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This is BIGHIT MUSIC.

Based on our real-time, ongoing monitoring efforts and the valuable reports submitted by COER, we regularly pursue criminal complaints against acts that infringe upon our artists’ rights. We would like to provide an update on our recent legal actions.

1. Legal Action Against Malicious Posts and Other Violations of Artist Rights

We have identified posts and comments infringing upon the artists’ rights across a wide range of online platforms, including major online communities, portal sites, social media accounts, and music streaming platforms. The subjects of our recent complaints include malicious posts and comments containing disparagement and insults directed at the artists, the dissemination of clearly false information regarding the artists and the performance of their albums and music releases as well as content that manipulates the artists’ images in a manner that infringes upon their dignity and causes sexual humiliation.

The illicit creation and circulation of harmful content aimed at the artists is particularly grave, especially as many of the members are still minors. Accordingly, we have strongly emphasized the gravity of these matters to the investigative authorities and requested thorough investigations and strict punishment under our zero-tolerance policy, without settlement or leniency.

In addition, with the cooperation of Weverse, we have imposed usage restrictions on accounts that have posted content infringing upon the artists’ rights within the CORTIS Weverse community. We are also promptly reporting and requesting the removal of malicious content identified on various other platforms whenever possible.

2. Investigation Into Accounts Illegally Distributing Flight Information

As previously announced in the notice titled “[NOTICE] Fostering a Healthy Culture at CORTIS Concerts and Maintaining Order at Airports,” investigations are currently underway following the submission of criminal complaints in May against multiple heavy-uploading accounts that illegally sold the artists’ flight information through social media and other online channels.

Both the sale and purchase of artists’ flight information constitute violation of the Personal Information Protection Act, the Information and Communications Network Act, and other applicable laws. We will continue to actively cooperate with law enforcement authorities and maintain ongoing monitoring efforts to eradicate the illegal distribution of such information. We ask COER to refrain from buying or selling any personal information relating to the artists, including flight information.

3. Strong Response to Privacy Violations and Fan Etiquette Violations

We are also actively responding to conduct that infringes upon the artists’ privacy or threatens their safety. Recently, we identified numerous instances of privacy violations and fan etiquette violations and have taken measures including police reports, verbal warnings, and the deletion of unauthorized recordings.

● Unauthorized entry into or loitering around private spaces such as the artists’ residence parking facilities, causing distress and anxiety to the artists
● Participating in events attended by the artists as staff members or affiliated personnel in order to approach the artists for personal purposes or attempt private conversations
● Regarding the conduct of visiting artists at undisclosed activities not officially announced and/or following artists’ movements during their personal schedules
● Taking unauthorized photographs of the artists from close proximity while they were sleeping or resting in airport lounges or on aircraft or persistently following the artists

Recently in the course of our artists carrying out scheduled activities in Paris, we were forced to issue warnings against egregious and unlawful conduct by fans, including attaching small GPS devices to vehicles transporting artists and using information from vehicles and drivers to track artist movements during their undisclosed and personal itinerary.

There have also been instances where individuals—who have already been restricted from participating in fan events due to etiquette violations—have continued to harass artists by standing by inside hotels stayed by artists and loitering near artists’ seats during flights despite their seats being located in another area of the aircraft. As all such conduct violates fan etiquette, we have intervened and issued warnings to the applicable individuals.

Please note that, if fan etiquette violators engage in verbal abuse, physical assault, or other harmful conduct toward on-site security or operations personnel that are intervening and warning against unpermitted fan behavior, or misrepresent and spread false information regarding our legitimate actions for artist protection, we will actively take responsive measures by reviewing all available legal remedies.

We place the highest priority on the safety and privacy of the members of CORTIS and will continue to respond strictly to fan etiquette violations of this nature. We ask for COER’s cooperation in fostering a mature and respectful fandom culture.

If you discover any conduct that infringes upon CORTIS’s rights, please report it through the “HYBE Artist Rights Violation Report Website (protect.hybecorp.com).” When submitting a report, we kindly ask that you include a full PC screen capture or a PDF file clearly showing the URL, username, post content, and date, as this will greatly assist us in pursuing legal procedures.

BIGHIT MUSIC will continue to do its utmost to protect our artists’ rights so that the members of CORTIS can safely and healthily carry out their upcoming tour and various future activities.

Thank you.