Donga Ilbo also reported additional findings on one of Seungris chatroom of 8 members. He arrived at the District Court at 9:35 am (KST) for questioning, and before he entered the building he read a written statement in which he apologized for his unforgivable crimes. March 22: Yang Min Suk retained his position as CEO of YG Entertainment after facing a no-confidence vote among shareholders. The ambulance arrived around 8:35AM, and the rescue team confirmed, This patient needs to go to the emergency room. Here is everything we know about Seungris scandal from the Burning Sun Assault case until now. As soon as I looked, he threw a punch in my direction. The former BIGBANG member denied these allegations, and a drug test from Feb. 27 came back negative. Some wielded signs saying Rape cartel. The chatlogs also revealed that Seungri took part in habitual gambling overseas. The scandal has already implicated singer Jung Joon-young and FTISLANDs Choi Jonghoon. In this March 14, 2019, photo, TV presenter Jung Joon-young, center, arrives at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Seoul. On April 2, singerRoy Kimwas revealed to be a part of Jung Joon Youngs illegal chatrooms. Besides toning down some of the extreme expressions, we didnt edit it at all. The bathroom lights in the video were the same as the ones in the VIP room bathroom at Burning Sun. 31 Jan YGE tries to distance itself from the Burning Sun scandal and claims Seungri's decision to resign from Burning Sun is in nooooo way related to the controversy but instead because he will be enlisting soon and won't be able to properly contribute as a board member. In an attempt to get to the bottom of the case and attempt to clear Seungri of the suspicions surrounding him, we have booked Seungri as a suspect for the allegations of him soliciting prostitution in order to receive a search warrant for the club ARENA, which is accused of allowing prostitution inside its venue. South Korean women are well aware of this disparity and increasingly disinclined to accept the status quo. He submitted his phones for investigation but we decided to take the precaution to make sure there werent any other phones involved. She later fell over while foaming at the mouth. I want to kneel and apologize to everyone who felt angry and disappointed. Mr. Kim was Jung Joon Youngs biggest hidden camera mate. Hello, you who is hiding in the shadows behind an anonymous name. Ji reportedly received over 30 million won (around $26,450) from Burning Sun each month. All three cases were forwarded to prosecution. FNC Entertainment announced that Choi Jonghoon left FTISLAND and retired from the entertainment industry. The woman, an apparent acquaintance of Jung since 2012, came forward with suspicions of sexual assault after being made aware of the chatrooms. 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. The police revealed their plans to thoroughly review the content that was reported in the media as well as the people whose names were included in the text message chatroom. Around the same time that news broke about Jung Joon Youngs additional videos,MBCreported that a total of 14 people were involved in chatrooms where his illegal videos were shared. 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. Some of the chatrooms only had one other participant, while others had multiple. 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). As a businessman, he took on leadership roles in various enterprises ranging. 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. Channel A Newsrevealed silhouettes of the alleged celebrities around the same time thatSBS News released their report on Jung Joon Youngs involvement in the chatroom. Around 10:00AM, I was transferred to the Gangnam Police Station. He emerged from the District Court at 12:18 pm after approximately 1 hour and 48 minutes. The original witness who reported the chatroom stated that they decided to report the chats to the Civil Rights Commission, rather than the police, because the chats contained possible evidence of corrupt policemen working with the perpetrators. Prior to this, the earliest incident was believed to have taken place in 2015. Kim Hak-eui resigned from his role of vice justice minister in 2013 after video emerged of him allegedly raping a woman at a sex party at the home of businessman Yoon Jung-cheon five years earlier. Financial journalist Ha Hyun-Ock believes we are seeing the rise of a Korean mafia. Im not sure if (the person who filmed and circulated the hidden cams) is a celebrity or not. The outlet also reported that he is suspected of tax evasion. He wrote that he was extremely shocked when he found out about the assault, and hesaid, violence is not justifiable. April 13: YG Entertainment refutedknowledge of Seungri paying manager Ji from Burning Sun funds, or that Ji was simultaneously working with Yuri Holdings. On March 15, Seungri and Jung Joon Young completed their respective 16-hour and 21-hour investigations and returned home. Former FTISLAND member Choi Jonghoon was booked on charges of sharing illegal photos. FollowingJung Joon Youngs admission to guilt, MAKEUS Entertainment,terminated his exclusive contract with them. As of April 4, he has admitted to posting one photo to the chatroom that would be considered sexual or lewd, and his agency said that he is deeply reflecting on the incident, and has participated in investigations. In addition, I participated in inappropriate conversations about this. The police investigated the claims and found no discrepancies in the initial reporting of the incident internally among police forces, stating that all procedures and reports were followed as per proper police conduct when dealing with a celebrity incident. April 19: Burning Suns CEO Lee was arrested with detention on suspicion of drug dealing and usage. They claimed that Kim Sang Kyo was sexually harassing a woman and began causing a scene when the bodyguards tried to stop him. After being detained for nearly 8 hours, Kim Sang Kyo was finally hospitalized and diagnosed with fractures in his ribs, rhabdomyolysis, finger paralysis, extreme bruising and bleeding. March 7: MBC challenged Seungris Feb. 2 statement claiming that he was not involved in Burning Suns management from the start. On November 24, 2018, a man named Kim Sang Kyowas reportedlyassaulted at the Burning Sun, a Gangnam club owned by BIGBANGs Seungri, after he stepped in to help a woman who was being sexually harassed. I treated it as something that is not a big deal, without thinking that it was a crime and an illegal act. March 26: Arenas owner, known by his surname Kang, was arrested on charges of tax evasion. Singer L, who has been mentioned often, was part of the Joon Young-Fam chatrooms, but singer C was only part of Seungri-Fam chatrooms. 