Police Arrest Kang Byung-kyu for Assault

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

The latest incident involving Kang Byung-kyu, 37, a baseball pitcher-turned-TV entertainer, and Chung Tae-won, the executive producer of KBS-2’s hit action-drama “Iris,” took another turn on Tuesday when the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced Kang had been booked without detention on assault charges.

The same day, police also released their analysis of a video of a fight between the two last month.

The incident is related to a feud between Iris star Lee Byung-hun and his ex-girlfriend Kwon Mi-yeon, a former Canadian gymnast. Kang was rumored to have urged Kwon to file a lawsuit against Lee.

The police said that the video footage, captured last month by CCTV cameras on the set, shows Chung and an associate holding baseball bats over Kang, who is later seen dragging the associate out of the shot.

Kang says he visited the Iris set on Dec. 14 to talk to Chung about the rumors, which Kang has accused Chung of starting.

While Chung alleges that Kang brought “gangsters” to the set and was violent, Kang maintains that the people who accompanied him were his friends and that he is the victim, not the perpetrator, in the incident.

Police said Kang’s involvement would be clarified in court.

Source: JoongAng Daily

Comments

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

ghetto-fied poo going on on set!!!

[smilecheers.livejournal.com]

Oh snaps! Is the producer going to be in trouble too?

[thenylonkid.livejournal.com]

Whoa!

Chung and an associate holding baseball bats over Kang, who is later seen dragging the associate out of the shot.

So they aren't arresting Chung too? I don't understand...

[fuuism.livejournal.com]

I'm confused about that too. Maybe Kang and his gangster/friends got violent and Chung + associate retaliated in defense? idk, the situation was weirdly reported in the other articles too imo.

[musicalbento.livejournal.com]

Well, this just makes things MORE complicated.

But this article confused me. The evidence points to Chung being the assaulter, yet they're arresting Kang?

Not sure I understand everything going on here.

[sparklop.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what is going on in this case anymore

[distortedinpink.livejournal.com]

Okay I have to type this shit out to myself so I can understand it better.


So Entertainer Guy urged Gymnast Girl to file the lawsuit against ByungHyun. Entertainer Guy grabs his gangster friends and goes to the set of Iris, where the Executive producer and his hooligan friends aim baseball bats at Entertainer Guy. Somehow Entertainer Guy overpowers hooligan friend and drags him away.

So Executive Producer guy says Entertainer guy brought his gangster friends to the set to cause shenanigans, but Entertainer Guy is like, no these are just my homies and I'm only here to ask questions.



Am I understanding this right? D:

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

TBH at this point I have no idea any more what's going on with this case.

[distortedinpink.livejournal.com]

Yeah atm I'm just dwelling on the fact Byunghyun was banging a girl in Canada and it wasn't me

[crossbmp.livejournal.com]

That sounds like what the article is trying to say to me. :|