In K-pop, fame and fandom often go hand in hand, there's an important lesson to be learned. It's the tale of BTS' V, who recently made headlines not just for his stellar solo album ‘Layover’, but also for an unexpected turn of events involving an online troll.

On October 1, an individual claiming to be Kim Young from Busan took to the South Korean social media platform Nate Pann with a note that sent shockwaves through the K-pop community. The note was an apology, a confession of guilt, regarding the hurtful comments this person had directed at BTS member V in 2022. These comments had not gone unnoticed, and HYBE LABELS, BTS's management company, took swift legal action by filing a lawsuit against the individual responsible.