K-pop stars speak out on Nth Room, Telegram porn scandal, urging strong punishment for those involved
- 2PM’s Junho, Exo members Baekhyun and Chanyeol, and Hyeri from Girl’s Day are among K-celebrities who have taken to Instagram over the scandal
- Nth Room refers to a Telegram group where graphic videos of violent sex acts – many involving underage girls – were shared to more than 260,000 members
K-pop stars and other South Korean celebrities have taken to social media to voice their anger and urge the public to sign petitions aimed at revealing and punishing those involved in the “Nth Room” sex crimes scandal that has shaken the country.
Nth Room refers to a group on encrypted messaging application Telegram where graphic videos of violent sex acts – many involving underage girls – were shared to more than 260,000 members, who had paid in cryptocurrency to join the group and access content in an attempt to remain anonymous.
On March 20, the main administrator of the Telegram group was arrested and – after pressure from the public – was named as Cho Joo-bin, otherwise known in the chat rooms as “Baksa” or “Doctor”.
The 24-year-old communications graduate was handed to prosecutors on March 25 and is facing charges of threats and coercion, abuse, and violations of the sexual abuse act, the privacy act, and the child protection act.
2PM’s Junho voiced his concerns about the scandal on social media after Cho’s arrest.