According to Seungri, Police Superintendent Yoon was Yoo In Suks friend, one who would point out Yoo In Suks business wrongdoings to correct the behavior, not aid it. When it arrived, the police station refused to let Kim Sang Kyo go. Nicknamed Koreas Great Gatsby, he flaunted an extravagant lifestyle. Ji Chang Wooksoon denied having any connections with Madam Lin. Yonhap reported that YG Entertainment affiliate YG Plus removed items from its online store featuring Seungri, and erased some images of the star from items that feature BIGBANG. I responded, Why do you keep cursing at me? The hallyu industry is only capable of change and introspection if the culture that it is shaped by, South Korea, does so as well, Herman said. Lin, Staff Writer Published : Mar 18, 2019 8,925 Views. The conversation took place in 2015. It was reportedthat Jeong Jinwoon of 2AM, Kangin of Super Junior, and model Lee Chulwoo were the three other celebrities involved. The police claimed that Kim Sang Kyo was arrested for obstruction of business, while the club itself claimed it was for sexual harassment. A group of policemen dragged her out of the station, stole her phone, then began manipulating the story and CCTV to keep their assault hidden. Now two decade-old cases resurfaced, one involving ex-vice justice minister Kim Hak-eui, and another centering on the death of actress Jang Ja-yeon. Dispatch reported that the chats where Seungri allegedly talks about soliciting prostitution were held in this same chatroom. It was also announced that Burning Sun would be shuttered. On March 15, Seungri and Jung Joon Young completed their respective 16-hour and 21-hour investigations and returned home. Jung Joon-young completed a second round of questioning. On March 11 of the same year, Mr. Park shared details of how he drugged a woman with sleeping pills before having sexual relations with her. These investigations are looking to find out what exactly was discussed in the chatroom. A Blue House petition seeking to extend the investigation reached 687,767 signatures. The following day,Dispatchrevealed several conversations froma group chat, where the clubs staff talked about the drugging and raping of women. All of these actions were extremely immoral, and I was very foolish. The Yeoksam Police Station was also searched for evidence. March 7: MBC challenged Seungris Feb. 2 statement claiming that he was not involved in Burning Suns management from the start. Park denied Hwangs claims he was the celebrity who coaxed her into using illegal drugs. I became tied to wrongful businesses., He insisted that he was merely the face of Burning Sun without any further involvement in the management. These included the case of 29-year-old actress Jang Ja-yeon, who died by suicide in 2009 after leaving a note that said she'd been forced to sleep with more than 30 prominent men. He apologized to his victims, and to everyone who had supported him and made him a public figure. March 16: Superintendent Yoon, who is suspected of police corruption, admitted that he was acquainted with Yuri Holdings Yoo In Suk, one of the members of the chatroom. Several editors of top K-pop fan and news sites declined to comment for this story, and while the fan culture is eager to know the truth, much work is yet to be done. One of these women isAena, the accused drug dealer Seungri once took a selfie with. FNC Entertainment stated that Choi Jonghoon would cooperate with police investigations, and would be halting his activities. March 10: Seungri was booked on charges of supplying prostitutes, and he became a suspect in the case. SMPA also confirmed that prostitution took place in 2015 revolving around the time a YG credit card was used to book hotel rooms for Japanese business associates, with suspicion of Seungri coordinating the services. Although FTISLANDs Choi Jonghoon admitted to drunk driving in 2016, 8 OClock News revealed the chats discussions about the guitarist paying for a cover-up of the incident. We have processes and resources in place to support survivors, conduct equitable investigations, and hold accountable those found in violation of our policies.. He emerged from the District Court at 12:18 pm after approximately 1 hour and 48 minutes. Students at the Washington D.C.-area college reportedly began a petition to get the star suspended or potentially expelled,due to the disgusting and illegal nature of these allegations. Upon reaching out for a statement, Georgetowns media relations team told Billboard that, Georgetown refrains from commenting on individual students in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The representative then offered this statement: Georgetown is committed to making sure that reported cases of sexual misconduct are investigated and responded to promptly and thoroughly. MBCs Newsdesk reported there were 14 people involved in the chatroom, and suggested other celebrities were involved who had appeared with Jung on a television show. According to SBS News, the chat history showed that back in late 2015, Jung Joon Young bragged that he engaged in sexual relations with a specific woman, to which Mr. Kim asked if he had footage of it. the fund wereembezzled fromMonkey Museum. Few members of the public have a memory span or patience enough to watch days of police corruption [reporting], wrote Oh Young-jin in the Korea Times. Seungri has for years maintained the squeaky-clean image required of South Korean entertainers. When the University of Rome opened a class on the mafia, people said you need to understand