In 2000, Baek Ji-young was at the height of her early career when a private video was leaked online without her consent. The video had been recorded by her former manager, Kim Se-jin, who fled to the United States shortly after its release.

At the height of her early success, Baek Ji-young’s career was derailed when her former manager, Kim Shi-won (also known as Kim Young-kook), leaked a secretly recorded video of the two of them having sex.

: Her case eventually became a cornerstone for discussions regarding digital sex crimes and the protection of victims' rights in Korea. A New Chapter