Seungri had changed his testimony under police questioning and in court, he added, and "lacked credibility". The investigation into the scandal surrounding him uncovered a spate of allegations against other musicians and personnel at YG Entertainment - Seungri's former agency and one of the biggest K-pop management firms. It prompted the agency chief executive Yang Hyun-suk to step down, facing probes of his own into illicit gambling. Reaction to the verdict was swift on Thursday, with many users online saying Seungri's punishment was too light for the offences.
The verdict came a month before he was due to be discharged from his mandatory military service. All able-bodied South Korean men are obliged to fulfil around two years of military service to defend the country from nuclear-armed North Korea, with which it remains technically at war. Join ST's Telegram channel here and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Related Topics. K-pop South Korea. Published 12 March Published 20 June. Published 21 November Published 22 October All able-bodied South Korean men are obliged to fulfil about two years of military service to defend the country from nuclear-armed North Korea, with which it remains technically at war. This article is more than 2 months old.
Seungri, real name Lee Seung-hyun, retired from showbusiness as the scandal mounted and later enlisted in the military. The singer was also ordered to pay 1.
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