Blackpink label boss accused of providing prostitutes to investors

YG Entertainment represents huge K-pop acts such as Blackpink, BigBang and Psy

Label founder Yang Hyun-suk has denied allegations in an investigative TV programme that he provided sex workers to business investors on a night out

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Yang Hyun-suk (pictured), the founder of YG Entertainment, which manages Blackpink, Psy and BigBang, has been accused of providing prostitutes to investors.

Published: 10:00pm, 28 May 2019Updated: 1:56pm, 18 Feb 2020

By Dong Sun-hwa

The founder of South Korean entertainment giant YG Entertainment – which represents hugely successful K-pop acts such as Blackpink, BigBang and Psy – has denied allegations that he provided prostitutes to investors, as K-pop’s sex scandal widens.

The allegations against Yang Hyun-suk were raised on Monday in an investigative report by South Korean television station MBC. The investigative programme Straight claimed a sex worker had provided incriminating testimony against Yang.

The report said Yang and an unnamed YG singer met two investors from Southeast Asia in July 2014 at a restaurant in Seoul’s Gangnam district. They were joined by eight other men and 25 women. Of the women, more than 10 belonged to an adult entertainment establishment linked to YG, the report said.

K-pop star Seungri was also accused of providing prostitutes.

The group later headed to Club NB in Mapo district, western Seoul, which has close ties to Yang. The report said Yang provided the sex workers to the foreign investors there.