HYBE loses lawsuit to “Iletit” (AEILIT) critic YouTuber… to pay all litigation costs

May 8, 2026 1606 views Updated: Aug 20, 2026 Source: 스포츠경향 Translated and reviewed by the KOTourLive Editorial Team

HYBE, the agency of girl group ILLIT, has lost in a case against cyber-rapper YouTubers.

According to Newsis on the 8th, Judge Kim Gwan-jung of the 12th Civil Division of the Seoul Western District Court dismissed the plaintiffs' claims in a damages lawsuit filed by HYBE and others against FastView in the afternoon of the 8th. The court also ordered the plaintiffs, including HYBE, to bear the full cost of the lawsuit.

Last year, HYBE filed a damages lawsuit seeking a total of 280 million won against seven YouTube channels, alleging that YouTubers known as so-called "cyber wreckers" had continuously spread false information about its girl group.

ILLIT members and Belift Lab, the HYBE label to which ILLIT belongs, also filed damages claims.

The YouTube channels operated by FastView were "People Box" and "Da Issue," which had posted claims that ILLIT plagiarized a certain artist, that a member mentioned a certain food to slander a specific artist, and that HYBE and its artists such as LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT were involved with a pseudo-religion.

Reporter Lee Hyeon-gyeong [email protected]

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