A civil court in the first instance ruled that two other YouTubers who pressured Tzuyang as if they were going to raise allegations about her private life and took money must pay 75 million won to Tzuyang in damages. The two YouTubers who lost that day had already been found guilty in a criminal appeals court for blackmail and intimidation against Tzuyang. YouTubers who extract money by setting conditions such as not raising false allegations against celebrities like this are called "cyber wreckers."
On the 27th, Judge Kim Hye-ryeong of the Seoul Central District Court, Civil Division 212, ruled in a damages lawsuit filed by Tzuyang against YouTuber Gujeyuk (legal name Lee June-hee) and Jujak Gambyolsa (legal name Jeon Guk-jin), saying, "Gujeyuk must pay 75 million won to Tzuyang, and Jujak Gambyolsa must jointly with Gujeyuk pay 50 million won," partially siding with the plaintiff.
Cyber wrecker YouTubers Gujeyuk and Jujak Gambyolsa were found to have taken 55 million won from Tzuyang in Feb. 2023 by saying, "Pay up and we won't expose allegations related to your private life." Gujeyuk and Jujak Gambyolsa were arrested and indicted in Aug. last year on charges of blackmail and intimidation. Afterward, Tzuyang filed a damages suit totaling 1 billion won against the two.
Gujeyuk and Jujak Gambyolsa were both found guilty last month in the appeals trial on charges of blackmail and intimidation. Gujeyuk was sentenced to three years in prison, and Jujak Gambyolsa was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for three years.