BTS' V and Jungkook Win Legal Battle, YouTuber Ordered to Pay 86 Million KRW

• BTS members V and Jungkook secured a partial win in their lawsuit against YouTuber Sojang (Park), with an appellate court increasing the compensation.
• The Seoul Western District Court ordered Park, operator of the YouTube channel Talduksooyongso, to pay 86 million KRW (approximately $65,000) in damages for uploading videos with false information.
• The appellate court directed Park to pay an additional 5 million KRW each to V and Jungkook, overturning parts of the initial ruling where they had not fully prevailed.
• Previously, the original ruling ordered Park to pay 51 million KRW to BigHit Music, 10 million KRW to V, and 15 million KRW to Jungkook.
• V and Jungkook filed the lawsuit in March 2024, seeking damages for defamatory claims and copyright violations by the now-defunct Talduksooyongso channel.

Why It Matters: BTS' V and Jungkook won an appellate court ruling, increasing damages against a YouTuber for false content.