Graffiti Attack on BoA: CCTV Reveals Suspect in Ongoing Investigation

Jun 13, 2025

Graffiti Attack on BoA CCTV Reveals Suspect in Ongoing Investigation



A suspect who committed graffiti terrorism insulting singer BoA has been revealed.

On the 12th, a CCTV video was released on Channel A showing a suspect who committed graffiti terrorism insulting BoA.

The released video showed a person with short hair wearing a handbag walking down the street in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, holding a pen and writing something on a no-parking sign and a telephone pole.




On the 5th, graffiti insulting BoA was found in Gangnam-gu and Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, shocking. The criminal scribbled with low-level content regardless of the location, such as a city bus stop or an electronic display. So far, more than 10 places have been confirmed.

Graffiti Attack on BoA CCTV Reveals Suspect in Ongoing Investigation
Eventually, fans voluntarily removed the graffiti or put paper directly on the places where the graffiti was not easily erased to cover the graffiti. SM Entertainment, the agency, has declared strong legal action.

SM Entertainment warned on the 11th that `We have reported the scene near Gangnam Station after checking it in person and are investigating it at the police station in charge, and will also file an additional formal complaint today.' `We inform you that such false information is a clear criminal act to damage the personality and reputation of the artist and to insult the artist in public and that we will respond strongly in principle without any leniency.'




We are also continuously monitoring BoA for false information, malicious personal attacks, insults, etc. on various SNSs, video sharing platforms, and online communities, and we are frequently filing complaints on matters that are clear to be criminal," he stressed.

The police believe that the suspect in the CCTV and the person who wrote the insult scribble may be the same person, and are tracking the suspect's movement by analyzing CCTV videos and others.





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