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The former Big Bang singer was indicted without detention for allegedly organizing prostitutes, habitual gambling, and illegal foreign currency trade, a PR official from the Seoul Central Prosecutors' office confirmed to CNN Thursday.
CNN has reached out to Seungri's lawyer for comment. The year-old -- whose real name is Lee Seung-hyun -- was one of K-pop's biggest stars before he dramatically quit the entertainment industry in March last year after it emerged that he was under investigation.
Big Bang idol Seungri quits K-pop as he becomes a suspect in prostitution investigation. Seungri's indictment is the latest development in the so-called "Burning Sun scandal" over a nightclub in Seoul's glitzy Gangnam neighborhood. Seungri sat on the board of the club, and oversaw its publicity. Read More. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police, Burning Sun was the site of bribery, violence against customers, securing prostitutes for VIPs, rape, drug trafficking and drug use.
But, in the end, those efforts were not enough to save his career. Spiraling scandal. K-Pop stars are expected to conform to notoriously high standards of conduct, both from their management and fans. Their labels impose restrictions on who and how publicly they can date, what they wear and how they behave in public.
That success put additional pressure on Seungri. CedarBough Saeji, an expert in Korean culture and society at the University of British Columbia, said that for K-Pop stars: "Their every public moment is a product to be consumed as representative of the nation, representative of ideal behavior, and representative of performative talent. Jenna Gibson, a Korea expert at the University of Chicago, said that if the allegations against Seungri and Burning Sun were true, "this level of scandal goes beyond anything we've seen in recent memory" in K-pop.
Drug laws are exceptionally strict in South Korea and drug use is also rare. Only about 7, arrests were made in , according to the Korean Statistical Information Service, in a country of more than 51 million people.
Illicit spy cam cases skyrocket in South Korea Celebrities caught with even small amounts of marijuana can find themselves suspended by labels or forced to make public apologies. Sensational headlines can take a serious hit on the bottom line. Often in the wake of a scandal, labels and stars will cancel events -- as Seungri has done -- and postpone record releases until attention in the story wanes.
Gibson predicted Seungri might choose to begin his mandatory military service early in order to get out of the public eye. All South Korean men are required to perform between 18 and 21 months of public service, something that can be devastating for entertainers' careers. The group was one of the most popular acts when it comes to the K-pop sound, playing a major role in defining the industry as it exists now. In the past, he opened a dance academy to train upcoming K-pop idols, started a record label and has been involved in the nightclub and restaurant businesses.
He is scheduled to enlist in the South Korean military on March Military service is mandatory for young men in South Korea. His talent agency, YG Entertainment, recently said he will begin his service as planned. YG has since terminated their exclusive contract with Seungri.
Seungri denies the accusations, and announced he would step down from all his entertainment roles. He shared his resignation on Instagram:. Regarding the issues that are being investigated, I will be investigated diligently and reveal all the suspicions… I personally cannot tolerate causing harm to everyone around me in order to save myself.
Both drug use and prostitution are illegal in South Korea. In late February, a series of text messages on the popular messaging app KakaoTalk were reported on by local news. The messages reported on by local news that said they were between Seungri, the Korean singer and actor Jung Joon Young and a number of other men, showed people discussing arrangements for providing escort services to attendees at a nightclub.
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