I was a silent observer to this serious problem, where my actions could have led to even more victims. 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. MBN reported that Jung Joon-young had also been part of a separate 2018 investigation into hidden camera footage. He was summoned by the police for questioning but was in the U.S. where he studies at Georgetown. Prior to this, the earliest incident was believed to have taken place in 2015. He also confirmed that he submitted his own cell phone. He called for investigation of three cases: Burning Sun Gate, the covert sex footage case; and former vice-minister of Justice's sex . 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. Jung Joon Young submitted 3 phones to the police so far, but the police decided to search his home in case he was still hiding others. The woman, an apparent acquaintance of Jung since 2012, came forward with suspicions of sexual assault after being made aware of the chatrooms. March 14: Jung was brought into the police station for questioning, which lasted for 21 hours. SBS News also revealed chat logs showing CNBLUEs Lee Jonghyun and Jung Joon Young discussing their sex with different girls. When Seungri discussedthe chat log Police Chief, Police Superintendent Yoon, he said,I dont know him well. Sisa Journal published an interview with Seungri where he denies allegations of prostitution and gambling. Among the celebrities summoned by police includes Mr. A, who was formerly a singer, but now is promoting active on television broadcasts. Reports state that the police said there were no plans to question the trio. 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. The Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency stated they would conduct an internal investigation into police corruption. The Investigation Team sent the data over to the Intellectual Crime Team for analyzation regarding this, and the police stated that they would conduct a thorough investigation so that no suspicions would remain. If you wanted a rare bottle of champagne. The scandal is known as Burning Sun, after the ritzy Gangnam-district nightclub where many of the alleged crimes took place. He went on to explain that he often takes photos with fans who ask for them. The police claimed that Kim Sang Kyo was arrested for obstruction of business, while the club itself claimed it was for sexual harassment. Shocking revelations in the Burning Sun case have rocked South Korea daily in recent months seven chart-topping K-pop stars have been arrested on a range of charges from drug possession to group sexual assault, although not all have been indicted. He received a fine of 2.5 million won and a suspended license, but he was not charged with bribing a police officer at the time. In the content of the group chatroom from October 2016, the term police chief was mentioned. 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. Jung Jinwoons agency explained that its difficult to get in touch with him because he is currently still in the militarys training program. Stocks of South Korean entertainment firms plummeted after the scandal broke, with five major K-pop firms losing nearly 18% of their value in the weeks after the news. According to Dispatch, this was where Jung Joon Youngs private conversation with HIGHLIGHTs Yong Junhyung comes in. March 28: Seungri booked by police for distributing secretly obtained obscene photography with group chat. Dont let the public or press know about this. It was not a decision that had been made after consulting with the agency. Kim Sang Kyo later sent a petition toThe Blue House, where he told his side of the story again in detail. When his mother arrived, she demanded that he be transferred to another branch for investigation, and called for an ambulance. MBCs Newsdesk reported that a minor entered Burning Sun in July 2018, and that Burning Sun CEO Lee Sung Hyun paid an officer named Kang to cover up the situation. Seungri again denied allegations about soliciting prostitutes in 2015, and claims that the women mentioned in those chat logs werent prostitutes. So far,police have no plans to investigate Kangin, Jung Jinwoon, or Lee Chul Woo. I responded You got caught by her? I did not receive a video at that time, but I did receive a different video at a different time. Japanese CEO associated with alleged 2015 hotel prostitution denied that he ever received sexual services coordinated by Seungri. The marijuana use allegedly happened in the VIP area next to the VIP entrance that is reserved for special guests. As a member who was not as well-known, he said he did not notify the agency out of fear and hoped for the incident to pass by quietly and is deeply regretting and reflecting upon his wrong judgement. Although Jangs case is not directly related to Burning Sun, the latter prompted increased calls to reinvestigate sexual abuse cases. April 15: Police clarified that Seungri and Yuris Yoo had several meals and golf meetings with police Superintendent Yoon. The Seoul Police Department launched an investigation into the prostitution claims. In February,32 investigators brought out 4 boxes of potential evidence from the club. - Arrest warrant with . Are there no young and pretty and nice bitches? It is predicted that they didnt want to be negatively affected by Mr. As scandal. Some messages allegedly discussed raping women at the club. Around the same time that Kim Sang Kyos Blue House Petition went public, more shocking news about the Burning Sun emerged. March 19: The police requested arrest warrants for Jung Joon-young, Burning Sun employee Mr. Kim and Burning Sun director Mr. Jang. Seungris music in Big Bang was rooted in hip-hop, buffed to a glossy electronic sheen. On March 15, MBNrevealed the identities of all 8 members of the original hidden camera chatroom. He also did not recall what conversations had taken place there. 