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A new BBC World Service documentary revisited the Burning Sun club scandal in 2019 that made ex-K-pop idol Seungri quit the group Big Bang and retire from the entertainment industry, filming sex videos without the consent of women, and the courage of two female Korean journalists who exposed...

Choi Jong-hoon, 31, former leader of K-pop band FT Island, was released from prison on Nov. 8 after serving two and a half years in prison for gang rape. On May 9, 2019, Choi Jong-hoon was arrested on charges of gang rape and illegal filming of women along with Jung Joon-young, former mainstay of...

South Korea’s Supreme Court has upheld the jail terms of disgraced K-pop stars Jung Joon-young, 31, and Choi Jong-hoon, 30, former leader of band FT Island, for raping women and other crimes. In a ruling handed down on Sept. 24, the 2nd Division of the Supreme Court headed by Presiding Judge Park...