News: K Actor and Kpop Artists Unite for Anti-Piracy Campaign

Korean actors and Kpop artists recently gather around to participate on effort against piracy being led by Gaon Chart called the "2012 Good Downloader Campaign".

Participating actors such, Ahn Sung Gi, Park Joong Hoon, Lee Min Jung, Jang Hyuk and music stars Yoon Do Hyun (YB), Kim Yuna (Jaurim), Yunho (TVXQ), Nickhun (2PM), Sohee (Wonder Girls), as well as Sulli (f(x)) banded together for the campaign during a shoot yesterday, sending the message that pirating movies and music is illegal and wrong.

The "2012 Good Downloader Campaign" representative commented that they wanted to get the message across that pirating movies and music is definitely not okay, but to also make people think about pirating in a more broad sense including things like television programs, characters, and sportswear.

All the participant in this campaign believe that  the Hallyu culture should be obtained in legal ways and through good download. They hope that the message clear-through the heart's of their fans.

Although the campaign has the good purpose, but some netizens who viewed the campaign on sites comments negatively. Some said "If they were campaign anti-piracy, then the Kpop artists will begin loosing their fans because we've already in jail". While others says, "The hallyu spread thanks to illegal downloads providing by many free stuff sites, if they campaign anti-piracy then it should halt the hallyu itself ". And many antipathy comments for this anti-piracy campaign.

Anyway, the commercial for the "2012 Good Downloader Campaign" will be released on February 22nd at the first Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards.