He was also fined 1. KPOP, short for Korean pop music, is a global phenomenon thanks to its distinctive blend of addictive melodies, sharp choreography and production values. KPOP has been present for two decades and in particular has become increasingly visible to global audiences in the past five to ten years.
K-Pop is making a major contribution to the South Korean economic system. Seungri was indicted in January on multiple charges, including arranging illegal sexual services for business investors from Taiwan, Japan, and Hong Kong from to He was also convicted of embezzling funds from a Seoul nightclub and violating laws prohibiting overseas gambling by betting heavily at foreign casinos from to He denied most of the charges.
This was further known as the Burning Sun Scandal. The Burning Sun, a nightclub in Seoul, received widespread media and police attention in , following allegations of drug use, violence, and sexual assault.
In addition, an investigation commenced after a man claimed to have been assaulted by the nightclub staff when he tried to stop another female patron from being sexually harassed in November The investigation was undertaken to further discover allegations that the club staff drugged young women so that VIP club members could rape them. One text included a video of an intoxicated woman being assaulted, unaware that she was being filmed because she had been drugged.
Seungri was one of the biggest players in this investigation and became the face of the investigation due to his ties to Burning Sun. While he was not the club owner, he worked there as a director and was allegedly responsible for the charges noted above. In addition, it was found that fellow singer and variety star Jung Joon-Young had secretly filmed himself having sex with at least 10 women and shared the footage in the group chat.
