KORAIL to discipline staffer for peeking at ticket information of BTS RM

• Published date: 02 March 2023
• Publication title: The Korea Times

Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) has begun procedures to take disciplinary action against one of its staffers for taking an unauthorized look at the personal information of RM, leader of the global K-pop sensation BTS.

A screenshot from RM's Instagram account

A screenshot from RM's Instagram account

The state-run railway operator said Thursday that the staffer checked RM's personal details, including his ticket information, address and mobile phone number, from the company's system 18 times in three years starting from 2019.

The staffer was in charge of IT development and had the authority to access customers' personal data.

KORAIL carried out an internal inspection after receiving reports that the staffer told her colleague that she was able to see RM in person after checking his travel information.

"The staffer said she had looked into RM's personal information out of pure curiosity as a fan," a KORAIL official said. "It has not been confirmed whether RM's personal details...