A Brazilian woman who carried out a months-long campaign of stalking against global K-pop icon Jungkook of BTS has been handed a suspended prison sentence and faces deportation from South Korea after repeatedly trespassing on the singer’s private Seoul residence, court documents have confirmed.
The unnamed woman first initiated her unwanted intrusions on December 7 of last year, when she loitered outside Jungkook’s home, threw personal items over the property’s boundary wall, and slid handwritten letters and photographs through gaps in the singer’s front door. According to court testimony, she claimed her actions were motivated by her romantic affection for the 28-year-old world-famous performer.
Just days after that first incursion, she returned to the property and pressed Jungkook’s doorbell 133 consecutive times — a behavior Seoul District Court characterized as clear evidence of an extreme, unhealthy obsession with the star. She was arrested just a week later, on December 13, after she followed a food delivery employee through a side gate to gain unauthorized access to the residential compound. She was released from custody the following day after receiving an official formal warning that she was prohibited from approaching the property again, a order she immediately chose to ignore.
Over the following two months, the woman continued her pattern of harassment. Police issued an emergency restraining order barring her from coming within 100 meters of Jungkook’s home, but the restriction did nothing to stop her repeated visits. By February, authorities had exhausted all preliminary interventions and referred her case to public prosecutors for formal criminal prosecution. In total, court records confirm the woman visited the singer’s private property at least 22 times between December and February, far more than the initial reported count of 20.
Seoul District Court ultimately sentenced the woman to 12 months of imprisonment, with the sentence suspended for a two-year probationary period. The judge explained that the ruling accounted for multiple mitigating factors, including an assessment that the woman’s risk of committing repeat offenses after the case is closed is not significant. Unless she successfully appeals the guilty verdict, she will also be deported back to Brazil following the conclusion of court proceedings.
This is not the first high-profile stalking incident targeting Jungkook in recent months. In June of last year, a Chinese woman in her 30s was arrested in Seoul just hours after Jungkook completed his mandatory South Korean military service, after she attempted to force her way into the star’s home. The string of intrusions has sparked renewed public debate in South Korea over the adequacy of current anti-stalking laws and the level of privacy protection afforded to high-profile public figures.