Jungkook Stalker Sentenced in First Trial as BTS Privacy Controversy Continues

A Brazilian woman accused of stalking BTS member Jungkook has been sentenced in a first-instance ruling, placing renewed attention on the BTS privacy controversy surrounding repeated intrusions at the artist’s home. The Seoul Western District Court sentenced the woman, identified only as A, to one year in prison suspended for two years after she was brought to trial on stalking-related charges.¹

The ruling follows allegations that A repeatedly visited Jungkook’s residence in December 2025, rang the doorbell, left items, and entered the building in a manner described in court-related reports. The case is one of several reported incidents involving attempts to approach or enter Jungkook’s home, and it has drawn attention to how courts, police, and the artist’s agency have responded to privacy violations involving high-profile entertainers.

Jungkook Stalker Sentenced in First Trial

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The first-instance sentence reported by YTN was one year in prison with a two-year suspension. The court also considered that A had committed stalking again while under an access restriction measure, as well as the possibility of deportation, in determining the sentence.¹

The case centered on conduct reported to have occurred from December 7 to December 28, 2025. During that period, A was accused of visiting Jungkook’s home 22 times, ringing the doorbell, or leaving objects there.¹ The allegations placed the matter within a broader legal discussion about repeated unwanted approaches to a private residence, rather than a single encounter.

Additional details reported by Hankyoreh said A was convicted on charges including violation of the stalking punishment law and residential intrusion. The report said investigators found that she rang the doorbell 133 times on December 12, 2025, and returned three times the following day, when she allegedly rang it 219 times.²

Hankyoreh also reported that A was accused of entering the building after watching a food delivery worker gain access and then following in a similar manner.² SBS News likewise reported that the woman had repeatedly gone to Jungkook’s home and had also entered without permission before receiving the suspended prison sentence.³

SBS said the court pointed to the fact that A continued stalking conduct after being arrested in the act and warned about an access ban. At the same time, the court was reported to have considered that she had attempted to convey her feelings to Jungkook and did not have an intention to harm him.³

Repeated Home-Intrusion Cases Reported

The Brazilian woman’s conviction was not the only reported case involving Jungkook’s residence. Yonhap News reported on December 22, 2025, that Seoul Yongsan Police had booked a Japanese woman in her 50s on suspicion of attempted residential intrusion after she allegedly tried to open the lock at Jungkook’s home.⁴

In that case, a stalking charge was also applied at the request of the complainant’s side, but police said questioning had not yet taken place because the suspect was not staying in South Korea.⁴ Yonhap’s report also referred to earlier cases involving a Korean woman in her 40s being sent to prosecutors and a Chinese woman receiving a suspension of indictment, indicating that law-enforcement attention had extended beyond one suspect or nationality.⁴

Another report from iMBC Entertainment said a Chinese woman in her 30s had been arrested in the act on June 11, 2025, after repeatedly pressing the password at Jungkook’s home.⁵ The same report said Jungkook spoke during fan communication about seeing the situation through CCTV and said the intruder tried to open a basement parking lot door after hearing police arrive.⁵

In remarks reported by iMBC Entertainment, Jungkook warned: “If you do not want to go to the police station, never come in.”⁵ The comment, while brief, reflected the artist’s direct public response to unwanted approaches at his residence.

Agency Response and Legal Position

BigHit Music’s position has been to cooperate with police investigations and pursue legal responses to privacy violations. Korea Economic Daily reported on July 1, 2025, that the agency said it was cooperating with police in relation to an attempted intrusion at Jungkook’s home and had collected and submitted evidence based on CCTV and other materials.⁶

The agency also said it immediately reports stalking conduct and applies for access bans when such acts occur.⁶ In a statement reported by Korea Economic Daily, BigHit Music said it was “actively cooperating with the police investigation so that appropriate criminal punishment can be imposed.”⁶

The same report said the agency had taken a hard-line position toward malicious rumors and privacy-invasion conduct. BigHit Music was quoted as saying it was responding “strongly without any leniency.”⁶

These agency comments were made before the June 2026 first-instance ruling in the Brazilian woman’s case, but they show the response framework publicly described by Jungkook’s side: evidence collection, police cooperation, immediate reporting, access-ban requests, and criminal punishment where applicable.

The first-instance sentence against the Brazilian woman marks a concrete legal outcome in a series of reported incidents involving Jungkook’s private residence. While the court considered both the repeated nature of the conduct and the absence of an alleged intent to harm, the ruling underscores that unwanted visits, doorbell-ringing, and unauthorized entry can move from celebrity privacy concerns into criminal proceedings.