Archive · 25 Jan 2026
Aespa, Le Sserafim Deepfake Case: Jail Sentence Suspended
Some bad people made fake videos of popular KPop singers Aespa and Le Sserafim.
These videos were not real and showed the singers doing things they didn't actually do.
The person who made these fake videos was caught and was supposed to go to jail for a long time.
But now, the judge said he doesn't have to go to jail if he follows some rules for a while.
This is because of a special decision made by the Uijeongbu District Court.
The singers and their fans are happy that the bad person is being punished, but they also hope that this will stop others from making fake videos like this in the future.
Aespa and Le Sserafim were targeted with explicit deepfake content online.
The accused was initially sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison.
The Uijeongbu District Court has suspended the imprisonment.
The accused will not serve jail time if he complies with probation conditions.
The case involves the creation and distribution of adulterated content via social media.
- Who
- Aespa and Le Sserafim (victims), an unnamed accused (perpetrator)
- What
- Creation and distribution of explicit deepfake content targeting the KPop idols
- When
- Recently (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Online, via social media handles and fan pages
- Why
- To victimize the KPop idols by creating adulterated content
- Victims
- Aespa, Le Sserafim
- Crime
- Creating and distributing explicit deepfake content
- Original Sentence
- 1 year and 6 months imprisonment
- Current Status
- Imprisonment suspended, probation granted
- Court
- Uijeongbu District Court