Seungri of BigBang promotes Asia tour despite probe into sex assaults at nightclub he reportedly owns
- Seungri posted about concerts in Seoul, Singapore, Osaka and Jakarta on Instagram when a police investigation into the Burning Sun club is continuing
- Sexual assaults and drug use have been alleged at the Seoul nightclub, which the star had said he owned and managed; he isn’t its manager, he now says
By Lee Min-young
K-pop star Seungri, a member of boy band BigBang, has started promoting his Asia concert tour on social media, despite a police investigation into a club he reportedly owns.
Seungri posted an image to promote concerts in Seoul, Singapore, Osaka and Jakarta on Instagram on Friday. The post came a week after reports of sexual assaults and drug use at the Burning Sun nightclub in the Gangnam district of Seoul, the South Korean capital.
The scandal began with media reports about a man who claimed to have been assaulted by police and club employees in November after trying to protect a woman who was being sexually harassed.
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The club is also alleged to have turned a blind eye to drug use and sexual crimes against female customers.
Seungri, who had previously described himself as the “owner and manager” of the club on TV shows, apologised on February 2 and claimed he was not involved in its management.
Police are now looking into whether he is part of its management and if he was aware of the allegations.
The start of his tour, which are Seungri’s last shows before his mandatory military service, is less than a week away and ticket sales have been slower than expected. As of Saturday, more than 400 out of 5,000 seats for the February 17 event in Seoul were unsold.
Some ticket buyers had requested refunds following the scandal.
