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On the 11th, That's What I Want to Know follows Kang Nam-ju, a mysterious figure who exposed the personal information of hundreds of people on social media and spread malicious defamation posts.
- Revival of Gangnam Patch? The emergence of Kang Nam-ju
The personal information exposure account "Gangnam Patch," which was rampant in 2016. It became problematic for spreading false information mainly about workers in Gangnam's entertainment industry and celebrities, and the matter was settled when the operator was arrested. But an SNS account that indiscriminately exposes personal information about Gangnam entertainment workers has reappeared.
"It's not a week but 5 million people see it in a day, the Kang Nam-ju account." - victim of personal information exposure
At first, Kang Nam-ju was suspected of posting out of malice toward a few entertainment venue employees. Later similar accounts appeared, and ordinary people completely unrelated to entertainment venues became targets. They brazenly posted faces, names, home addresses and continued exposés claiming things like involvement in drugs and prostitution.
- A predator exploiting its prey
"I translated when she brought drugs into the country. She's getting sponsorships and laundering money." - Noh Siel
A woman stood in front of a camera saying she would reveal her real name and face. Noh Siel said she is suffering after false claims that she used drugs were spread through the Kang Nam-ju account. She said she was also threatened and mocked, including someone sending a powder labeled "drugs" to the workplace where she worked as an interpreter.
Kang Nam-ju continues indiscriminate exposés after receiving unverified tips and embellishing them. He threatened those begging to have posts taken down by saying he would do so if they sent millions of won, and he actually received quite a bit of money in crypto. Who is the predator aiming for others' ruin?
- Track down Kang Nam-ju's face
Kang Nam-ju is presumed to be a woman in her 20s or 30s who knows Gangnam well, but her real name, face and residence are unclear. She boasts that even the police cannot catch her by using proxy IPs; is there no way to track her down? A man contacted the program saying Kang Nam-ju has an accomplice and naming a person suspected of being Kang Nam-ju. Is the tip true, and can the pursuit of Kang Nam-ju succeed?
This week, That's What I Want to Know will air on the 11th at 11:10 p.m.
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