Soon after, news broke that Seungris contract with YG Entertainment had also been canceled. Following Kim Sang Kyos assaults, a special task force was assembled to uncover the truth behind the incident, as well as other scandals surrounding the Burning Sun. The former BIGBANG member denied these allegations, and a drug test from Feb. 27 came back negative. After the data was referred to the Supreme Prosecutors office on the 12th and the police notified, the police have been searching the private forensic company that was responsible for the restoration of Jung Joon Youngs phone in 2016 from 11 am the 13th. On the same morning that Seungri was booked for his additional video distribution charge, police revealed that they had discovered more illegal videos taken byJung Joon Young. I admit to all my crimes, he wrote, according to a translation by Soompi. Here is everything we know about Seungris scandal from the Burning Sun Assault case until now. I didnt just say that to Jung Joon Young, I told everyone in the chatroom. Ji was employed by YG Entertainment. March 10: Seungri was booked on charges of supplying prostitutes, and he became a suspect in the case. News outlet Chosun.com reported that trucks from a document-shredding service arrived at YG Entertainment. On March 13, SBS reporter Kang Chung Wanrevealed that Jung Joon Youngs cell phone that had been delivered to the ACRC reportedly contained 200,000 KakaoTalk messages. 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. Hello, you who is hiding in the shadows behind an anonymous name. The person testified that prostitution took place at Seungris 2017 birthday party, and also at Club Arena. Netizens matched up photos of Celebrity A toJung Joong Young and Celebrity B toFTISLANDs Choi Jonghoon. They cursed and mocked me at their desk, so I took a piece of papeer from the desk, spit blood on it and threw it towards Ha Jin Woong. An independent panel under the Ministry of Justice has concluded the original investigations were flawed and Kim has now been indicted on charges of receiving 170 million won ($143,700) and sexual favors in bribes from a construction contractor. The investigation into Jang Jayeons sexual abuse case was extended for another two months. March 19: The police requested arrest warrants for Jung Joon-young, Burning Sun employee Mr. Kim and Burning Sun director Mr. Jang. In the second set of chats, other members of the chat continued to talk about Choi Jonghoons incident, including Jung Joon Young saying how he could have ended up on the front of the newspaper. The label head said, our artists operations of their personal businesses are completely unrelated to YG. He also claimed that Seungri only resigned as director of the club due to his upcoming military enlistment (which is compulsory for men in Korea). President Moon Jae-in has weighed in, saying: The common factor is that [the cases concern] developments that took place among the privileged, and there is circumstantial evidence suggesting that the prosecutors and police purposely conducted incomplete investigations, and actively prevented the truth from being revealed. The police obtained statements from people involved in the allegations, including several women allegedly hired to perform sexual acts. I asked him how he was doing the next day. The man in that video seemed to be wearing the same outfit that Kim Sang Kyo was wearing that night. We have confirmed through Choi Jonghoon that he was caught at a sobriety checkpoint in Itaewon, Seoul in February 2016 and received a penalty of 2,500,000 won as well as a suspension on his license, which he carried out. We have confirmed ourselves that singer Yong is not Yong Junhyung. He first apologized for his actions, and once again stated how no one will believe him, even if he tells the truth. Three to four more members of the chat were booked. Jung transferred to custody of prosecution as police recommended the 30-year-old be indicted on charges of secretly filming and sharing sexual videos. One said that he once witnessed a drugged woman being raped by a man in the VIP bathroom. 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. 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. March 7th, 2019. It has been sending shock waves through South Korean society for the past few weeks, exposing the culture of misogyny among young male celebrities, many of whom have been caught bragging about sexual conquests and sharing illegally made photos and videos of intercourse.. The Ministry of Justice panel has recommended the creation of an independent body to investigate corruption among high-ranking government officials but the protesters are not the only ones who believe more must be done before a break with the past can truly be achieved. Donga Ilbo also reported additional findings on one of Seungris chatroom of 8 members. The chat logs showed that Choi Jonghoon also asked for body shots of women and made comments that belittled the women. Yong Junhyung was never a member of any of the chatrooms, but at the time this report was made it was suspected that he knew what Jung Joon Young was doing. 