Woman Sentenced for Stalking Hwang Jung-min | South Korea News

South Korea News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 8, 2026 · 1m

A woman in her 40s was slapped with a six million won fine and ordered to complete a 40-hour anti-stalking program after relentlessly harassing actor Hwang Jung-min—claiming they had an affair, posting online, and bombarding him with texts. Despite her insistence it was about “legitimate need,” the court ruled her behavior caused him anxiety and fear, noting she ignored his clear wishes to stop contacting him. She showed no remorse, even blaming him, though prosecutors sought a steeper 10 million won penalty. Her lawyer appeared at sentencing as she skipped court; the case stemmed from a…