In recent days, the incident of model Chau Bui being secretly filmed by a young man in her dressing room at a studio in Ho Chi Minh City has angered many people. Many colleagues of the 1997-born model and netizens have spoken out to defend her and at the same time hope that the person who secretly filmed her will be punished appropriately.
From Chau Bui's incident, the public suddenly remembered a series of female artists who have fallen into similar situations, especially in the entertainment industry with the fastest growing speed today - Korea. Despite being condemned and criticized by the audience, many people still defy the law, installing secret cameras to record sensitive images of female artists, then spreading them on social networks or blackmailing the victims. For female artists in Korea, the problem of secret filming has become a terrible nightmare in their careers.
In January 2021, the news that Nancy (MOMOLAND) was secretly filmed in her dressing room when she came to Vietnam to perform shocked all of Asia. The sexy mixed-race Kpop angel was shocked to learn that a video of her changing clothes in the dressing room, revealing half of her body, was secretly filmed and spread on social media. The person who secretly filmed her even offered to sell the Kpop idol's private video for $10. Upon discovering the incident, Nancy's fans sent a letter to the singer's management company and asked them to resolve the matter to protect their idol.
Immediately, the management company MLD Entertainment condemned this person's behavior and filed a lawsuit and invited the police to intervene. By March 2021, the police had found the identity of the person who secretly filmed and sold Nancy's sensitive videos.
Although the relevant parties later intervened and resolved the incident, Nancy's spirit was severely affected. The female singer born in 2000 was completely devastated and in crisis when she saw her sensitive images being spread on social networks. Despite the advice of Nancy or the management company, some netizens still "asked for links" or even passed around private images of the Gen Z idol. "Nancy was shocked and cried for many days," said MLD Entertainment - her management company.
According to Sina, among Asian countries, South Korea and Japan are the two countries with the most reports of hidden camera installations. In the two years from 2020 to 2021, more than 11,200 cases of hidden cameras were reported to the police. Authorities believe that this number may be even higher because many victims are afraid to report the incident. What is even more frightening is that most lawbreakers are only fined.
In early April 2024, musical actress Kim Hwan Hee said she found a camera hidden in a corner of the sofa in the dressing room while preparing for the musical "Next to Normal" at the Kwanglim Arts Center (Seoul, South Korea).
After discovering the incident, the actress born in 2000 went directly to the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul to report it on April 9. During the investigation, the police arrested the perpetrator - an employee working at WM Entertainment.
The Kim Hwan Hee case has once again raised concerns in the entertainment industry about the issue of illegal filming of actresses. In 2018, during the filming of the TV show “Borderless Pocha,” illegal filming equipment was discovered in the dormitory of actresses Shin Se Kyung and Yoon Bo Mi. The person who installed the hidden camera was later sentenced to prison.
Koreaboo commented that such secret filming incidents are not rare but often occur in the Korean entertainment industry. In April 2021, two members of the girl group aespa, Kim Min Young (Winter) and Jimin, took advantage of a break from a photo shoot for a magazine to give a television interview. The clip recorded showed a photographer from the magazine seemingly taking out his phone and taking photos under the skirts of the two female idols with his mobile phone.
Although the photographer later denied it and SM officially reported that the incident was just a misunderstanding, Jimin and Winter were both in a happy state and did not encounter any awkward situations in the studio. "Thank you to the fans for your concern, but I hope there won't be any more misunderstandings," SM said in a statement.
Despite the photographer's denial and even threatening to sue the blogger who reported the news, SM also said that no secret photo incident had occurred, but netizens still believe that the aespa incident is still a question mark.
Sina newspaper commented that the percentage of female artists in the Korean entertainment industry whose body privacy is violated is larger than that of men.
Minzhu - a famous streamer on social media was also a victim of a secret filming incident. While she was livestreaming in the studio, a strange man approached her from behind. When Minzhu was not paying attention, the man took out his cell phone and secretly took pictures under her skirt.
The incident was clearly recorded on camera, but at the police station, the guy continued to deny the crime and insisted that he only reached for his phone and did not turn on the camera. Because the camera angle was misunderstood, many people mistakenly thought he intended to secretly take a photo of the female streamer. Due to lack of evidence, Minzhu's case was later ignored.
Secretly filming sensitive images of actresses not only violates their privacy but also costs some artists their lives. Goo Hara's suicide in 2019, which shocked Asia, also originated from a secretly filmed video.
Korean actress Goo Hara was a famous idol since she was 17 years old and owned a large fortune. Goo Hara had fame, money and a bright future ahead of her, but it was all ruined by a sensitive video. In 2018, a video recording the actress's private images secretly filmed by her boyfriend was spread on social media, causing Goo Hara's spirit to completely collapse.
The actress born in 1991 was the victim but became the center of ridicule and online violence. Meanwhile, her ex-boyfriend was only sentenced to 1 year. Despite 200,000 fans petitioning and Goo Hara's family appealing, nothing changed. Under pressure from public opinion and depression, on November 24, 2019, Goo Hara committed suicide.
Meanwhile, Sohu newspaper commented that hidden filming cases not only exist in the Korean entertainment industry but also spread to society and became a painful "epidemic". In a 2019 report, the Cyber Investigation Department at the Korean National Police Agency said that more than 1,600 people became victims of illegal hidden filming at hotels in Korea. Hidden filming devices were disguised in digital TV sets, mirrors, wall sockets, etc. In the Korean entertainment industry, the number of artists who are victims is also constantly increasing exponentially. In the hidden filming cases, there are many famous male stars who are the perpetrators.
Seungri - a member of the internationally famous boy band BIGBANG was accused of illegally filming 3 women after the group's fan meeting tour in China in 2016, causing a stir in the Asian entertainment industry. In 2019, SBS announcer Kim Sung Joon was arrested for secretly taking photos of a woman's lower body at a subway station.
Not only that, female artists in Korea also face the risk of being secretly photographed in their daily lives. Som (Laysha) and many members of the group accidentally discovered many private photos of them being spread online. Based on the angle of the photos, many netizens believe that their company, cars and houses were equipped with hidden cameras.
After the incident was exposed, not only were the members of the Laysha group protected by the law, but netizens also accused them of making up the story themselves, exaggerating the issue to become famous.
According to Sina, women in the entertainment industry always face more malice and pressure than men. Because of the pressure in the industry, many artists resort to extreme choices, creating incidents that make fans and relatives heartbroken.
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