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.. The tragic case of actress Jang Ja-yeon, who said she had been forced into sex by her agency, has also been reviewed. The whole ordeal unfolded when a man came forward to claim that he had been assaulted by the staff of a swanky nightclub in Seoul called The Burning Sun. Choi Jonghoo reportedly shared illegally-taken photos of a sleeping woman in April 2016 in Jung Joon Youngs chatroom: Chatroom Member:Whos that chick with the hot body?, Choi Jonghoon:The one that was wearing a 000 yesterday.. He then talked about hislavish birthday partyin the Philippines in December 2017, and how the accusations of having prostitutes and drugs there are false. It's likely ended the careers of K-pop stars including now-former Big . May 2: Yonhap reported that SMPA announces it had summoned Seungri for questioning over embezzlement allegations. Another employee witnesseda man feeding a woman a spiked drink. 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.. Podcasts-a-plenty for the end of year break, a new beat for world politics. YG Entertainments stock prices fell 4.95 percent in the wake of the controversies. The statement also reportedly said that YG had terminated Jis employment at the company following the information revealed during the ongoing Burning Sun investigation. Its symbolic of a patriarchal society that appears progressive, but has a long way to go in terms of equality. Its likely ended the careers of K-pop stars including now-former Big Bang member Seungri. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google. Bang revealed that the videos were habitually shared by these people, and emphasized that there were messages that hinted at rape attempts using drugs while filming the illegal sex videos. While Investor B was a woman, her acquaintances were apparently men. Its ridiculous to say drugs were used inside the club. The police have reportedly made thousands of arrests in the course of the Burning Sun investigation (most are drug-related), but many of their own were accused of wrongdoing and few are sharing cells with the denizens of the Korean underworld and now disgraced stars. Jung Joon Youngwas taken from the holding cell he was staying at in Jongro to the Seoul Prosecutors Office at 7:48 am on March 29 to officially begin the process of receiving his punishment for illegally filming and distributing videos of women. 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. Therefore, we have decided to terminate our contract with Jung Joon Young, who signed with our subsidiary Label M back in January 2019. I responded, Why do you keep cursing at me? In 2019, the notorious "Burning Sun" scandal shocked the industry, not only because of the law-breaking offenses committed by the people involved but because a lot of K-pop idols were dragged into . The marijuana use allegedly happened in the VIP area next to the VIP entrance that is reserved for special guests. Seungri again denied allegations about soliciting prostitutes in 2015, and claims that the women mentioned in those chat logs werent prostitutes. Kim Sang Kyo later sent a petition toThe Blue House, where he told his side of the story again in detail. The Monkey Museums illegal misclassification the first Burning Sun related accusation Seungri has admitted to. I avoided the punch, held onto both of the mans arms, and called a bodyguard for help. Her selfie with Seungri began to circulate online, prompting the singer to claim he thought he was posing for a photo with a fan. (Um, yeah. They claimed that Kim Sang Kyo was sexually harassing a woman and began causing a scene when the bodyguards tried to stop him. In the released chat log, Choi Jonghoon messaged the group chat about his arrest, claiming he gave 10 million won to the police to get out of it. Seungris lawyer later stated that the messages Seungri sent at this time were a result of malicious questions asked by CEO A. Feb. 2: Dispatch revealed alleged chats among Burning Sun employees that revolved around discussion of date rape. TV Chosun reported that police received testimony from a source at Burning Sun that Seungri took drugs. Two police officers were questioned in regards to allegations that a 2015 investigation into Hwangs drug usage was dropped without her ever being called for questioning. A YG rep stated that Seungri would enlist in the military on March 25. According to MBC, Seungri also reportedly tried to destroy evidence of the group chats illegal video/photo sharing. The Burning Sun scandal, named for the club in Gangnam associated with Seungri, of boy group Big Bang, comes a year after women began rallying in the streets in a wave of protests against systemic sexual abuse and the pervasive use of spycams(The women taking on spycams in South Korea). On the way to the police station, Kim Sang Kyo had difficulty breathing and requested to be un-cuffed so that he could breathe properly. 