MGM Media has responded to Big Hit’s statement on their use of BTS’s name and image

Big Hit Entertainment and publisher's opinions are clashing about the unauthorized use of banned boys' images. 

On the 8th, MGM Media announced its position and announced its stance on the anti-piracy of the bulletproof boycott recently filed.  

MGM Media said, "There is no fact that Big Hit Entertainment claims to have created a 'BTS photo album' that combines pictures of bulletproof boys' members." "Star Focus Special" will be released on January 15th. Big Hit Entertainment I have never seen this, and I do not even know it, "he insisted. "All the contents of EMMMedia are purchased through normal production or normal route, and we use it for regular coverage. We will do our best to solve the misunderstanding with BigHit Entertainment." I said. 

The following is MGM Media’s full statement:

1. For the past few years, MGM Media has been communicating with our readers through articles that report about Korean celebrities on Star Focus, which is the official magazine of the Korean Film Actors Association and the Korean SNS Journalist Federation.

2. MGM Media has never produced “a pictorial collection of BTS combining the photos of the members” that Big Hit argues that we did.

If you look at the pre-sale orders for the Star Focus Special Magazine on Kyobo Bookstore, Aladin, Yes24, and other websites mentioned in Big Hit’s official statement, the publication is set for release on January 15, 2019. Therefore, Big Hit has never seen the content nor has the knowledge to make the argument that the publication is “without any particular article content and simply puts together various members’ photos.”

3. All of the content that MGM Media utilizes for the purpose of coverage has been directly created or procured through proper procedures, and Star Focus is being produced with the sweat and passion of reporters who spend each day quietly writing.

Furthermore, we once again state that MGM Media will be donating the profits of the upcoming special issue of Star Focus, just as we have been continuously doing since the first issue.

4. As an entertainment magazine that loves and supports BTS, we apologize for unintentionally creating a controversy due to a small misunderstanding. We promise to do our best to smoothly handle the misunderstanding with Big Hit Entertainment as well.

Once again, we feel regretful for worrying many fans and those who are directly related to this problem. We will return with better and improved articles. Thank you.