Follow up on SeungRi case

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Journalist Kang Kyung Yoon of SBS funE, who published the original exclusive report containing the text messages, has responded to accusations of their fabrication.

“There is no reason to fabricate or edit the reported messages,” she said. “There was absolutely no fabrication or editing other than filtering some severely despicable expressions, and everything is true.”

“If a request is received from the investigative agency, [I] will actively cooperate,” she stated.

Seungri Expresses Desire To Cooperate With All Police Investigations After Sexual Escort Service Allegations
BIGBANG’s Seungri, following allegations yesterday that he offered escort services of a sexual nature to business investors, released a statement through YG Entertainment expressing his desire to cooperate with authorities in order to quickly resolve the matter.

Here is the full statement from YG Entertainment:

We are relaying Seungri’s statement that he sent us yesterday evening.
For the last month, regarding the unsettling issues and news that have been brought forth about him, Seungri has continuously expressed his apologies to everyone. Though it’s small, Seungri has revealed that he wishes to, as soon as possible, submit to drug tests as well as actively cooperate with investigations on all the allegations surrounding him.
YG Entertainment is of the same stance as Seungri, and our legal team will be contacting investigative authorities this morning to relay Seungri’s wishes to go into the station soon to cooperate with investigations.
We hope that through thorough investigations by the police, the truth of the indiscriminate rumors will be revealed, and if there is even the slightest issue, Seungri will have to accept the legal consequences.
Conversely, if the rumors are proved false, we will, in addition to requesting a police investigation, be preparing all routes of legal action.

Previously, on February 26, SBS funE released an exclusive report containing text messages allegedly exchanged between Seungri, an employee, and CEO Yoo of Yuri Holdings, an investment company Seungri was preparing to establish. The content of the text messages revealed in the report suggested an offering of a sexual escort service.

YG promptly responded to the report, saying that they spoke with Seungri, and he said the messages were fabricated. Yuri Holdings also released a statement saying that the messages must have been fabricated by someone with malicious intent.

Meanwhile, journalist Kang Kyung Yoon of SBS funE, who published the initial exclusive, insisted in a statement that there was no fabrication, and that she would cooperate in any investigations regarding the matter.

All this comes on the heels of a controversy surrounding the club Burning Sun, which became embroiled in allegations of sexual assault, drug dealing, and hidden cameras following an assault incident brought forth by a club patron. Seungri was caught up in the controversy for his association with the club, although both he and the club CEO stated that he was never involved in management of the club and was just a consultant.


Yuri Holdings Denies Claims They And Seungri Pursued Prostitution Services For Foreign Investors

Yuri Holdings, the company involved in recent claims surrounding BIGBANG’s Seungri, has released an official statement denying claims that they pursued prostitution services for business investors.

On February 26, SBS funE released text messages from December 2015 that are said to be between Seungri, CEO Yoo of Yuri Holdings (an investment company Seungri was preparing to establish), and an employee. According to the report, the content of the conversation shared in the group chat implies that the participants were discussing hiring prostitutes for foreign business investors.

In response, YG Entertainment has released an official statement denying all allegations and claiming that the text messages were fabricated, along with an announcement that they will take legal action regarding this issue. The Seoul Police Department has launched an investigation into the claims.

Yuri Holdings, the company named in the claims, has now stepped forward to deny the allegations that have been made. Their official statement reads as follows:

Recently, Yuri Holdings has been in the news, since the Burning Sun incident.
Firstly, we take responsibility for the issue as one of the companies holding stocks in Burning Sun.
However, we feel the need to release our official statement regarding the facts surrounding Yuri Holdings as we can no longer sit back and watch articles written on claims and suspicions.
The text messages that have become an issue are all completely false, and we believe someone with malicious intent towards Seungri and our company has fabricated these text messages as a grudge and sent them to reporters. This is fake news that has been published without being confirmed.
Not only do we not have any foreign shareholders in our company, but the text messages were released on a newly-created image based on content submitted by a tip rather than actual screenshots of the conversations themselves. We cannot stay silent on the matter anymore and have decided to give our statement.
We plan to request an investigation into the individual who fabricated the text messages and submitted them to reporters, and we will take legal action to reveal the truth.
Executive Director Lee Hong Gyu



Park Han Byul’s Agency Responds To Claims Of Husband’s Involvement In Prostitution Case Tied To Seungri

Park Han Byul’s agency has responded to the latest reports regarding the actress’s husband and BIGBANG’s Seungri.

On February 26, SBS funE released text messages between Seungri, CEO Yoo of Yuri Holdings (Park Han Byul’s husband), and an employee. SBS funE claimed that the messages were evidence that Seungri had offered escort services of a sexual nature to business investors at clubs in Gangnam district. In response, YG denied the report.

Additionally, a source from Park Han Byul’s agency, Fly Up Entertainment, stated, “It is true that Park Han Byul’s husband worked together with Seungri as business partners, but because he is a non-celebrity and because it is his private life, we are in a situation where we currently do not know all the details of the inside story. Moving forward, please refrain from [releasing] any speculative reports regarding Park Han Byul and her husband.”

