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[ENG translation] cultural critic kim sung-soo's press statement explaining the criminal complaint filed against ador, its management and employees.
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esteemed members of the public, and members of the press who have joined us here today,
we stand before you today with heavy hearts, but also with the firm resolve that we cannot and will not retreat. today, we are filing a criminal complaint against ador co., ltd. and its officers and employees on suspicion of violating the personal information protection act.
there was a young person.
an artist barely twenty years old who loved south korean popular culture, crossed into an unfamiliar foreign country, and touched the hearts of countless people through nothing but her sincerity onstage.
for her, a "residency visa" was not merely a single piece of paperwork. it was like a lifeline sustaining her life in this country.
yet that lifeline, her most private and vulnerable personal information, was mercilessly cast before the public by the very agency that should have protected her.
the expiration date of a foreign national's visa and the progress of an application for its extension are pieces of information that could never be known by anyone other than the immigration authorities, the individual concerned, and the agency handling the relevant procedures on her behalf.
even a journalist could not gain access to such highly confidential internal information through ordinary reporting. how, then, could it have been leaked to the public from behind the anonymous veil of "multiple music industry sources"?
for a young person of barely twenty who came from another country, her agency was not supposed to be merely a company. it should have been her sole guardian in place of her parents living far away, and the strongest possible shelter protecting her from the storms of the outside world.
instead, that sole shelter summoned a pack of wolves from outside and allowed them to tear at her most vulnerable point.
faced with this cruel betrayal, with the agency stabbing in the back an artist who trusted it and devoted her youth to it, we cannot help but ask, as human beings:
what, exactly, did they believe they had to protect that compelled them to go this far?
this case was not a simple act of negligence in which information was leaked due to inadequate management.
it was a deliberate and malicious act in which the most vulnerable weakness of an artist was intentionally seized and exploited in order to gain the upper hand in a private dispute.
as the conflict over the exclusive contract intensified, information concerning her visa was leaked to the media in an attempt to neutralize her position and create a narrative branding her as an "illegal resident."
the consequences were devastating.
although her visa was unquestionably still valid, distorted reports describing her as "currently residing illegally" poured out. dozens of articles included the term "illegal resident" in their headlines, and ultimately, even complaints reporting her for illegal residency were filed.
have you ever imagined the pitch-black fear that a young person of barely twenty must have felt when she woke up one morning in an unfamiliar country and found the horrifying scarlet letter "illegal resident" branded before her name?
a visa is not merely an administrative document. it is like an oxygen line that allows a person to breathe so that she may stand on the stage she loves and meet the people who cherish her.
and yet, the agency held that oxygen line in its grip and even sent an email to the individual and her parents suggesting that she could become an illegal resident if she did not give her consent, thereby pressuring them.
what, then, must her parents have felt after sending their precious child to a distant foreign country?
from across the sea, they could do nothing but helplessly watch as the dream their daughter had built through tireless work, day and night, and more importantly, the dignity of their precious child, were stripped bare and torn apart.
unable to suffer in her place, and unable to run to her immediately and hold her, her parents expressed their devastating anguish through tears, stating:
"speculative reports concerning the type and expiration date of her visa, which are items of personal information that there is no obligation to disclose, are pouring out and causing a serious infringement of her rights and interests."
the purpose of the personal information protection act is to protect individual freedoms and rights and to uphold the dignity and value of every person.
the right of a data subject to determine the use of their own personal information, the right to pursue happiness guaranteed by article 10 of the constitution, and the right to privacy and freedom in one's private life guaranteed by article 17 of the constitution are fundamental rights that no one may trample upon at will.
the foundation of the entertainment industry is trust between artists and the public.
nevertheless, if the personal information of an artist under an agency, which should have received the strictest possible protection, was reduced to a tool in a dispute, this goes beyond a private conflict between one agency and one artist. it seriously damages trust in the entire ecosystem of a healthy popular culture and arts industry.
the person or persons who carried out the disclosure remain concealed behind the anonymous veil of "multiple music industry sources."
it will be difficult to uncover the truth through a simple administrative inquiry or voluntary investigation alone.
only compulsory investigative measures, including searches by investigative authorities and inquiries into communications records, can clearly establish the source and route of the personal information leak, as well as the person or persons who carried it out.
we therefore earnestly request the following from the investigative authorities.
first, thoroughly determine the route and source through which the personal information was delivered to the media.
second, identify without fail the person or persons responsible who remain hidden behind the veil of anonymity.
third, strictly hold the corporation accountable for its responsibility to manage and supervise its employees, and demonstrate the full force of the law so that personal information may never again be used as a "weapon in a dispute."
esteemed members of the public,
the dream that a young person carried with her to an unfamiliar land must not be trampled upon in this manner.
this is by no means merely the story of a single idol standing beneath dazzling lights.
it is the story of every young person of our time who devotes everything they have to their work while dreaming of a better tomorrow. it is also the story of someone's precious daughter.
if a corporation wielding immense capital and power is permitted to seize upon an individual's vulnerability, use it to control and intimidate them, and trample upon their dignity, then no young person in our society will be left who can feel safely protected and pursue their dreams without fear.
this complaint is not merely intended to restore the reputation of one individual. it is intended to protect the dignity and rights of everyone seeking to realize their dreams in this country.
we ask for the public's and the media's profound interest and support so that the truth may be uncovered and justice may be properly upheld.
thank you.
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The problem is, because patriarchy systems and misogyny have shaped so much of society.π
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