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Spycam photos online of K-pop’s Nancy, Momoland singer, undressing prompt legal action

  • K-pop group’s management says its lawyers are pursuing those responsible for uploading the photos of the 20-year-old Korean-American singer
  • In South Korea, the circulation of photos and videos shot using cameras hidden in restrooms, hotels, fitting and changing rooms has been a problem for years

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Nancy from K-pop girl group Momoland. Photos that appear to show the 20-year-old Korean-American singer undressing are circulating on the internet and have prompted the band’s management to take legal action. Photo: MLD Entertainment
Tamar Herman

Photos circulating online that appear to show a member of K-pop girl group Momoland, Nancy, undressing prompted the band’s management, MLD Entertainment, to take legal action.

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According to MLD, the illicit photos that appear to show the 20-year-old singer were manipulated before being circulated on the internet without her knowledge. The company is working with its lawyers to take action against those responsible.

Nancy – a Korean-American singer born Nancy McDonie – is said to be deeply troubled by the invasion of privacy.

Illegally taken photos and videos showing women in intimate situations, known as molka, are a serious problem in South Korea. A molka epidemic has been fuelled by hidden cameras placed in public restrooms, hotels, fitting rooms, and other places.

South Korea has passed a law to hold perpetrators accountable for filming molka, but women’s rights activists and those working in related legal fields regularly criticise a lack of enforcement.

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