On Jan 18, a netizen who is known as a mega-fan of IZONE (hereinafter referred to A) posted an article titled ŌĆ£How slaves are made and how I run the systemŌĆØ on an online community ŌĆ£DCInside.ŌĆØ A talked about the system that he created and explained how he made those who wrote malicious comments against IZONE his ŌĆ£slaves.ŌĆØ A has reportedly used a method of entering an open chat room where IZONE anti-fans are active. He would capture the chats and threaten to file a complaint. He wrote, ŌĆ£After telling them, ŌĆśI will forgive you if you send me a letter of reflection and personal information,ŌĆÖ I threatened to spread their identities if they do not work in the slave room. I didnŌĆÖt stop with the blackmail and released their names, jobs, and contact info in online communities.ŌĆØ This wasnŌĆÖt the end. The victims are forced to go through the ŌĆ£testŌĆØ that A created, and if they fail, A tossed them to the ŌĆ£legal teamŌĆØ and proceeded with the complaint. Those who became the ŌĆ£official slavesŌĆØ will enter the ŌĆ£slave rooms,ŌĆØ each room consists of 10 to 12 people, to run IZONE galleries. They would take turns monitoring galleries and collecting and classifying postings till dawn. These ŌĆ£slavesŌĆØ were also in charge of identifying other hatersŌĆÖ personal information, increasing the number of ŌĆ£slaves.ŌĆØ According to A, a total of 80 people have joined the slave rooms. And some of these ŌĆ£slavesŌĆØ were minors. In fact, the photo of the apology letter A posted includes the phrase ŌĆ£5th grade in elementary school.ŌĆØ A justified his actions, saying that he was simply ŌĆ£punishingŌĆØ the haters. However, according to Kookmin IlboŌĆÖs report, A also posted slanderous and sexual harassment postings against other idols. Currently, AŌĆÖs article has been deleted. However, screen capture of his writings has already spread to various communities, sparking a bigger controversy. ┬Ā Source (1, 2)
