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Super Junior member Choi Siwon has long faced criticism for his political leanings from both inside and outside his own group’s fandom, but things seemed to come to a head earlier this year in relation to Yoon Suk Yeol being sentenced after his coup attempt.
Siwon subsequently has gone on a crusade (literally, if you count him tying it to religion constantly) against the so-called hate comments that stemmed from that. Recently, he requested the personal information of 10 netizens from American courts and was granted it so that he could pursue damages against said commenters in South Korea for defamation and libel.
He says between November 11, 2025 and February 23, 2026, those 10 users posted “aggressive hate comments and extremely insulting personal attacks” on X and YouTube. Examples included, “Get out of Super Junior, you bastard,” “He thinks he can say anything he wants about politics on his SNS,” “Fanatical traitors like him should be exterminated immediately,” “Are you still holding on to the title of being an idol because of your money?”, “If you don’t want to be criticized, retire and become a far-right YouTuber,” “Leave Super Junior. #ChoiSiwon_OUT,” and “I can’t stand watching Super Junior get labeled as far-right because of you. I love Super Junior, but I don’t love you.” Other posts labeled Siwon a “misogynist,” “Zionist,” and “MAGA supporter.” At least five of the netizens being sued were revealed to have self-identified as Super Junior fans.
In terms of damages, Siwon claimed the comments caused him “extreme mental and psychological distress” and that his “professional reputation as a member of Super Junior has also been significantly damaged because of these comments.” SM Entertainment has backed him, stating, “We are aware of the seriousness of the malicious posts against Choi Siwon. We have filed a lawsuit against the unlawful acts, too.”
Earlier today, he posted this cringe-ass picture on social media, “Silence ends here. I will no longer stand by and tolerate malicious behavior.”
For all the positives of the work to track down cyberwrecker accounts like Sojang overseas, that knife was always going to cut both ways, and we basically see that in action here.
All I can say is I feel for the netizens, especially the Super Junior fans, who simply wanted him out of the group for completely valid reasons and are now being dragged into legal mess by a public figure who knew exactly what he was doing with his comments. In this case it’s especially wild, because it’s one thing if they’re making up things about him, but they are mostly just forming a reasonable opinion based on his own words. Best of luck to them.
