On December 12, 2023, something surprising happened: Mr. Yoon, who works at Korail and was accused of getting into BTS's RM's personal information, got his job back after a retrial. Fans worldwide are really mad about this because they think it's not fair to invade Kim Namjoon's privacy.
It all began on March 1, 2023, when SBS News told everyone that Mr. Yoon, who works at the South Korean railway company Korail, used RM's train reservation info to get RM's personal details many times in the last four years. This included private stuff like RM's phone number and home address.
Mr. Yoon admitted he did it out of curiosity when they found out during an internal check, and in April, he lost his job. But unexpectedly, he got his job back and was paid for the time he didn't work after a retrial. The Korea Railroad Corporation said they followed what the Central Labour Relations Commission decided.
Fans are mad because they think Mr. Yoon broke RM's privacy. According to SBS News, Mr. Yoon, who wasn't allowed to check passenger info, even gave RM's personal data to someone else to get a seat next to the famous person. The Central Labour Relations Commission said firing Mr. Yoon was unfair, even though what he did was serious.
The commission said that news about RM's data being looked at without permission affected the decision to fire Mr. Yoon. They said RM's fame had a bigger impact on firing him than what he actually did wrong. They also said it wasn't fair to fire Mr. Yoon because the railway company never fired someone before for breaking the Personal Information Protection Act.
Fans showed they were unhappy on social media when they heard Mr. Yoon got his job back. Many said that even if you're famous, you should still face consequences if you do something wrong. On different internet places, people called for changes in Korean laws to make sure there are serious consequences for invading someone's privacy.
The Korail employee won't face punishment, is back to work, and received their missed pay during the investigation etc...
— Nicole Lauria (@NicoleLauria9) December 21, 2023
And this all happened because Namjoon is a celebrity who is publicly known...
There's so much to be said about all of this... pic.twitter.com/2Dmoo5hSn4
I feel like writing a long damn letter to korail to tell them off I'm so pissed 😡 the audacity to blame the victim and then reinstate and pay the stalker what the actual hell
— EM⁷⁼¹ bangtankosmos 💜 2025 🙏 (@btskosmos1306) December 22, 2023
So when will the "PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION ACT" be implemented then?? If it's not used in the past.. it will not be also used in the future cause it will be UNFAIR for the VIOLATORS??? 😒 Just resign y'all useless 😑
— Bangtan_angel💜 (@BORAbanny07) December 22, 2023
True . So he can do this again and again ? What happen if with this information something bad happen ? Who is going to respond? All the personal information need protection!!
— Nube Stephanie 🐋ᴾʳᵒᵒᶠ (@NubeEstefania) December 22, 2023
In the end, fans are really not happy that Mr. Yoon is back at work, and this shows they think the justice system needs to change to punish people more for invading others' privacy.I hope an ARMY takes it into their own hands sorry not sorry. That would be karmic justice right there
— ⟭⟬Shilo🌸∞💜∞🔮Tsukasa⁷⁼¹⟬⟭sawMYG•NY26&27 (@ShiloTsukasa) December 22, 2023
