Former TVXQ! Junsu’s Agency Finally Addresses Recent Controversies

Former TVXQ member Kim Junsu has been embroiled in multiple controversies, including an alleged blackmail case and renewed scrutiny over his treatment of fans. In light of these issues, Junsu’s management company, Palm Tree Island, has released an official statement to clarify its stance.

Reports surfaced that a female AfreecaTV streamer, identified as “A,” had extorted over ₩800 million KRW (approximately $569,000 USD) from Junsu across 101 separate instances spanning September 2020 to recent months. Allegedly, after meeting Junsu in 2019, “A” threatened to release private audio recordings discussing intimate topics, coercing payments in exchange for silence.

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Adding to the artist’s challenges, discussions resurfaced online about Junsu’s past gifts to fans compared to those he prepared for a fellow musical colleague.

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On November 19, Palm Tree Island addressed these situations through a detailed statement shared on Junsu’s Twitter account. The agency expressed deep gratitude for fans’ unwavering support while emphasizing their zero-tolerance policy toward any form of defamation, slander, or harmful conduct aimed at the artist.

To reinforce this, they announced that they have retained the law firm Kim & Chang and are already taking robust legal measures against defamatory and false claims.

안녕하세요.
팜트리아일랜드입니다.

먼저, 김준수를 향한 변함없는 관심과 성원에 진심으로 감사드립니다. 당사는 최근 아티스트를 대상으로 한 악의적인 비방, 허위사실 유포, 인신공격 등 명예를 훼손하는 모든 행위를 매우 심각하게 받아들이고 있습니다.

이에 따라 법무법인 김앤장을 선임하여… pic.twitter.com/ngs6wfotN5

— 김준수 KIMJUNSU (@Junsu_PALMTREE) November 19, 2024

“Hello,
This is Palm Tree Island.

First of all, we sincerely thank you for your unwavering interest and support for Kim Junsu. Our company takes any malicious slander, defamation, and personal attacks directed at the artist extremely seriously.

We are hereby informing you that we have appointed the law firm Kim & Chang to initiate strong legal action. Malicious slander, defamatory posts, and the spread of baseless rumors are considered clear criminal acts, and we will pursue filing civil and criminal cases without any negotiation or leniency.

We have already secured sufficient related evidence and are proceeding with the legal process based on this. We are thoroughly collecting additional data on malicious posts and the spread of false information that continue to occur, and all collected evidence has already been submitted to the law firm.

In particular, we are intensively monitoring malicious posts occurring in specific online communities such as DC Inside, theqoo, Instiz, Daum Cafe, and Nate Pann. We make it clear that any malicious behavior exploiting anonymity to harm the artist will be met with strong legal action without any exception or leniency.

Furthermore, we are thoroughly investigating the actions of certain netizens who continue to spread reckless false information and distorted criticism, and all confirmed cases will be dealt with strictly through legal procedures.

We will continue to do our best to protect the rights and interests of the artist, and we thank you for your continued interest and cooperation.

Thank you.”

— Palm Tree Island