Following the reports on BIGBANG’s Seungri, the source added, “There are no plans for additional statements. What we have already mentioned before is everything there is.”


YG Denies Resurfaced Reports Of Seungri Inhaling Nitrous Oxide In 2017

Following recent news about Seungri’s alleged involvement in offering sexual escort services to foreign business investors, previous Vietnamese news reports of Seungri inhaling nitrous oxide (laughing gas) have resurfaced.

On February 19, 2017, Vietnamese news outlets including web portal Baomoi.com reported, “After the problematic photos of him at the club spread on the internet, Seungri’s Instagram account is being spammed by [Vietnamese] fans telling him to return to Korea.” The news outlet also uploaded a photo of a man appearing to be Seungri receiving the help of a woman to inhale a transparent plastic bag. According to the report, Seungri visited Hanoi, Vietnam for business purposes and stayed at a club until 2 a.m. with several men including Dennis Do, an acquaintance of Seungri and a real estate agency employee. The controversy was sparked by photos of Seungri taking photos with fans, deejaying at the club, and seemingly inhaling nitrous oxide.

A source from YG Entertainment stated on February 27, “Upon checking with Seungri, the photo was taken from a misleading angle. He said he has never inhaled nitrous oxide. The reports from Vietnam are clearly false reports, and he feels very falsely accused. He is arguing that it doesn’t make sense for him to inhale nitrous oxide in an public place like a club.”

On the same day, prior to this news, YG stated that Seungri had expressed his desire to cooperate with all police investigations to quickly resolve the matter regarding the allegations of his offering sexual escort services to foreign investors.

source: soompi 1, 2, 3, 4, naver 1, 2, 3, 4, hankooki,

Comments

[jyusou.livejournal.com]

This is such a goddamn mess. Like, Daesung’s taxi man slaughter levels of mess. These are serious allegations with the side presenting their claims not backing down, and Seungri’s claims of being “hands on” in his business really biting him in the ass in this situation. And throughout it all Seungri’s fans have been absolutely insufferable.

[thatchicksaywha.livejournal.com]

that Daesung case was crazy, and its crazier that he was able continue to be successful as a member of bigbang afterwards and well loved. would have never happened if a female idol was in his position.

[jyusou.livejournal.com]

Agreed. I couldn’t believe that he can continue his career with Big Bang after that. It still boggles my mind. Goes to show how much men need to shut the fuck up and stop victimizing themselves when they are more likely than most to get away with anything or be forgiven about anything.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I'd compare the two in the sense that, from what I remember of Dae's case it was a car accident, and he seemed genuinely shaken by it. He didn't choose to kill someone It's awful all around, someone died ffs... and in retrospect maybe he should have backed away from idol life altogether.

But SeungRi apparently choose to abuse women, from what I gathered (the case is still on going), he apparently (let me put myself on the safe side of a potential lawsuit XD) willingly abused women and doesn't seem remorseful at all
Like he's still doing concert I think, like... what?

[thatchicksaywha.livejournal.com]

ah yeah, thats a good point to make that i didn't think of. the two cases are different in terms of who the victims are, and even though Daesung never faced serious consequences from the law he still was extremely shaken up and remorseful.

given that in SeungRi's case the victims are women, i highly doubt we'll get a serious apology from him. especially given the fact that it's pretty well known that he's never been great to women in the past

[jyusou.livejournal.com]

Lol I admit when I made the comparison it was on a subjective scale of “how Severe does this situation feel for you overall?” despite the clear differences. But yeah, I agree with you that what makes the difference is intention. Daesung may not have intended to run over a man and is clearly upset about what he’d done, but Seungri (based on current developments so far) seems to see nothing wrong with what he’s doing, and that is so much worse. *sigh* we’ll just have to see.

[bunnyfries.livejournal.com]

I think additionally in Daesung's favor, he chooses to exclusively promote his solo work in Japan out of consideration for the family members of the deceased, so they don't have to see him in the media besides group promos.

And with these current scandals (I highly doubt BB will continue as 5 post army) he might stick in Japan permanently now.

[lizanka23.livejournal.com]

i completely forgot about the daesung mess. was he found by the courts to not be responsible at all? wouldn't he at least have gotten manslaughter charges?

[lizanka23.livejournal.com]

wasn't daesung speeding though? he should've gotten some charge at least community service

[tungatunga.livejournal.com]

For speeding? Fine at most.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Wasn't the victime the one with alchool in his blood?
Daesung was speeding I think, which is also bad
I think his licence was suspended?

[lizanka23.livejournal.com]

oh, thank you! i forgot those details

[aures.livejournal.com]

wow every time i blink this case gets bigger and bigger

[yxerin.livejournal.com]

take them down miss kang

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

We need to start a fanclub for her, I'm afraid crazy stans will come after her
I don't doubt she can handle it but you know

[nana-the-dwarf.livejournal.com]

Never mind the delusional stans, there’s actual criminal activity going on here and she might air the police’ dirty laundry as well. SBS better have her back.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

yeah SBS better protect her
Somehow I'm glad her name is public because althouogh she's more of a target it also offers some protection. She's not anonymous

[yxerin.livejournal.com]

damn i didn’t rly consider that. journalists pay a high price uncovering the truth, hopefully she feels like it’s worth it

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

When that scandal came out a few years back of the girl who had a one night stand with Seungri I guess we should have known boy is no good lmao

[shawarmafordays.livejournal.com]

I hope he gets his comeuppance.

