It seems like SHINee's Taemin is getting a "Replay" of his YouTube hacking fiasco from September.
The idol's agency Big Planet Made Entertainment released a statement announcing a legal crackdown against the perpetrators.
"At around 3 AM on the 15th, we again detected hacking of our artist Taemin's official YouTube channel," it said.
"After becoming aware of the hacking, we immediately completed recovery and related measures, and on the morning of the 15th, we submitted and reported the suspected hacking ID and related materials to YouTube."
The agency's report, however, resulted in YouTube shutting down the channel.
"YouTube notified us at around 1 PM on the 16th that the channel would be deleted due to violation of the channel's community guidelines, and the channel is currently closed," the agency said.
"We are discussing a quick solution with YouTube, and we will do our best so that both parties can continue to communicate and quickly clarify the facts so that the channel can be restored as quickly as possible."
Big Planet stressed that they're looking into "strong legal action" to bring down the unknown hackers, beginning with the involvement of the police.
Full statement from Big Planet Made Entertainment below:
Hello.
This is Big Planet Made.
On the 15th, around 3 AM, hacking of our artist Taemin's official YouTube channel was detected again. After being aware of the hacking, we immediately completed recovery and related measures, and on the morning of the 15th, we submitted and reported the suspected hacking ID and related materials to YouTube.
However, YouTube notified us of the deletion of the channel due to violation of the channel's community guidelines at around 1 PM today (the 16th), and the channel is currently closed.
We have thoroughly implemented complex password combinations, two-step authentication, and security, and have mobilized everything we can to prevent hacking, but an unexpected situation has occurred, and we apologize for causing inconvenience and concern to fans. We are currently discussing a quick solution with YouTube, and we will do our best to ensure that both parties continue to communicate and quickly clarify the facts so that the issue can be restored as soon as possible.
In addition, we will take strong legal action, such as reporting to the police, regarding this incident where Taemin's YouTube channel is being repeatedly hacked.
We apologize to users who may have experienced inconvenience due to the sudden situation, and we will work to restore the situation as soon as possible.
Thank you.
