Bae Suzy’s Malicious Troll Gets Fined by Court

A man who posted libelous comments against idol-actress Bae Suzy in 2015 has been found guilty in a legal battle that lasted for almost eight years.

According to reports from Korean entertainment outlets Soompi and The Korea Herald, the malicious commenter (hereafter referred to as “A”) was a man in his 40s.

The Korea Herald reported that A left a comment about Suzy online on October 29, 2015 that read: “A bubble created by media manipulation, just a national hotel girl.”

Soompi added that A also left other defamatory statements about the idol-actress in the comment section of articles regarding Suzy from October to December 2015.

Who is being sued?

A was then sued by Suzy’s camp and went on trial on the charges of insult, with the prosecution reportedly demanding a monetary penalty on the malicious commenter.

A pleaded not guilty and requested for a former trial, to which he was sentenced to a fine of 1 million won. However, a higher court overturned the ruling in the first trial.

According to The Korea Herald, the judge in the appeal ruled that comments about celebrities should be judged differently on whether they’re worthy of punishment as celebrities are public figures. With the reversal, the court lowered A’s sentence to a fine of 500 thousand won instead.

Although A appealed again, the Supreme Court dismissed his appeal and upheld the verdict that the man is guilty of insulting Suzy.

“The expression ‘national hotel girl’ implies the opposite image of what Bae had established during her career, and it denounces her by sexually objectifying her,” the Supreme Court was quoted as saying.

As of writing, Suzy’s camp has yet to address the ruling.

Bae Suzy made her debut as a member of girl group Miss A under JYP Entertainment in July 2010. The “Bad Girl Good Girl” hitmakers officially disbanded in December 2017.

Suzy also garnered worldwide popularity as an actress. She starred in series Start-Up, Vagabond, Uncontrollably Fond, Dream High, and Anna.