Big Bang Members Scolded Seungri For His Scandals and Say He is Reflecting

[exo-cath.livejournal.com]

On September 25, Big Bang member and solo artist G-Dragon performed live on "GD Friends Live Worldwide" which was a special concert for fans around the world that was live streamed on Naver Music.  During the special concert, G-Dragon also had a talk segment in which he answered questions from the fans.  Fellow Big Bang members Taeyang and Daesung also participated. 

G-Dragon, Taeyang, and Daesung talked about T.O.P's hand injury and Seungri’s media scandals with Japanese model Anna Kubo and partially nude pictures in a Japanese magazine. 

G-Dragon said: “Seungri is doing well.  Right now, he is filming in Japan.  He’s doing well.” 

Taeyang said: “I am going to speak frankly.  Seungri got scolded a lot by us.  He is self-reflecting.  That makes sense, does it not?  This is the kind of mistake a person can make, and actually, being like brothers, we can forgive or understand such a mistake.  We also think this is the kind problem we can carry together.  We scolded Seungri and we will try not to have such a thing happen in the future.” 

Daesung said: “Seungri, we miss you.  Should we end this by saying, “We love you”?”

Taeyang said: “Actually, right now, I cannot say the words I love you.  He still needs to time to reflect.”

G-Dragon said: “Even though it’s not really anyone’s place to scold, even as we act like this, we will make more effort to show our fans a better appearance.  In the future, I think it is my part to think about how I can do better.”    

Source: soompi

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Dear Taeyang

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

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Re: Dear Taeyang

[soldierheart.livejournal.com]

+1

[staaan.livejournal.com]

wow taeyang sounds so annoying here

[xalexandriam.livejournal.com]

lol yb sounds like he's pressed this shit didn't happen to him.

i mean, i understand why they'd be annoyed by this whole thing considering all the scandals that have happened to them recently, but it's really not that serious.

[dalpaengi.livejournal.com]

i laughed outloud at this and the librarian shushed me XDDD

[chibiyunie.livejournal.com]

........ I still don't get how this was named a scandal.

And YB

[exo-cath.livejournal.com]

omg sherlock ♥

[gacchiri.livejournal.com]

he's acting like the hyung he is ooooo

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

BTW didn't they get the memo: It's not a scandal (YG said so)

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Well now it is thanx to Taeyang who put his foot in his mouth.

[mizzyoung.livejournal.com]

OMG Daesung ♥

you're such a qtie

[tsuyoi-hikari.livejournal.com]

He is! ♥

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Why the fuck they talked about this as they basically confirmed what used to be only rumours before?!? One of the worst PR moves ever. Sometimes silence is golden!

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

SeungRi is the only good PR YG has

[tees2mai.livejournal.com]

youngbae needs to fuck off tbh. gd too, cause of the whole "i can't say i love you yet seungri" bullshit. if the tables were turned, seungri would stand by them, as proven in the past.

daesung remains classy, as usual.

[miwa201.livejournal.com]

GD didn't say that though, it was Taeyang. GD sounded pretty diplomatic here.

[the-erotomanic.livejournal.com]

I like that gd said that it isn't anyone's place to scold seungri. Although, he has to he reminded to be more careful next time. There are a lot of unscrupulous people out there.

[jamieguo48.livejournal.com]

I like what Taeyang said. He said they scolded Seungri, but he made a mistake and they understand that.

Daesung wanted to end it on a happy note, but Taeyang was not feeling lovingly towards Seungri at the moment and wanted more self-reflection from Seungri, Seungri showing BB he's really sorry and will be more careful next time.

What's not to like about that?

[obviousgirl.livejournal.com]

IA. At least he's being real and honest about how he feels and isn't faking it and trying to pretend that everything is all good and happy with them.

[dotdotdotting.livejournal.com]

Sounds more like "GD & Daesung scolding Taeyang for being an unforgiving douchebag" to me.

[saltyameb.livejournal.com]

Not gonna lie, I kind of winced at Taeyang saying he can't say he loves Seungri right now. Like, ouch, harsh much? This whole thing had pretty much died down but now it's back in the spotlight again. They probably shouldn't have said anything especially since GD already apologized during an interview a few days ago.

[deeinanutshell.livejournal.com]

It didn't die down tho. Every article on Nate about anyone form YG was getting tons of hate.

[spatza-camino.livejournal.com]

I'm wondering what TOP would've said about Seungri's issue.

In the Strong Heart YG Special, it wasn't really so nice of GD to say something like, "Since it's about Seungri, it's not really something funny or interesting."

WHAT, Jiyong, WHAT.

[atelierlune.livejournal.com]

Wonderful! Way to make the situation worse and get people talking negative some more by calling Seungri out in the press! Good job Taeyang!

[xalexandriam.livejournal.com]

lol m t e

[hahahey.livejournal.com]

taeyang needs to stfu, way to throw him under the bus douche

[vvipforseungri.livejournal.com]

LOL no one in BB even likes Ri anyway (except maybe Daesung for reasons unshared a la 2011). You kinda expect this.

Kind of solidifies the slight hate I have for YB anyway.

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

I really hate it how SeungRi obviously has worked his ass off what comes to so many things (like singing and Japanese) and pretty much always only talks good things publicly what comes to his band mates, while GD,TOP, and YB seem to always treat him as some kind of loser and bring up negative things on him (as if they themselves would be perfect).

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Oh the irony of Taeyang's comments considering how he recently uploaded this:

[brackdiamon.livejournal.com]

He's so fucking dumb and annoying.

[bebita19.livejournal.com]

No1curr about what you have to say Taetryhardyang and Gdruggin. Daesung keeping classy like usual.

[harmlessbondage.livejournal.com]

okay i think the whole weed scandal was way overblown, but lol @ grduggin, why hadn't i thought of that.

[johnnyquest89.livejournal.com]

isn't this from the GD friends thing? Can anyone post the vid or it isn't subbed yet?

[airyclouds.livejournal.com]

Wow side eying their foot in the mouth responses (except Dae) and it's highly rich coming from GD since I would've thought his past scandal would make him a little sympathetic.

[nimco.livejournal.com]

IKR and he also lied and said he got his shit from a fan and thought it was a cigarette.

[asnindie.livejournal.com]

And Seungri was working hard in Japan for these guys, seriously talk about gratitude. GD has no place to say shit, and Taeyang needs to keep his higher than thou attitude to himself.

Important thing is TOP namja remains classy and flawfree.

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

TOP wasn't there though so he couldn't put his foot in the mouth.

[jaydk.livejournal.com]

I think this is is actually the best way to put this issue away, within the Korean context. Korea seems to want to punish, then to forgive, not hear unquestioning support when someone is perceived to have done something wrong. By appearing to take it seriously, but focusing on the positives of Seungri self-reflecting and all of BB trying harder, I think YB and GD are protecting Seungri and the group. And I think they did have to address it, because they couldn't talk about Seungri otherwise. Whatever Seungri did or didn't do (which GDYB never commented on), there's still a scandal attached to him at the moment.

Come on, this is a public statement, not an expression of anyone's true feelings. They HAVE to appear to take it seriously in order to allow the public appearance of remorse/repentance/forgiveness, which is the best way to bury it. It's exactly what they did with GD's drug issue, which no one ever brings up (except, vaguely, GD himself) less than a year later.

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Koreans are still pissed off for GD that he didn't take time off to reflect himself though. And it's not like SeungRi can now take some time off to reflect considering Big Bang's world tour and his other schedules. Also by talking like this BB confirmed the rumours in Korean public's mind and Korea ain't that ready for a BDSM enjoying idol, so BB really hurt SeungRi's image as people weren't sure to what extent to believe in that Japanese article, but are now taking it as fucking gospel.

[aurora2687.livejournal.com]

Why are people projecting their own cultural perceptions onto another culture.

You don't have to like, agree or even care about the reactions of the netizens or the other Big Bang members, but come on, most of us have been following K-pop long enough to know that Korea has a different societal code.

Why do people still get personally offended or surprised when they don't conform to Western culture.

[jaydk.livejournal.com]

Seriously. And why does anyone think that carefully chosen public statements are how these guys really feel? They're actually helping Seungri with the Korean public with these statements, not burying him.

[nimco.livejournal.com]

Since GD didn't man up to his weed "scandal" and Taeyang being a douche as usual this makes me dislike them even more. Seungri supported GD and he repays him by mentioning this to the press? fuck off. ToDae have more class tbh.

[harmlessbondage.livejournal.com]

i mentioned this upthread but i think there's a difference in magnitude between testing slightly positive for marijuana use, and choking a woman (who did not consent to it) during sex.