the organisation to better understand Italy. Yuri was also known to be a friend of Jung Joon Young, and Kwon Hyuk Joon had been in business with Seungri in opening up a pub, called Mildang Pocha. This chatroom contained the 8 members who were previously revealed, including: Seungri, Jung Joon Young, a 2nd male singer C, Mr. Kim, Mr. Yoo, and 2 other individuals, identified as H and G. Seungri announced his retirement from the entertainment industry on Instagram. This is a whole other beast, since its not about one mans bad temper or sexual assault, but almost an industrialized state of things where many powerful men were enabled and bolstered up by their status to partake in illegal activities.. They claimed that Kim Sang Kyo was sexually harassing a woman and began causing a scene when the bodyguards tried to stop him. By offering up the celebrities, the police have satisfied the public and taken the spotlight off the police.. Moon ordered investigations not just into Burning Sun, but into the police force, due to accusations of cover-ups at the club and others in the Gangnam and Hongdae districts, and also into alleged crimes committed by Kim Hak-eui in 2009 and Jang Ja-yeons death the same year. Feb. 26: Korean outlet SBS funE reported on a KakaoTalk group chat from December 2015 where Seungri allegedly planned to bribe investors with prostitutes. #kpop #kpopidol #idol #seungri #contro. It really disturbs me that some of the women spoken about in the chats between Seungri, [TV star and guitarist] Jung Joon-young and others may have been fans discarded and demeaned by the men they adored.. Amidst the news reports, one reporter claimed that Seungris gaze was full of anger when he showed up to the station. April 1: Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) reportedlyconfirmed some allegations that Seungri arranged prostitution services to men. Instead of being charged, he was secretly let off and the incident was never made public because of a message he sent to the police, someone that he knew from the chatroom. Mr. Kim was Jung Joon Youngs biggest hidden camera mate. We have also decided that we are unable to maintain our contract with Jung Joon Young due to this scandal. If you wanted the club to stay open an extra hour. I sincerely apologize once more to all of the people affected, and I will work harder to show a more mature and thoughtful side of myself. Jan. 31: YG Entertainment founder Yang Hyun Suk issued a statement distancing the company from the controversies surrounding Seungri. The type of club where rich men ruled. Its likely no coincidence that the Burning Sun allegations echo a larger problem with furtive spy-cam porn in South Korea. When reports claimed the three new celebrities (Singer K, Singer J, and Model L) were involved in the illegal video chatrooms, netizens accusedKangin,Jung Jinwoon, andLee Chul Wooas the perpetrators. On April 1, theSeoul Metropolitan Police AgencyInvestigation Team revealed that Choi Jonghoon was additionally booked for violating the Act on the Punishment of Sexual Violence (illegal filming using cameras). Now there is no one who believe that this is the truth. March 28: Seungri booked by police for distributing secretly obtained obscene photography with group chat. Kim Sang Kyo was still not allowed to visit the hospital for treatment because he was deemed the assaulter, not the victim. The pictures I take with my fans will often end up uploaded on the internet or shared via SNS and other communities. Feb. 13: Reports claimed that a woman nicknamed Anna was suspected of dealing drugs at Burning Sun. The man in that video seemed to be wearing the same outfit that Kim Sang Kyo was wearing that night. On March 1, SBS FunE released new chat logs related to Choi Jonghoons DUI that reveal that the other chatroom members know about it. On March 10, SBS FunE revealed that Seungri and 2 other male singers, who were not named, allegedly shared illegally filmed hidden camera videos of secretly filmed women. According to police, Seungri distributed photos that were taken without the consent in numerous group chatrooms. K-pop is choking with sexual objectification. The agency also stated that although Choi Jonghoon was caught drunk driving, there was no collusion with the police. On March 4, Seungris prostitution scandal took an even more shocking turn whenSBS FunE, the original press that first reported about his alleged chatroom conversations, revealed that many other celebrities were part of Seungris chatroom. Police announced reinvestigation into allegations that 14 VIP patrons at a Gangnam club illegally filmed and shared sexual videos and photos without the consent of women in two KakaoTalk group chat rooms between 2014 and 2015. Police reportedly searched the offices of Junwon Industries and Yuri Holdings in relation to alleged embezzlement by Seungri. It's likely ended the careers of K-pop stars including now-former Big . Choi reportedlybanned from leaving South Korea due to multiple allegations against him. I have faithfully and truthfully cooperated with the investigation and have submitted the golden phone as is. Kim, later named Kim Sang-kyo by the Korea Herald, was attacked at Burning Sun, a club where Seungri was on staff as the publicity director. In a press conference on April 1, the commissioner of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency,Won Kyung Hwan, announced thatSeungriandYoo In Sukhad both been booked for embezzlement. A woman filed a complaint last year against her ex-boyfriend, and last month the man