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. The Burning Sun scandal shows that such predatory entitlement permeates even into the realm of elite K-pop stars. Around 10 other police officers covered the CCTV with their bodies as at least 5 officers continued to stomp on me like they were putting out a used cigarette. No one's buying this explanation. She held onto me as she tried to resist. Reports state that the police said there were no plans to question the trio. On November 24, 2018, a man named Kim Sang Kyo was reportedly assaulted at the Burning Sun, a Gangnam club owned by BIGBANG's Seungri, after he stepped in to help a woman who was being sexually harassed. The production team of the show held an emergency meeting and decided that Jung Joon Young would not participate in the filming. On March 9, it was reported thatSeungri has officially been considered a suspect in the Burning Sun scandal. According to SBS FunE, the chatroom holds tens of thousands of messages and goes back as far back as December 2015, when Seungri allegedly attempted to offer women as sexual entertainment. Seoul Metropolitan Police Agencybooked him without detention for soliciting prostitution, and have now launched afull investigation. A Blue House petition seeking to extend the investigation reached 687,767 signatures. Seungri and his lawyer said the chat logs had been misinterpretted. Nicknamed Koreas Great Gatsby, he flaunted an extravagant lifestyle. 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. They objectified the women using vulgar language. His case has been forwarded to the prosecution, meaning that the prosecutors will review the details of his arrest, and determine the charges that will be filed against him. The scandal has revealed a sordid underbelly in the strictly mediated industry, where K-pop stars personal lives are rigorously controlled by their record labels, with no room for dissent or screw-ups. of Sexual Crimes, reported the Korea Herald. 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.. As TRT Worlds Joseph Kim put it, The core of the issue seems to remain in the ongoing abuse of power and the systems that permit it all.. I dont know the person [in the picture]. At the Gangnam Police Station,Kim Sang Kyo claims that police officers accused him of causing a scene because he was drunk. She said that she blacked out after accepting alcohol from them, and woke up the next morning in a hotel room. According to both employees, theclub did not conduct any bag searches on the VIP customers and it was impossible to know what was going on inside the rooms. When Singer Choi asked him for a video of a girl whos alive, Mr. Kim said he only turned on the flash and filmed her because she had fainted. Jan. 29: Burning Sun released a statement following the news of the assault. Billboard is a part of Penske Media Corporation. My bleeding stopped around 10:00AM, but I was incarcerated until the police devised another story, manipulated the CCTV, and concealed everything. He will permanently leave the team and retire from the entertainment industry. A post shared by @seungriseyo on Feb 2, 2019 at 6:45am PST. I became tied to wrongful businesses., He insisted that he was merely the face of Burning Sun without any further involvement in the management. Starting in March 2019, a new Golden Phone appeared. The scandal is known as Burning Sun, after the ritzy Gangnam-district nightclub where many of the alleged crimes took place. The person testified that prostitution took place at Seungris 2017 birthday party, and also at Club Arena. March 15: Yoo In Suk resigned as CEO of Yuri Holdings. I have acted in a way that is unsuitable for a public figure, he said. Seungri again denied allegations about soliciting prostitutes in 2015, and claims that the women mentioned in those chat logs werent prostitutes. YG Entertainment released an explanation of Seungris use of corporate card to pay 30 million won (around $25,700 USD) in hotel fees for Japanese investors that were allegedly used for prostitution in December 2015. The boys of BigBang have even been deemed as the idol of idols so Seungri sitting at the centre of this shocking scandal quite literally shook everyone. The Intellectual Crime Division of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said it found no evidence that Chois 2016 drunk driving incident was intentionally covered upand kept secret from the media despite Chois previous admission of attempted bribery. On March 22, Seungrihad an exclusive in-depth interview withJoseon Ilbo, where he personally talked about the scandal surrounding him and Burning Sun. The . Just why is the North Korean status quo so persistent? The outlet also raised attention to the fact that Jung filmed his sexual activities and shared the content in the group chat while on vacation with Seungri in Taiwan in December 2015. Both Seungri and Yoo have been booked on multiple charges but arrest warrants have not yet been issued. Choi Jonghoon: I told him (the police officer) I would give him 10 million won before I got handcuffed. 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