Netizens got shocked as to what was happening with TWICE's official YouTube account when it posted an unidentified video.
Earlier today, an music video titled "Cheer Up" was posted on the official channel of the group. However, the video contains an entirely different song from the original "CHEER UP," which was released by TWICE in 2016.
Also, there is an image of a man with a distorted expression shown throughout the video, giving a sense of fear to the fans. In the video, there were comments such as "Isn't the channel hacked," "JYP seems to have set the password to JYP123," and "If the new ONCEs heard this, they would have been surprised."
Later, the music in the video was revealed to be the song "Cheer Up" by the singer "The House." It also seemed like TWICE's YouTube channel wasn't hacked and it was presumed by the fans that the video was posted through YouTube's system error.
This may appear as something that JYP Entertainment should have quickyly resolved. After all, JY Park whos is the producer and the CEO of JYP Entertainment is known to have strict one-on-one connection with his artists and high-standards when it comes to training and setting regulations with the company.
JYP's building has a state-of0art ventilation and they have a budget of at least 2 Million Korean Won for organic food that is served inside the JYP cafeteria. Being able to spend on a 10-story building that fit to serve the company's staff, trainees, and artists, the company should've prevented this kind of error to happen.
Aside from the YouTube alleged hacking incident, fans also noticed that it has been a while since JYP Entertainment has gone through the case between TWICE Nayeon's stalker. It is known to be the first time that an entertainment agency has publicly responded to foreign fans.
It was in September 2019 that the story of "A" was known in Korea. Later on "A" was revealed to be a man named Josh, who introduced himself as a German and was in Korea around October and December of the same year. "I want to meet Nayeon" was the purpose of his visit to Korea. At that time, she visited the JYP office and asked for Nayeon's whereabouts, but the staff reportedly sent him back, saying, "Nayeon is not here."
It is because of the stalker's videos on YouTube that he was charged of stalking beyond just the level of being an enthusiastic overseas fans. After visiting South Korea in December last year, he filmed himself wandering in search of Nayeon and posted it on his YouTube channel. It wasn't only the fandom that was worried of how serious his stalkings are turning but also JYP. Josh has even mentioned the members' accommodation, cafes and the hair salons that Nayeon frequently visits. He also takes photos and videos of them and uploads it through YouTube.
In July 2019, JYP also took legal action against 2PM Taecyeon's overseas stalker. In response, JYP explained, "In early 2019, we collected data on the damage situation of the member and filed criminal charges, but the actual punishment was not carried out due to difficulties in collecting evidence and cooperating with the crime committed through SNS."
There was also a time late last year, as TWICE is heading to Japan through Gimpo International Airport, Dahyun's passport got leaked because of a flight attendant. It was also seen that the flight attendant was eyeing on the cameras, which made people on the internet upset; the same goes for the idol.
JYP Entertainment has gone through several security issues for the past months. Doesn't this mean that it's time for them to improve their security regulations and protocols. After all, the idols that people look up too should be safe at all times.
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