was referred to the prosecution by the Gangnam Police Station, but police failed to find an external hard drive that purportedly featured videos and photos related to the charges. On March 4, he posted a message on Instagram for everyone who has been worried about his involvement with the case, expressing his determination to reveal the truth no matter what. However, what I got in return for my request for help was a collective beating by the body guard and the people from the table. It seriously hurts, so uncuff me.. Sure, we never killed anyone, but we did plenty of things that could land us in jail.. My bleeding stopped around 10:00AM, but I was incarcerated until the police devised another story, manipulated the CCTV, and concealed everything. Yong Junhyung has no connection to the filming or sharing of illegal videos and has never been in a chatroom where Jung Joon Youngs illegal camera videos were shared.. He also confirmed that he submitted his own cell phone. SBS discovered that the Sungdong police officer in charge requested that the digital forensics company to destroy Jung Joon Youngs phone and falsify their documents. Three to four more members of the chat were booked. But in recent months a scandal dogging the Burning Sun nightclub in Seoul, which Seungri sat on the . During investigations, Jung Joon Young handed in his golden phone to police. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox, A daily briefing on what matters in the music industry. Yang Sung-tae, a chief justice who headed the supreme court from 2011 to 2017 is now facing 47 charges, including allegedly instructing officials at the National Court Administration to interfere in trials in order to win favours from the then president. Choi Jonghoon: The chrome hearts (handcuffs) really hurt. Former officer Kang was forwarded to prosecution on charges of accepting bribes in relation to Burning Sun. Moreover, club employees who were aware of what was happening likely stayed silent to protect their jobs. April 22: MBCs Straight reportedon a variety of details related to alleged illegal activities taking place at Burning Sun and counterpart club Arena. As he tells it, he initially joined the club as a DJ, then was promoted to publicity director. The message seems to be that women are valued for being sexualized props. The agency, who previously claimed that he had no connection to the chatroom, stated that they had not been notified of his DUI. Choi Jonghoon: I told him (the police officer) I would give him 10 million won before I got handcuffed. On March 21, at 8:45 pm KST, Jung Joon Young was arrested on charges for filming illegal hidden cameras and distributing them. Starting in March 2019, a new Golden Phone appeared. She wasnt drunk but her eyes were completely out of focus. Get our L.A. It is predicted that they didnt want to be negatively affected by Mr. As scandal. To a lesser degree, CNBLUEs Lee Jong Hyun and Highlights Yong Junhyung have also been tied to the controversy. FNC Entertainment denied the claims against Lee. We have to hurry with his treatments. But the police said I was under investigation so I wasnt allowed to leave. I was shocked so I tried to get him away from me. The promise of such vast sums of money can act as a magnet for some who would do anything to make still more. He is said to have also watched the illegally filmed videos that others shared in the chatroom. At around the same time that his home was searched, KBS News revealed additional chat logs that link Jung Joon Young to the sex trade. On March 12,Jung Joon Young released an official apology letter through his agency, MAKEUS Entertainment. SBS released a chat log that showedChoi Jonghoonlying about his 2016 DUI arrest to the rest of the group chats members. Around the same time that Seungri made this confession, he continued to deny claims that he had solicited prostitutes for investors. April 2: Singer Roy Kim named as one of the previously unidentified participants in KakaoTalk group chat with Jung, Choi and others. When Choi Jonghoon was caught drunk driving in February 2016, he offered the police officer who had caught him 5 million won (~$4,400 USD). The whistleblowers lawyer sent the messages to the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission on Feb. 22. She used new CCTV footage to support her claims. In addition, since late 2016, I have only maintained a relationship of simple greetings once in a while with Jung Joong Young. All three had been on a television show with Jung in the past. Within a couple of hours after his post, YGs songwriter deleted his Instagram account without any explanation. April 25: The Chosun Ilboreported that Yoo confessed to having acted as a supplier of prostitutes. Are there no young and pretty and nice bitches? On January 29, Kim Sang Kyoshared a video clip on his Instagram that asked anyone who has used, been victimized or knows more about the date rape drug GHB. If Seungris KakaoTalk messages from three years ago are a crime, arent all Korean men criminals? he said, according to Soompis translation. On February 25, YG Entertainment released anofficial statement claiming that the text messages in the reports were fabricated and untrue. His decision to retire stemmed from the scandals that have surrounded him since the Burning Sun Assault case began. A post shared by @seungriseyo on Mar 11, 2019 at 1:39am PDT. In late March,SBSrevealed a photo that top actorJi Chang Wookhad allegedly taken withMadam Lin andDJ Raiden. 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