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. After a month of investigation into his death, it was declared case closed with authorities ruling suicide as . In the statement, he discusses Kim Sang Kyos assault video, stating that he was not at the club when it occurred. The same day, KBSshared an alleged chat conversation that showed the men talkingabout the incident in a jovial manner. On March 1, SBS FunE released new chat logs related to Choi Jonghoons DUI that reveal that the other chatroom members know about it. He apologized to his victims, and to everyone who had supported him and made him a public figure. But the scandal revolves around a core chat that involved eight members: Seungri, Jung, Choi Jonghoon, Yoo In Suk, Burning Sun employee named Mr. Kim, a relative of a girl group member, a former YG Entertainment employee and a friend of Jung. Seungri, center, a member of the popular K-pop boy band Big Bang, speaks on his arrival at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Seoul on March 14. I apologize for causing a stir. In late January, a former employee revealed that the police had recently paid a visit due to an incident relating to marijuana. The story is still developing, but Billboard pieced together all of the major developments related to Burning Sun. On February 2, Seungri posted an official statement on Instagram. 2023 Billboard Media, LLC. The policemen filmed him as they ridiculed him. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Department released a statement saying that they will investigate the matter. Ten women were reported to be victims of the non-consensual filming. May 3: Parks case forwarded to prosecution. April 9: Roy Kim returnedto South Korea from the U.S., where he was studying at Georgetown. In fact, she pleaded (with him) not to maliciously circulate it. Kim Sang Kyos assault took place approximately 6 hours after Hyoyeons performance. The agency stated that the messages from singer Yong shown onSBSsNews 8program as part of the report were from one-on-one conversations between Junhyung andJung Joon Youngfrom 2016. The videos were later revealed to have been taken at multiple places, both day and night. The lawyer who acted on behalf of the whistleblower told a CBS Radio show that the chatroom suggested ties to the police. Since he had directly filmed one of the videos and he has additionally been charged with violation of the Act on the Punishment of Sexual Violence. An affiliate of the club stated that the business was not under Seungris name, and Seungris name was not listed in the official statement released by Burning Sun. SBSs 8 OClock News reported on suspicions of business violations at Seungris other club, Monkey Museum. A second man, known by the surname Lim, was also arrested after being identified by Kang for serving as what the Korea Herald described as a puppet head of the club. Kang is suspected of having owned and operated several clubs this way. It was not a decision that had been made after consulting with the agency. The superintendent was later booked by the police. Seungris music in Big Bang was rooted in hip-hop, buffed to a glossy electronic sheen. In the publics collective consciousness, the people whose supposed mission is to protect and serve are tainted beyond being salvaged. In an Insta-story, YGM posted a screenshot of a comment claiming that Seungri was fooling around by telling people that he voluntarily left when he was actually kicked out. YGM commented, Real. I dont know the person [in the picture]. Even though she suffered damage, she would not file charges because she was afraid her personal details may be revealed. Hidden-camera footage in public restrooms and other intimate settings has become an epidemic in the country. A post shared by HIGHLIGHT (@bigbadboii) on Mar 13, 2019 at 7:01pm PDT. Its likely no coincidence that the Burning Sun allegations echo a larger problem with furtive spy-cam porn in South Korea. April 1: Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) reportedlyconfirmed some allegations that Seungri arranged prostitution services to men. Chois reportedly lawyersaid that he had been with the woman, but did not engage in sexual activity with her. In response, the news broadcaster reported that the whistleblower who discovered the chat bypassed the police. Sept. 23, 2016: In a case that precedes the Burning Sun scandal, Sports Seoul reported that singer Jung Joon-young was investigated by police after being accused of secretly filming a sex act. The bathroom lights in the video were the same as the ones in the VIP room bathroom at Burning Sun. 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). According to the report, the members kicked out Mr. A from their chatroom as soon as his incident involving marijuana was reported on the news. This year should have been a victory lap for K-pop. After pushing me down, he kicked me in the face three times with his shoes. A Blue House petition seeking to extend the investigation reached 687,767 signatures. Discover short videos related to burning sun scandal blackpink on TikTok. Seungri of Big Bang attends a news conference after Chinese internet giant Tencent and Sony Music Entertainment signing distribution partnership on Jan. 31, 2018 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 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