: The video was recorded secretly by her manager and sold online via a US-based website.

Her story is frequently used to discuss the "double standards" female idols face and the evolution of how the public views victims of digital sex crimes in Korea.

If you’d like, I can instead write:

: Despite being the victim of a crime, Baek Ji-young faced intense public scrutiny and was effectively blacklisted from major broadcasting networks.

When the villain is the self, the romantic storyline becomes a psychological thriller. Will they heal enough to receive love? That is a question far more gripping than "will the asteroid hit the earth?"