BTS' label wants to unmask and sue person who allegedly leaked their album on Twitter

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HYBE’s BigHit Music has asked a federal judge in California to authorize a subpoena on X Corp. to reveal the identity of an anonymous user who allegedly leaked BTS’s ARIRANG before its release on March 20, bringing the petition under a statute that allows a foreign litigant to extract evidence from a US entity if the evidence is for use in a foreign proceeding.

The label is targeting an Twitter/X account that operated under username @jwngkcck/BTS ARIRANG LEAK. They allegedly distributed unreleased songs, lyrics, concept art, and album cover images in early March 2026. 

BigHit/HYBE said the leak violated its statutory and legal interests, causing damage, including by undermining its efforts to promote BTS.

“BTS and other prominent music groups invest extensive resources into planning and executing the most effective release of albums, songs, lyrics, and associated material as possible, so as to have the greatest possible impact on potential listeners and the market when the media are released,” BigHit’s lawyers wrote in lawsuit.
“Unauthorized leaks severely undermine these efforts, destroying the excitement and anticipation for hearing never-before-released songs and causing substantial economic and reputational harm in the process.”

The label is now seeking to hold the person responsible accountable and to recover damages through legal proceedings in South Korea.

In a separate declaration filed by HYBE, they cited the urgency of its request as South Korean telecommunications companies purge user data after 90 days.

If approved, it would require Twitter/X to produce all access logs of the account, any contact information linked to the account’s credit card, bank account or other electronic commerce details.

This is not the first time HYBE has deployed this approach. The company has previously used the same statute to reveal the identity of an anonymous Twitter/X account, @webelieveinbots, which had posted over 3,000 tweets since March 2025 containing allegedly defamatory statements.

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[Horny Chicken 10,548]

I’m going into hiding until LG8. 

[BradleyCooper 2,229]

Avatar the last Airbender film leaker next please

[VTV 13,541]

I hate fake fans like that. So narcissist. 

[The Breast 4,908]

it was me, dont tell anyone

[Economy 52,238]

I mean, I know theres legit reasons to hate labels sometimes but they are right in this case. Its not funny or a joking matter to ruin an artist & labels plans, schedule and promotional plans to leak content that does not belong to you.

[Junko Enoshima 4,248]

omg I’m getting sued ts pmo #courtoutfit #yass