Archive for the ‘Scandals’ Category

Go Young Wook discusses his thoughts at first trial for sexual assault case

Go Young Wook expressed his state of mind at the first trial held for his sexual assault case against minors. Go Young Wook stated on the 14th at the Seoul District Court, “First off, I have been reflecting and felt many things while under custody about associating inappropriately with minors as a celebrity.” He also revealed his frustration as he commented, “This issue began May of last year and none of the things I said were released, and when the press reported things one-sidely, my mother and I received a lot of pain and the fact that I met up with minors itself was being looked upon negatively even despite that the meeting was consensual, so there are things I didn’t speak out on although I felt wronged in that aspect

‘Laws of the Jungle’ admit to their faults & issue an official apology

The PD’s from ‘Laws of the Jungle‘ admitted that they had twisted the truth and issued an official apology. The variety show has been under fire after the agency head of Park Bo Young posted comments criticizing the truth of the reality program. Even though he apologized and the staff of the show remained adamant that the show was completely sincere, evidence arose that most of the show was false and it rapidly spread on the internet. The ‘Laws of the Jungle’ producers had no choice but to admit that much of the show was exaggerated for the enjoyment of the viewers, and issued an official apology

Actress Park Si Yeon and Hyun Young release official statements about being investigated for propofol abuse

Park Si Yeon and Hyun Young, who are being investigated for propofol abuse, have released official statements regarding the allegations. Park Si Yeon’s agency EYAGI Entertainment stated, “During the filming for films ‘Marine Boy‘ and ‘Dachimawa Lee‘ in 2008, Park Si Yeon underwent continuous action scenes and suffered a hip injury. From then on, Park Si Yeon who was suffering continuous hip pain was advised by a doctor for surgery and managed to endure it through painkillers to continue her activities

Sechskies’s Kang Sung Hoon sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for fraud

Kang Sung Hoon, of ’90s idol group Sechskies, who had been accused of multiple accounts of fraud was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison on the 13th. The Seoul District Court gave their verdict on the 13th and stated, “Although the defendant claimed that he had no intention of scamming the victims of their money, he never repaid the damages and thus, was found guilty. We have sentenced him to 2.5 years in prison.” Upon hearing the verdict, Kang Sung Hoon bowed his head and was sent off by a court official

Crying Nut files a lawsuit against CNBLUE for copyright infringement

Indie band Crying Nut recently filed a lawsuit against idol band CNBLUE for violation of copyright. The band filed against CNBLUE and FNC Entertainment CEO Han Sung Ho at the Seoul Central District Court on the 12th. CNBLUE previously performed Crying Nut’s “Offside” on ‘M!Countdown‘ back in 2010 and the recorded performance was later included in their DVD released in Japan. CNBLUE’s camp stated, “The recorded performance included in the DVD released in Japan in 2010 was put in by the manufacturer without notifying us… During the World Cup season, CNBLUE performed this song on ‘M!Countdown’ because the broadcast station requested it

‘Hello’ participant criticized for his attitude towards INFINITE’s Hoya

A few days ago, we reported that INFINITE‘s Hoya was praised as a ‘problem solver’ on the show ‘Hello‘ after he helped solve the speech problem of a participant. However, it seems rather than being happy about the potential solution to his problem, the participant was rather annoyed with Hoya for solving his problem and taking away the chance of being named the #1 concern for the week (there are monetary and other prizes awarded to those who are voted as having the biggest concern)

‘Lee Seung Yeon and 100 Women’ staff to halt filming for the time being

Actress Lee Seung Yeon, who is currently under investigation for propofol abuse, has been notified by the staff of ‘Lee Seung Yeon and 100 Women‘ that the recording for the show will be halted for the time being. The staff of ‘Lee Seung Yeon and 100 Women’ revealed on the 31st, “We are currently in a situation where the filming cannot go smoothly, so the staff decided to wait for the results first. It is not true that Lee Seung Yeon’s camp decided to halt filming first

Man arrested over falsely promising rights to use likeness of 2PM and T-ara

According to the Seoul Police, a man (Mr. Kwak) has been recently arrested over swindling an advertising company over 160 million won (approximately $147,000 USD) by falsely promising them the rights to use the likeness’ of popular idol groups such as 2PM and T-ara. In a statement from the police, Mr. Kwak began his con game in 2011 by promising the CEO of a Seoul-based online advertising firm that he would be able to secure the rights to use famous idols in his ad campaign, saying, “I’m close to the representatives of JYP Entertainment, so I’ll get the rights for 2PM for you so you can develop a smartphone application”

A Cube Entertainment makes an apology regarding A Pink’s Eunji’s dangerous actions in the car

A Pink‘s agency, A Cube Entertainment, recently released an apology over what many saw as potentially dangerous actions by member Eunji. The controversy had begun a few days previously when the A Pink member had uploaded a photo to her me2day account, showing a bag of tangerines knotted around the outside of a moving car. “I wanted to eat some tangerines,” she had posted at the time. “But it was hot from being on top of the engine, so I gave it a breath of fresh air

Jang Mi In Ae and Lee Seung Yeon to be investigated for illegally using propofol

Two actresses have been or will be summoned for propofol abuse. Actress Jang Mi In Ae was summoned for investigation on propofol abuse on the 23rd, and actress Lee Seung Yeon will also be summoned within the week to go under investigation. The Seoul Central Prosecutor’s Office has statements and evidence that 3-4 female celebrities, including Jang Mi In Ae and Lee Seung Yeon, had been abusing propofol. The investigation had been underway since almost 2 weeks ago, and Jang Mi In Ae was asked when she started to habitually administer propofol and if she had administered it without an actual procedure