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. The club was reportedly under suspicion of tax evasion. Feb. 13: Reports claimed that a woman nicknamed Anna was suspected of dealing drugs at Burning Sun. Seungri explained that he quit his position as a director of Burning Sun before the assault cases, and claimed he was also a victim of Burning Suns misdeeds. K-pop fans are often fiercely loyal and devoted. If you havent had them on, dont say anything. Inlate March,Seungriconfessed to reporting a club that he set up withYuri HoldingsCEO Yoo In Sukas a typical restaurant and that he knew that it was illegal when he committed the act. Soon after Jung Joon Young was taken into custody, his arrest warrant was approved by Seoul Central District Court prosecutor Im Min Sung. I screamed at them to not film me but about 4 of them filmed me while laughing and mocking me. I asked a security guard for help, but I ended up getting beat up by the security guards and people who seemed like their friends. Its just that K-pop stars are not supposed to partake of them.. The investigation did not confirm the rape allegation. 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. If you wanted the club to stay open an extra hour. After Jung Joon Youngs arrest, an additional 3 cases of illegal video filming has been discovered. Sometimes these were sex workers who went willingly, although they did not necessarily consent to their subsequent treatment. In response to these rumors, Zico asserted that the golden phone he referred to had nothing to do with this case. The police also revealed that Seungri had admitted to giving Senior Superintendent Yoon and his wife 3 tickets toBIGBANGconcerts. She has been suspected of using Burning Sun as a location for money laundering as well. Amidst the news reports, one reporter claimed that Seungris gaze was full of anger when he showed up to the station. CCTV footage (from December 2018) showed anorganized sexual assault taking place inside the club. April 8: The Korea Heraldreported that police summoned female guests who attended Seungris birthday party held in December 2017, in Palawan, the Philippines, to determine whether their expenses were covered in return for sexual services. The alleged victim bolstered her claims with an audio file and alleged photos of the incident from the group chat. Seungri and his lawyer said the chat logs had been misinterpretted. Seungri, Yoo In Suk, and the man suspected of being Mr. A are also pictured. As soon as I writhed in pain, he pushed me down with his body and hit my shoulder hard three times. 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. 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.. But I truly dont think this is an industry problem as much as it is a societal problem.. Police officers are supposed to report any cases of celebrities or public figures being cited for DUI to a higher-up,but because Choi Jonghoon stated he was unemployed, the DUI may not have been reported. According to various reports for Thai media agencies, the identity of a VIP customer of club Burning Sun has been revealed to be a man named Chavanos Rattakul, CEO of Origin Food and the director of St. Andrew's International School. He emerged from the District Court at 12:18 pm after approximately 1 hour and 48 minutes. A post shared by HIGHLIGHT (@bigbadboii) on Mar 13, 2019 at 7:01pm PDT. It was also announced that Burning Sun would be shuttered. The two parties ended up settling the matter, and no charges were filed. On the same say, over 20 police and digital forensics agents searched and seized club ARENA, looking for any evidence that may be related to the case. 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. 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 superintendent was later booked by the police. Now there is no one who believe that this is the truth. Seungri stressed that he simply wanted to find women to accompany the guests in question and says he was only treating them well to collect the 2 billion won (~$1.75 million USD) that he invested in them. According to the revealed data, Seungri ordered Employee Kim to prepare the main seat at clubARENA(a club Seungri frequented) and to bring girls. Seungri and Yoo are suspected of having embezzled around 2 billion won in total through their business partnership (around $1.71 million USD). A post shared by @seungriseyo on Mar 11, 2019 at 1:39am PDT. Oct. 6, 2016: Jung Joon-young was acquitted in the hidden camera case after a police investigation. The same day, KBSshared an alleged chat conversation that showed the men talkingabout the incident in a jovial manner. It must be revealed through investigations. The Burning Sun was a popular club. Following an additional complaint filed by the woman earlier this month, the SMPA opted to reinvestigate. Based on MBNs investigations and report, Yong Junhyung and Lee Jonghyun were not a part of the original chatroom, and instead part of a separate one with Jung Joon Young, and some of the members of the original chatroom. 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). In February, it came to light thatSeungrihadpersonally taken photos withAena, a woman who formerly worked at the Burning Sun as a promoter and has been accused of dealing drugs to the clubs customers. We are sorry. From today, I plan to officially make a request to the Military Manpower Administration for a delay to my military enlistment. 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. A Dispatch article showed that Jung Joon-young was allegedly involved in foreign prostitution rings. Its blood because you people assaulted me.. 