It involved several celebrities, including Korean idols of popular K-pop groups and police officials, and it was the largest scandal Sept. 23, 2016: In a case that precedes the Burning Sun scandal, Sports Seoul reported that singer Jung Joon-young was investigated by police after being accused of secretly filming a sex act. But back in Korea, a scandal has cast a shadow on the phenomenon. Former member Seungri and YG ex-CEO Yang Hyun-suk were embroiled in legal disputes following their involvement in the Burning Sun scandal, while current member T.O.P. On this day, prosecution MBCs News Desk has reported on the identity and investments of Seungris foreign investor, Madam Lin, who also invested in the Club Burning Sun.. Last weeks episode of The Its Know focused on this very person and revealed that she held a 20% share of Burning Sun The stock price of the K-pop After the Burning Sun assault incident involving alleged use of date rape drugs and police corruption, all of this seems to have caught up to YG Entertainment as well since BIGBANG member SeungRi was the owner of the club until just about a week ago when he resigned as the director of the club, many who see his actions as running away.. One fan wrote the following below online: Last year, YG's founder, Yang Hyun Suk, left the company after being involved in the huge Burning Sun scandal, together with the BIGBANG's former member Seungri's involvement in the same case as well. