K-pop’s G-Dragon accused of animal cruelty over pet dogs apparently neglected at hotel run by parents of boy band BigBang’s leader
- Pictures posted online show two pet Shar-Peis owned by leader of Korean boy band BigBang with long nails and watery eyes in an enclosure at parents’ hotel
- Social media user who posted the photos says the dogs seemed not to have been taken care of for a long time. The pop star and his agency haven’t commented
By Lee Gyu-lee
G-Dragon, the leader of K-pop boy band BigBang, is facing accusations of animal cruelty after allegedly neglecting his pet dogs at a hotel operated by his parents.
The accusations came after pictures of the artist’s two Shar-Peis – Gaho and Jolie – were posted on an online community earlier this month. The pictures showed the dogs with long nails and locked inside fences.
The user wrote that the dogs did not seem to have been taken care of for a long time. “Their eyes were watering from their eyelashes poking inward,” the post said.
The pictures of the dogs shocked fans, as the pets have been popular among the star’s fans since he adopted them. G-Dragon has made several appearances with Gaho, including at a music awards ceremony and in the music video for Breathe in 2009.