Seungri arrives for questioning over criminal allegations at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on March 14. The South Korean pop star has announced his retirement from show business amid mounting criminal investigations. Photo: AFP
How the Seungri and Jung Joon-young K-pop sex scandal exposes South Korea’s culture of toxic masculinity
- Charges of sexual abuse and illegally recording sexual activities could cost a number of stars their careers, but this behaviour is all too common
- The country’s #MeToo movement saw tens of thousands of women protest hidden-camera sex crimes last year – will the latest outrage mean real change?
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South Korea
Seungri arrives for questioning over criminal allegations at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on March 14. The South Korean pop star has announced his retirement from show business amid mounting criminal investigations. Photo: AFP
South Korean singer and TV personality Jung Joon-young. Photo: Instagram
South Korean K-pop and TV star Jung Joon-young ‘sorry’ for sharing sex videos filmed without women’s consent
- The celebrity apologised for filming his sexual encounters “without feeling any guilt” and sharing the videos to mobile chat groups
- He said he would drop all TV programmes and quit show business
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K-pop, Mandopop and other Asian pop
South Korean singer and TV personality Jung Joon-young. Photo: Instagram