Student arrested for blackmailing BoA

A Korean college student was arrested in Seoul on Friday on charges of blackmailing SM Entertainment, the Korean management agency of pop singer BoA.

In April 2006, the suspect apparently hacked into BoA’s mini-homepage on social networking site Cyworld, and also gained access to her private computer. He obtained photos of BoA with Danny Ahn (of g.o.d.), along with e-mails between the two singers. He then threatened to release his findings to the media unless SM Entertainment paid him 35 million won.

The suspect was finally traced and captured after he made a similar attempt to blackmail Ahn for 65 million won earlier this month.

SM Entertainment admitted that they paid the blackmailer last year. The agency also stated that BoA and Ahn became friends through work, but the suspect had threatened to expose them as if they were in a relationship.

Source:
Sankei Sports