Good job on the reporter not backing down.

[kcaomei.livejournal.com]

reporter kang: the real MVP

[jillyjellly.livejournal.com]

People on reddit are saying that Seungri thinks of himself as Gatsby... cackling at this irony.

[daynr.livejournal.com]

I hope she can back it up (like getting the phone company subpeonaed or whatever) and stays safe. If the companies aren't that dirty to hurt her, stans can be. (Yes I watch a lot of dramas.)

[nana-the-dwarf.livejournal.com]

She mentioned having to actually tone down the conversation for her article because it was much more disgusting than what she published. She also mentioned going all out with this after a NA sumit is over in March.

[thatchicksaywha.livejournal.com]

thanks i hate it! really hope seungri and YG don't get off the hook for this..

[lizanka23.livejournal.com]

ok yuri holdings. why would someone have a grudge against seungri? is there something you're not telling us? i hope yg entertainment goes down in flames but the korean public seems to be in love with all of yg artists

[babyjenkski.livejournal.com]

korean public seems to be in love with all of yg artists

and I often wonder why

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

he also wants to take a drug test. like... thanks but that's not what we're talking about?

[rainstormraider.livejournal.com]

YG/Seungri/Delusional fans are really trying to muddy the waters by claiming that conspiracy theories and voluntary drug tests will absolve all sins.

If there is any criminal conspiracy, it is that YGE has used its sphere of influence to suppress any active investigations into wrong doings committed by their people through the use of their money and power base. This corruption runs deep and no claims of this being a diversion tactic can change the fact that you reap what you sow.

Your idols had it easy when they were protected by their agency and the fact that you act like they deserve to be treated as something special because you like them proves that you are morally bankrupt.

[jillyjellly.livejournal.com]

kind of off topic but do army have beef with yg?

[babyjenkski.livejournal.com]

AMRY is big in numbers. I wouldn't be surprised if there are some who hates YG.

[bea-chan22.livejournal.com]

From what I've seen in Twitter, Armys are complaining that BTS' plagiarism news was in the front page of Naver, and not this one.

[daynr.livejournal.com]

Jeez, while this is more important news, kind of not the point army.

[jaelissi.livejournal.com]

I think the point is about Naver working to bury YG scandals because YG has a stake in Naver. Possibly trying to throw in a BTS scandal as a distraction

[rainstormraider.livejournal.com]

It kind of is.

It (and the news about IOI reuniting turning out to be false) proves that YG media play is strong especially through Osen and on Naver.

[jyusou.livejournal.com]

Is the news to do with the French photographer? If so then yeah, I get why they’re complaining, and ultimately if it brings this news to the front page then all the better.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

But aren't they the one giving the news traffic by checking it out and commenting?

[jyusou.livejournal.com]

Giving which news traffic? The plagiarism one or the Seungri one?

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

The plagiarism

[jyusou.livejournal.com]

Oh okay, just making sure. I don't doubt there's traffic because of the volume, but in comparison to Seungri's story, it shouldn't be more than that story at this point, because it's a few days old now, the plagiarism claims were really meh, and most of the discussion surrounding it has died down a lot, from what I observed.

[jaelissi.livejournal.com]

It's a longstanding grudge between them and ikon fans to a lesser extent and bigbang fans to a greater extent. There was a whole period when BTS kept getting attacked by VIPs over petty stuff like plagiarizing hair colors and jackets, a test screen on a vcr and stuff like that. It was very abnormal, especially since VIPs are supposed to be older, more mature fans.

[rainstormraider.livejournal.com]

VIP being more mature is a myth.
They started that even during their heydays of fighting with the Cassiopeia and ELF fandom to prove that only elementary kids liked SM groups and that more mature people appreciated Big Bang. They have never been shit. Only shit disturbers who hid behind that title to create more fandom fights.

[jaelissi.livejournal.com]

I should have suggested some kind of air quote, because the VIPs I've seen have been anything but. Jumping to defend BB from any and all atrocities, but then trying to bury other groups over an emotional connection to hair dye. I think you need some kind of feverish adoration to stick with YG after everything that's come out of that company

[rainstormraider.livejournal.com]

Anyone who ever uses the term PapaYG without irony is a write off in my book.
VIPs have been one of the craziest fandoms for so long that people think it’s normal behaviour now.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

there's people who used it without irony?

[rainstormraider.livejournal.com]

I was as surprised as you are when I saw it being used in earnest.

[jillyjellly.livejournal.com]

i don't know about VIP being mature. if anything they're just as mature as army. there are a couple loud ones remaining but they're vastly outnumbered by army who seem keen on taking down YG, which i thought was funny

[kimbafierce.livejournal.com]

He's trash, wbk, tho I'm worried for miss Kang, hope she's well protected.

[countthesaints.livejournal.com]

Everything about this is just utterly disgusting.

I hope Kang is being protected in all of this.