K-pop boy band Big Bang member G-Dragon’s “unusual” behavior at the airport is being scrutinized by netizens following his being booked by the police on drug charges.
On Oct. 25, Korean media outlet News1 reported that G-Dragon was booked without detention by the Incheon Police Agency for violating the law on drugs.
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G-Dragon at Incheon International Airport on May 8 this year (Screenshot from Newsen video)
The police declined to give details about G-Dragon, saying, "Because it is an ongoing investigation, we cannot reveal specific details."
G-Dragon’s former agency, YG Entertainment, said in a statement, "It is difficult to respond officially as he is not currently an artist under our company." G-Dragon’s contract with the agency expired last June.
The new drug controversy came 12 years after G-Dragon was accused of smoking marijuana in Japan in 2011.
At the time, YG Entertainment said someone gave G-Dragon a cigarette that turned out to be marijuana. He said he had a few puffs and then threw it away after realizing that it had a different taste.
G-Dragon initially tested negative after a urine test but tested positive during a hair drug test.
Prosecutors decided not to charge him since only a small amount was found in his body.
Netizens are now scrutinizing a video filmed on May 8 showing G-Dragon arriving at Incheon International Airport to board his flight to attend the Chanel 2023/2024 Cruise Show.
In a video, uploaded by Korean media outlet Newsen, as soon as G-Dragon got out of a car, he appeared to twist and sway, and seemed to have trouble walking.
He kept removing his beanie and putting it back, and scratching his head.
In a video interview with Elle Korea uploaded on Oct. 25 last year, Korean media reported that G-Dragon kept rambling and fidgeting.
Here are some of the top comments by Korean netizens on a news article about G-Dragon being booked by the police on drug charges, according to blog Netizen Buzz:
- “GD's honestly not even that surprising”
- “Not as surprising as Lee Sun Gyun's scandal”
- “I bet if we did a drug test sweep on the celebrity industry, the scandals would be no joke”
- “Seemed like it. His recent videos didn't look sober”
- “Just proves that he was lying the last time he was caught by saying a fan gave it to him”
- “Not surprised with him … more surprised that it took this long to get caught”
About the Elle Korea video interview, netizens commented:
- “That facial expression where he scrunches his face, it's totally the same thing Yoo Ah In does, I'm getting goosebumps…”
- “Hul, that facial expression is exactly the same as Yoo Ah In used to make in interviews..”
- “Not surprised... at all”
- “He always did seem to behave similarly to Yoo Ah In”