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The Korea Times

By Dong Sun-hwa
The following is a translated reconstruction of a group chat involving singer and actor Jung Joon-young, who is being investigated for filming and sharing videos showing him having sex with several women.
Seungri (real name Lee Seung-hyun) of K-pop act BigBang, Yong Jun-hyung of boy band Highlight and Choi Jong-hoon of the act FT Island were reportedly also members of the chat room and famous female entertainers are allegedly among the victims.




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South Korean singer and TV personality Jung Joon-young.

Female protesters shout slogans during a rally against 'spy-cam porn' in central Seoul on August 4, 2018. The target of their fury: so-called "molka" or spycam videos which largely involve men secretly filming women in schools, offices, trains, toilets and changing rooms and which are so prevalent they make headlines on a daily basis. / AFP PHOTO / Ed JONES

This picture taken on March 12, 2019 shows K-pop star Jung Joon-young (C) surrounded by reporters as he arrives at Incheon international airport in Incheon. - A burgeoning K-pop sex scandal claimed a second scalp as a singer who rose to fame after coming second in one of South Korea's top talent shows admitted secretly filming himself having sex and sharing the footage. Jung Joon-young, 30, announced his immediate retirement from showbusiness amid allegations he shot and shared sexual imagery without his partners' consent. (Photo by - / YONHAP / AFP) / - South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVES RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE

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South Korean singer Jung Joon-young arrives for questioning on accusations of illicitly taping and sharing sex videos on social media, at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Seoul, South Korea, March 14, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Seungri, a member of the K-pop boy group BIGBANG, arrives for questioning over criminal allegations at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Seoul on March 14, 2019. - South Korean pop star Seungri on March 11 announced his retirement from show business amid mounting criminal investigations including his alleged involvement in a sex-for-investments scandal. (Photo by JUNG Yeon-Je / AFP)

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epa07435478 South Korean Singer Jung Joon-young (C) talks to reporters after arriving at the Metropolitan Police Agency in Seoul, South Korea, 14 March 2019, to be questioned over allegations that he secretly filmed himself engaging in sexual activities with women and shared the footage with fellow entertainers in a mobile chat room. Jung is accused of recording the videos, without consent, of at least 10 women between 2015 and 2016. EPA-EFE/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT

K-pop boy band Highlight (left to right): Son Dong-woon, Lee Gi-kwang, Yang Yo-seob and Yong Jun-hyung, photographed at the Hong Kong International Airport in Chek Lap Kok. 28JUN18 SCMP / Roy Issa

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Jung Joon-young’s group chat includes discussions of rape, drugging women and having sex with women who are being filmed without their consent
K-pop stars Seungri, Yong Jun-hyung and Choi Jong-hoon are also members of the chat group



Jung Joon-young’s group chat includes discussions of rape, drugging women and having sex with women who are being filmed without their consent. Other K-pop stars in the chat group include Seungri and Yong Jun-hyung.
