The police are now investigating a L'Occitane Korea employee, known as A, for leaking private photos of SEVENTEEN's Mingyu from a commercial shoot.

On September 10th, the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul said, "We have received the complaint and have handed the case over to Investigation Team 1 and Team 2. We will decide on the next steps after further review and keep you updated via mail, phone, and text."

Earlier, A posted on social media, revealing that Mingyu featured prominently in their photo album. They shared photos from Mingyu's ad shoot with the caption, "I haven’t been able to delete them because I was anxious, but should I clean them up now?" Some of these photos showed Mingyu with his top removed, which caused a stir.

L'Occitane Korea responded with an apology, saying, "We take this matter very seriously and deeply apologize to the artist and fans affected by this incident." They continued, "We have immediately removed the employee from all duties and have suspended them."

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Following this, a netizen reported A to the Gangnam Police Station for breaching the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes (using a camera for filming).

The netizen noted, "A's comments about being 'anxious and unable to delete' the 'unofficial photos' suggest they knew the photos could cause sexual discomfort or shame."

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BTS’s V is proving once again why he’s a global music powerhouse! His song “Winter Ahead (with Park Hyo Shin)” has officially surpassed 210 million streams on Spotify, showing its long-lasting popularity.

On February 26, Winter Ahead crossed the 210 million stream mark on the world’s biggest music platform, Spotify. Since its release, the song has been charting for 91 consecutive days on both the Global Spotify Chart and Europe’s Apple Music Daily Song Chart, proving its strong presence.

Originally released on November 29, 2023, Winter Ahead made a huge impact on year-end charts for 2024. It debuted at No. 99 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, topped Billboard’s Holiday Digital Song Sales chart at No.1, and ranked No. 62 on Billboard’s Holiday Top 100.

Over in the UK, the song entered the Official Singles Chart at No. 86, while securing No.1 on the Official Singles Downloads Chart and No.2 on the Singles Sales Chart, proving its incredible digital sales power.

The music video for Winter Ahead also became a hot topic! V transformed into a sculptor, delivering a deep and emotional performance with his expressive acting, pulling fans into the song’s atmosphere.

Despite being 6 minutes and 22 seconds long, the video went viral, ranking No.1 on the "Music Video Trending Worldwide" chart.

On TIDAL, a global high-quality streaming platform, Winter Ahead made history as the longest-running K-pop song at No.1 on the Global Top Video chart.

It also topped Top Video charts in several countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, Spain, Australia, and Singapore.

Even Billboard couldn’t resist the charm of Winter Ahead! The song was featured in "The 27 Best Winter Songs for the Season," with Billboard praising it as "evoking the feeling of the first day of winter, with harmonies as fresh as a snowflake."

They also noted that "its impact will last far beyond December 25."

Additionally, Winter Ahead was voted No.1 on Billboard’s ‘2024 Fan-Favorite Songs’ list, proving that fans can’t get enough of V’s music.

With this, V has now charted three songs on Billboard’s Holiday Hot 100, following Christmas Tree (2021) and his cover of White Christmas. He is officially the only K-pop artist to achieve this!

Even more impressively, he holds the record as the only K-pop artist to have three songs reach No.1 on Billboard’s Holiday Digital Song Sales chart, solidifying his dominance in the holiday music scene.

With Winter Ahead continuing to shine worldwide, V once again proves why he’s the ultimate ‘Winter King’ of K-pop.

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