Apink’s agency has announced that they are taking strong legal action against people who have slandered or harrassed the group’s members online.

In a statement released on January 27, Play M Entertainment announced that they have moved forward in legal proceedings against such malicious comments. The full statement from the company reads as follows:

Hello, this is Play M Entertainment. We are pleased to inform you that we will take legal action against those who made malicious comments online, such as personal attacks, sexual harrassment, and dissemination of false information. Recently, this inappropriate behavior has cause severe mental distress not only to the artists but to their families and acquaintances. Accordingly, we have collected data through monitoring and requested legal advice from a law firm. As previously stated, we continue to monitor, legally review, and repond to malicious posts online related to Apink and other artists. We will do our best to protect our artists and their rights. Thank you.

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