03:06 pm (UTC)
holy. pounding rice cakes just got serious.
[info]nimco 18th-Jan-2010 03:08 pm (UTC)
dang its not even that srz.
[info]hoyah 18th-Jan-2010 03:29 pm (UTC)
Imo, sexism is always serious. And for a celebrity, so is defamation of character.
[info]miduhyo 18th-Jan-2010 03:09 pm (UTC)
i don't think they have much of a case, but i do think it's smart to take legal action because it says that they're taking it seriously and that they won't tolerate that kind of bs.
[info]hoyah 18th-Jan-2010 03:31 pm (UTC)
i do think it's smart to take legal action because it says that they're taking it seriously and that they won't tolerate that kind of bs

a couple of other celebs seem to be going this route recently.
[info]aunts 18th-Jan-2010 03:09 pm (UTC)
Interesting to see how this will all play out. Waiting for further updates,
This is the same guy who drew that horrible Jang Ja Yeon comic after her suicide as well right? What a dick.
[info]shopaholism 18th-Jan-2010 03:11 pm (UTC)
This is not sexual harassment. It's erring on the side of crude and tasteless, but uhh... it's the internet. This stuff is everywhere. Does SM sue the illustrators of all of those cartoons depicting DBSK in ~compromising situations~?
[info]_ochre 18th-Jan-2010 03:12 pm (UTC)
I'm guessing this cartoon got a lot more attention than those ~compromising~ situations comics.
[info]ad_juvant 18th-Jan-2010 03:19 pm (UTC)
Both sides have got what they're seeking anyway.

Jerk cartoonist needs more attention. SME needs attention for SNSD's comeback.

Now they can just ditch the idea of lawsuit.
[info]meiluvjj 18th-Jan-2010 08:18 pm (UTC)
it's all business ;)
[info]breathe_ai 18th-Jan-2010 03:23 pm (UTC)
Part of me thinks it'd be more interesting if the girls sued instead of their company did it for them...another part of me just thinks of Japanese cartoons that are based on japanese celebrities and put them in even worse situations...either way SM sure is keeping the finances of the Korean judicial system afloat...
[info]breathe_ai 18th-Jan-2010 03:25 pm (UTC)
*doing
[info]lovely_tatsuha 18th-Jan-2010 03:25 pm (UTC)
they should solve their problems with
hangeng first >:*
[info]letseaticecream 18th-Jan-2010 03:37 pm (UTC)
lol okay.

But in that JCS came first. I guess SME should just sit and not do anything until they solve all their lawsuits?
[info]seagull_life 18th-Jan-2010 03:26 pm (UTC)
http://www.dramabutton.com/

That's all I have to say about this! : D
[info]froggster 18th-Jan-2010 03:31 pm (UTC)
holy crap that's awesome
[info]ari_meh 18th-Jan-2010 03:28 pm (UTC)
so.. how many lawsuits are they involved in, rn? lol
sure, the cartoonist is an ass but a lawsuit? -____-
[info]hoyah 18th-Jan-2010 03:30 pm (UTC)
There's no indication that there will be a lawsuit, just "legal action," which is pretty vague wording.
[info]neyoismad TO SM:18th-Jan-2010 03:28 pm (UTC)
Photobucket

Fix your other lawsuits first before involving into another one.
[info]scrambledtoast Re: TO SM:18th-Jan-2010 03:34 pm (UTC)
this so much.
[info]_ochre 18th-Jan-2010 03:32 pm (UTC)
To be honest, I'm surprised that people think that the cartoon is nothing much, not serious and idk.... taking this lightly? I was really offended when I saw that article and comic. It highly generalises female celebrities (and girls) and I don't see why SM should not take legal action (which may or may not involve a lawsuit). It's defamation.
[info]hoyah 18th-Jan-2010 03:37 pm (UTC)
This.

Also your wandering eyeball is starting to creep me out.
[info]neyoismad 18th-Jan-2010 03:41 pm (UTC)
Idk.
I find it funny for SM taking action to "protect" SNSD's image when they can't even give their artists proper rest or fair contract. I know it's not related, but whatevah. I just feel like bringing it up. LOL.
[info]letseaticecream 18th-Jan-2010 03:44 pm (UTC)
Isn't it quite logical to protect what's in their best interest?
SNSD are their breadwinners right now, so, no, not very surprised tbh :/
[info]angelonair 18th-Jan-2010 03:42 pm (UTC)
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[info]ohaimark 18th-Jan-2010 04:41 pm (UTC)
lol! Beat me to it.
[info]chocolatedolls 18th-Jan-2010 03:43 pm (UTC)
Fairly refreshing to see SM Entertainment being the party to initiate legal actions instead of the other way round.
[info]hoyah 18th-Jan-2010 03:46 pm (UTC)
I get that it would be difficult for SME to deal with the potential of three lawsuits at the same time, but they didn't initiate the first two and the existence of those first two is irrelevant to the topic of this one. (Besides which, the JCS one seems to be at a stalemate and I'm not sure we'll ever see the end of that one.)

I personally think it would be smart to take some kind of action against a well-known web cartoonist who specializes in sexist, defamatory work. Guy had it coming to him and why not SME?
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