On June 10, Belift Lab announced that it had filed lawsuits against hundreds of netizens who posted malicious comments about the group ILLIT and its members Yunah, Minju, Moka, Wonhee, and Iroha.
Belift Lab stated, "We have taken legal action against individuals who have defamed, insulted, sexually harassed, spread false information, and maliciously criticized ILLIT. We have filed complaints with the police against hundreds of defendants, and investigations are currently underway. Additionally, we continuously monitor and collect evidence of malicious posts and will regularly file complaints."
The company has been gathering evidence of defamatory and slanderous comments directed at ILLIT, collecting data from all domestic and international channels. All collected evidence has been submitted to the investigative authorities.
Previously, ILLIT faced accusations of plagiarizing the group NewJeans from HYBE's subsidiary label ADOR. Belift Lab is also pursuing a civil lawsuit against Min Hee Jin, the CEO of ADOR, who claimed that ILLIT had plagiarized NewJeans.
Regarding this controversy, Belift Lab emphasized, "We clearly state that the plagiarism allegations against our artists ILLIT made by CEO Min Hee Jin are untrue. We have submitted evidence to the judicial authorities to prove that these allegations are false, and we will determine the truth through legal procedures, even if it takes time."
Meanwhile, ILLIT's debut mini-album's title track "Magnetic" has enjoyed prolonged popularity on the US Billboard charts. As of the latest chart dated June 8, "Magnetic" ranked 17th on the Global Excl. U.S. chart and 21st on the Global 200, marking its 10th consecutive week on the charts.
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