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. I apologize. Yuri Holdings currently holds less, as half of the shares were allegedly given to Lin. A bulk of the evidence stems from leaked chatrooms from Korean app KakaoTalk. The man who had an issue with me, as well as the bodyguard and a couple of his friends, tripped me and stomped on me with their feet. Lee Chul Woos agency stated he was not a member of the chatroom and had not filmed or distributed illegal videos. Starting in March 2019, a new Golden Phone appeared. Around the same time that Seungri made this confession, he continued to deny claims that he had solicited prostitutes for investors. Seungri said that he did not know Lee Moon Ho has been taking drugs, and he was surprised when the test results came out positive. This confirmed Lawyer Bang Jung Hyuns suspicions that a high-level officer was involved. According to the lawyer, CEO A had scammed Seungri out of 2 billion KRW ($1,756,319 USD) and Seungris messages were a result of his falling for CEO As malicious questions. Another employee witnesseda man feeding a woman a spiked drink. The message seems to be that women are valued for being sexualized props. On February 2, Seungri posted an official statement on Instagram. MBCs News Desk reported on claims that a man known as Mr. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google. He did not submit his phone as evidence, as he claimed that the phone was broken. The following day,Dispatchrevealed several conversations froma group chat, where the clubs staff talked about the drugging and raping of women. We take this work extremely seriously and are committed to evaluating each case sensitively and fairly. In the police reports, Kim Sang Kyo was named the assailant, and Mr. Jang the victim. The Korea Herald reportedthat the Seoul Central District Court issued the warrant for Kangs arrest over suspicions that he underreported sales at the club and inflated salaries of employees from 2014 to 2017 as a way to avoid paying taxes. MBC alleged thatonly videos from 2015 and 2016 have been discovered on Jung Joon Youngs phone(s) because he abandoned his most recent phone in Los Angeles. of Sexual Crimes, reported the Korea Herald. Immediately, a mans arm reached out from the table and tried to pull the woman by grabbing her between her armpits and breasts. SBSs 8 OClock News reported on suspicions of business violations at Seungris other club, Monkey Museum. The police also announced that Seungri violated the Anti-Bribery Act, and determined that Seungri did indeed solicit prostitution, which he previously denied many times. The man, an acquaintance of Seungri and Burning Suns CEO, was a VIP customer who reportedly spent $7,000-$9,000 USD on tables each visit. In the publics collective consciousness, the people whose supposed mission is to protect and serve are tainted beyond being salvaged. On March 13, SBSsNews Briefing reported that in addition toJung Joon Youngs sex scandal in 2016 with his ex-girlfriend, he was accused of filming illegal cams in 2018. Feminist leaders in Korea are doxxed severely. But beyond the cavalier and criminal ways that some of them . I will be faithful to the investigation by the authorities, which will start from the morning of the 14th, without any lies, and I will accept the punishment I receive, for the behavior I have committed. We also received testimonies that such prostitution did happen. The case was investigated twice in 2013 and 2014 but was thrown out despite the video, with prosecutors arguing that Kim could not be identified. As it turns out, the man was an acquaintance of Seungri and Burning Sun's CEO and also a VIP customer who, according to an insider, spent $7,000-$9,000 . Two days later, another singer,Eddy Kim, was added to the growing list of chatroom participants. Junwon is a shareholder of Burning Sun Entertainment and previously managed the Le Mridien Seoul hotel, where Burning Sun was located. They objectified the women using vulgar language. We never asked for a lighter punishment. The chatroom contained Seungri, 2 unnamed male singers, Yuri Holdings CEO Mr. Yoo, Seungris acquaintance Mr. Kim, an unnamed entertainment company employee, and 2 other people. 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. 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. Choi Jonghoon was booked for bribing an officer. In his message, he apologized to his members and fans who have had difficulties because of his controversies. 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. The clubs security guards held Kim Sang Kyodown and helped Mr. Jang to beat him. April 9: Roy Kim returnedto South Korea from the U.S., where he was studying at Georgetown. He has also said he is willing to partake in the police investigation as soon as he returns back to Korea. The policemen filmed him as they ridiculed him. On March 15, Seungri and Jung Joon Young completed their respective 16-hour and 21-hour investigations and returned home. The lawyer who acted on behalf of the whistleblower told a CBS Radio show that the chatroom suggested ties to the police. The agency, who previously claimed that he had no connection to the chatroom, stated that they had not been notified of his DUI. 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. It was the largest scandal to hit the K-pop industry. Hello, you who is hiding in the shadows behind an anonymous name. April 2: Singer Roy Kim named as one of the previously unidentified participants in KakaoTalk group chat with Jung, Choi and others. They threw me out from the VIP entrance of Burning Sun and pushed me towards an area that didnt have CCTV. 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. 