SEVENTEEN The8’s Privacy Is Invaded And Becomes A Victim Of Defamation

The company responded to concerns.
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Sydney Lucas
Sydney Lucas

SEVENTEEN‘s The8 has been a victim of invasion of privacy and defamation.

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Recently, The8 has been traveling for various schedules, with many being in China and it has meant a lot of airport appearances for the idol.

In a video that is gaining attention, a netizen spots The8 inside the airport and as they walk closer, they record his private passport and joke about “exposing” his personal information.

When he spotted what happened, he raised his finger to tell them to stop and the clip was cut there.

When the videos were shared, netizens voiced their anger at the actions of the netizen and that the way it was recorded and posted made The8 look bad when he was just reacting to an invasion of privacy.

If that wasn’t enough, a popular X account shared a video of The8 at the airport and accused him of being the perpetrator who urinated on a shrine in Japan.

At Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The idiot that peed at the Yasukuni Shrine went back [to China].

— @iPaulCanada

When the video and tweet were shared, netizens immediately hit back at the accusations.

After the videos and posts were shared for both incidents, Xing Can Sheng Shi Entertainment (the China division) shared a statement about the false messages and videos targeting The8. In the post, they specifically referred to the incidents at the airport, including The8’s personal documents and twisting the content in a malicious way.

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“In recent days, our company noticed certain netizens have continuously posted false messages targeting our artist Mr. Xu Minghao. They even took certain parts of videos and spread them after adding inappropriate interpretations, seriously slandering his character.  To avoid the continuous spread of the false messages, which are making the public doubt and misunderstand Mr. Xu Minghao, we are making the following statement:
  1. Mr. Xu Minghao’s personal identification documents are personal and private information, and are protected by the law. No one is allowed to invade another person’s private information through leaks, disclosures, or other means. The act by the relevant parties who purposely filmed and exposed the artist’s identification document after immigration at the airport is a violation.
  2. Certain netizens have taken things out of context, twisted the truth, and posted false messages. They should immediately stop posting and spreading them, and immediately delete all false contents.
In regards to the improper acts and messages that violate our artist’s privacy and reputation rights, our company has been continuously gathering related evidence and reserves the right to take legal action against relevant parties. At the same time, our company would like to remind the public to maintain public order, respect and protect other people’s privacy and reputation, and together create and protect the civilized and friendly society and online communities.”
— XCSS
While it was a response, many think it isn’t far enough and want more immediate action.

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