"In the midst of mental and physical exhaustion..." Tzuyang files lawsuits against threatening YouTubers over foot-and-mouth disease and Karakula cases

"Due to Mental and Physical Exhaustion, No Capacity to Respond to Extortion of Money"
Complaint to Be Submitted to Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office Handling the Case

Popular YouTuber Tzuyang (real name Park Jung-won), who recently confessed to being threatened and assaulted by her ex-boyfriend for four years, plans to file a lawsuit against YouTubers Gujeyeok (Lee Jun-hee), Karakula (Lee Se-wook), and Jujak Gambalsa (Jeon Guk-jin) at the prosecution office.

On the 15th, Kim Tae-yeon, a lawyer from Taeyeon Law Office and Tzuyang's legal representative, stated in a position paper posted on the YouTube channel community, "The complaint listing Tzuyang as the victim has been assigned to the Criminal Division 3 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office," adding, "To actively respond, we plan to submit a complaint against YouTuber Gujeyeok, YouTuber Jujak Gambalsa (Jeon Guk-jin), the operator of the Crime Research Institute (Karakula), and an anonymous blackmailer to the Criminal Division 3 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, which is currently handling the case." Lawyer Kim further added, "If additional individuals involved in extortion against Tzuyang are discovered during the investigation, we will respond actively without leniency."

YouTuber Tzuyang [Image source: YouTube channel 'Tzuyang' capture]

Lawyer Kim explained that at the time of the extortion incidents involving the YouTubers, Tzuyang was already entangled in many cases and had suffered various damages, leaving her mentally and physically exhausted. Because of this, Tzuyang had no capacity to respond to the YouTubers' monetary extortion and thought it was a matter she had to quietly endure alone. Ultimately, Tzuyang was placed thoroughly in a subordinate position, forced to watch the YouTubers who threatened her with the pretext of exposing her private life in a cunning manner, appease them, and even had to sign unwanted contracts.

Regarding the reason why Tzuyang changed her mind and decided to sue these YouTubers, it was stated, "Some of Tzuyang's cases became public, and in the process, indiscriminate secondary damage began to spread to Tzuyang, related parties, and third parties, and the number of people confidently spreading false information about Tzuyang's victimization also increased. After deep consideration, the decision was made to proceed with the lawsuit."

Additionally, Lawyer Kim clarified, "We have confirmed that someone impersonating Tzuyang's legal representative is conducting false interviews claiming that Tzuyang was not extorted by Gujeyeok," emphasizing, "This is completely untrue." He continued, "Recently, there have been incidents attempting additional extortion against Tzuyang," and said, "Going forward, Tzuyang will take strong legal action against any threats or extortion, and will respond legally without leniency to acts such as spreading false information and insults."

YouTuber Gujeyeok (real name Lee Junhee), who is accused of receiving money from YouTuber Jjuyang's side by exploiting Jjuyang's weakness, voluntarily appeared at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on the 15th and announced that he would provide all recordings and other materials he possesses to the prosecution. Gujeyeok is answering reporters' questions and greeting them before entering the prosecution building. Photo by Heo Younghan younghan@

Meanwhile, on the 15th, Yonhap News reported that the case is expected to be transferred to the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office.

On the same day, the Criminal Division 2 of the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Jung Hyun-seung) stated, "We have requested the two prosecution offices, including the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, which are investigating the extortion case involving a famous YouTuber recently reported in the media, to transfer the case to our office." Yonhap News explained that the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office, which is already investigating multiple cases including violations of the Information and Communications Network Act (defamation) against YouTuber Gujeyeok, appears to have requested the transfer to consolidate the scattered cases from various prosecution offices into one place for handling.

The allegations that Tzuyang was threatened by other YouTubers were revealed recently through the YouTube channel "Garosero Research Institute." This channel claimed that Tzuyang was threatened and extorted for money by YouTubers due to her past work at a bar. Eventually, Tzuyang herself disclosed through a YouTube live broadcast that she had been subjected to continuous assault and threats by her ex-boyfriend, who was the CEO of her former agency, forcing her to do unwanted things. Subsequently, suspicions arose that 'cyber wreckers' (a term referring to people who create content on socially sensitive topics on platforms like YouTube) committed secondary harm against Tzuyang.

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