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While the actress' suicide is not connected to the ongoing scandal, the rising conversation around #Metoo movement in the country resulted in a Blue House petition that sought to extend the investigation getting 687,767 signatures. South Korean president Moon Jae-in ordered a clean probe into cases surrounding the Burning Sun scandal, in addition to the reinvestigation of Boys Over Flowers actress Jang Jayeon's suicide in 2009, according to Korea Times.

It was also reported that the chats between the stars revealed that Choi Jonghoon tried to bribe a police officer to cover up a DUI incident in 2016, which he later admitted to. SBS' news show '8 O'clock News' reported that an officer had allegedly requested the forensics team in 2016 to state that they couldn't restore Jun-young's phone, which was a key piece of evidence in the case. This was reportedly due to Jun-young's connection to one Superintendent 'Yoon' who was bribed.

The whistleblower's lawyer had appeared on a chat show and confirmed that the leaked messages also hinted at police corruption, in fact, actor Jun-young was accused of secretly filming women 2016, but the charges were dropped due to incomplete evidence. A translated conversation was shared on Reddit and it also indicated the Seungri had prior knowledge that the women were being recorded. Simultaneously, Dispatch got access to a conversation that indicated that women guests in the club were being drugged. The actor was accused of distributing pornography and was arrested on March 21 after his confession on March 13 that he "filmed women without their consent and shared it in a social media chatroom." This kicked off a wider investigation into illegal activities that occur in the South Korean club scene and that was how Jang Jun-yoon was arrested. Kim, a relative of a girl group member, a former YG employee and a friend of Jung, according to Soompi. The Kakao group members were revealed to be Seungri, Jung Joon-young, Choi Jonghoon, Yoo In Suk, club employee Mr. FTISLAND’s Choi Jonghoon, who was reportedly part of the Kakao talk group, also retired and was later booked on charges of sharing illegal photos. Other than Seungri and Jun-young, Yong Junhyung also announced his departure from HIGHLIGHT as he had prior knowledge about what Jun-young was up to. There chat room saw the distribution of footage of women who were secretly filmed while having sex and more. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency investigated the messages in late February and filed charges against Seungri and Jun-young on March 10.ĭating back a few years, the text messages featured conversations about providing women to potential clients and business interests of the singer.

These text messages were reportedly shared by a whistleblower with SBS (Korean news outlet) funE reporter Kang Kyung-yoon who broke the story. It was through the chat group that Seungri arranged for escorts to accompany potential foreign investors. In the backdrop of both the scandals were Seungri's nightclub called 'Burning Sun' and the Kakao Talk chat group where discussions about prostitution, porn distribution, and drug distribution took place among eight core members. Days later, reports emerged accusing actor Jang Jun-young of secretly filming women and distributing videos in a chat group, forcing the actor to issue a public confession and an apology. The South Korean entertainment industry was in for a shock when Seungri of boy band Big Bang was accused of prostitution earlier in March.