Seungri nightclub scandal: K-pop star may face police questioning
- A violent attack at Seungri’s club in Seoul has triggered a sweeping police probe into drug use and sexual assaults at the venue
- A Chinese woman suspected of selling illegal drugs to customers at the club has reportedly been banned from leaving the country
By Oh Young-jin
K-pop star Seungri may face police questioning over a violent attack at a club in Seoul that has triggered a sweeping probe into drug use and sexual assaults at the venue, reports say.
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Seungri has so far distanced himself from the scandal, claiming he did not know of the allegations until they were reported by the media.
The member of K-pop boy band BigBang was an executive at the club in Seoul’s Gangnam district, which has now closed.
South Korea’s SBS News reported that a Chinese woman suspected of selling illegal drugs to customers at Burning Sun has been banned from leaving the country. The woman has denied the allegations.
A media outlet posted a photo of Seungri with the Chinese woman, but the K-pop star has said the woman is only a fan. Another club employee has been arrested for allegedly using and possessing drugs.
Reports have said the woman claims that white powder seized by police at her home is powdered soap. A forensic specialist is analysing the powder. The woman surrendered to police after reports identified her as a drug dealer, and underwent hours of questioning before being released.
The woman is alleged to have sold narcotics to VIP customers, while other club employees are accused of drugging female customers with the date-rape drug gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) to help male VIPs rape them.
Meanwhile, the probe has also expanded to a man who claimed he was attacked by Burning Sun staff while trying to protect a woman in the club last November. The scandal started when he uploaded a video of the attack.
Reports say another video shows the man harassing two women inside the club, but his lawyer denied this.
Neither Seungri nor his agency have suggested any changes to his current concert schedule since he apologised to his fans for causing “disappointment and concern” over the Burning Sun scandal last Saturday. He is expected to start mandatory military service in the next two months.