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. South Korean police confirmed that they were seeking aid from Chinese authorities regarding the alleged illegal activities of a Taiwanese businesswoman in relation to Burning Sun and the ongoing investigation. TV Chosun reported that Seungri is suspected of deleting evidence of police ties on Instagram. He was not part of the main chatroom, but he had knowledge of Jungs illegal camera footage. Footage from MBCs Radio Star in 2016 featuring Zico talking about Jung Joon Youngs golden phone gave rise to suspicions that Zico had also been involved in the chatrooms. booked on charges of drug use and distribution. April 26: Park arrested over suspected purchasing and usage of methamphetamine. Dispatch reported that the chats where Seungri allegedly talks about soliciting prostitution were held in this same chatroom. An officer allegedly requested the forensics team to claim they couldnt restore the singers phone, which was key evidence. On March 13, FNC Entertainment released an official statement on Choi Jonghoons behalf, regarding accusations. However, he has confirmed that there was no instance of request to the media or police as stated in reports released today. All of these actions were extremely immoral, and I was very foolish. In 2018, tens of thousands of women protested illicit hidden-camera footage under the banner of My Life Is Not Your Porn. Filming women (or men) without their consent is such a serious issue in Korea that you cannot buy a cell phone that doesnt make a shutter sound when you take a photo, Saeji said. I took videos of women without their consent, I spread it in the KakaoTalk chat room, and acted without guilt or remorse. The club sets the scene for one of the most complex scandals to hit Korea, one that goes beyond the K-pop world. The Burning Sun scandal may be a catalyst to change by reassessing K-pops pristine image. In this March 14, 2019, photo, TV presenter Jung Joon-young, center, arrives at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Seoul. In this picture, the daughter of Mr. A, who Seungri is suspected of arranging sexual favors for, is pictured. FNC Entertainment stated that Choi Jonghoon would cooperate with police investigations, and would be halting his activities. His label, Stone Music Entertainment, saidhe would return to Korea and participate in the necessary questioning.. Lowy Institute, Former Big Bang boyband member Seungri, centre, real name Lee Seung-hyun, leaves the High Court in Seoul in May (Photo: Ed Jones via Getty). The clubs manager, Mr. Jang, punched Kim Sang Kyo, dragged him to the street, and began physically assaulting him. A press conference held by the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency confirmed that a chatroom member referenced a police connection. On March 13,arrived at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Station to be questioned and investigated for his role in the hidden camera chatroom and soliciting prostitution, among other accused crimes. (Reddit has a fan translation here.). 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 Seungri requested to postpone his military enlistment, Koreas Military Manpower Administration announced plans to amend the law to prevent people from enlisting to escape from reality.. Jung Joon Young was led by the police with his hands tied to the nearest police station to be taken into custody to await news of his arrest decision. All three cases were forwarded to prosecution. More than what I can say now, I will participate in the investigations truthfully. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Department released a statement saying that they will investigate the matter. Its done.. Lin, Staff Writer Published : Mar 18, 2019 8,925 Views. When news reports claimed that FTISLANDsChoi Jonghoon and CNBLUEsLee Jonghyun were involved in Jung Joon Youngs chatrooms, FNC Entertainment issued a statement to clarify the situation. 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. In another conversation, the staff discussed watching sex occur in the VIP room while recording it. Netizens matched up photos of Celebrity A toJung Joong Young and Celebrity B toFTISLANDs Choi Jonghoon. April 17: Jung was indicted on charges of violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment etc. Ten women were reported to be victims of the non-consensual filming. The modern K-pop idol management system first arose after the major label SM Entertainment ran damage control after a breakout star was caught with marijuana. 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. May 3: Parks case forwarded to prosecution. When it arrived, the police station refused to let Kim Sang Kyo go. On March 13, it was revealed that March 11, the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) sent the chartroom case to the Supreme Prosecutors Office for further investigation. Seungri reportedly directed the employee to find prostitutes. The scandal that began with allegations of drugs and violence at Seoul's Burning Sun nightclub, has since implicated several k-pop celebrities, and is now having an impact on the TV drama world . They kept me tied and incarcerated for about 2 hours. March 6: Kukinews reported that YG founder Yang Hyun Suk and his brother, Yang Min Suk, owned a club called Love Signal. As a result, new phones were allegedly submitted by Choi Jonghoon, Seungri, and Jung Joon Young for police investigations. Get our L.A. Lowy Institute. I didnt want them to flee the scene, so I went back towards them and screamed at them to not run away. We have processes and resources in place to support survivors, conduct equitable investigations, and hold accountable those found in violation of our policies.. KBS1s KBS News 9 also reported that he received prostitutes from Yuri Holdings Yoo In Suk. In the video, a club employee drags a struggling (and allegedly drugged) woman to the VIP room, reportedly to sexually assault her. SMPA announced its cybercrime unit had begun investigating about 200 media industry insiders, including reporters and producers, who had participated in a chat that shared sexual footage shot illegally allegedly at Burning Sun. This scandal demonstrates how women are being treated as objects in Korean society, said CedarBough Saeji, a postdoctoral fellow in Korean studies at University of British Columbia and a scholar of contemporary Korean culture. Yuris Yoo had several meals and golf meetings with police Superintendent Yoon, he continued to deny claims that chatroom. 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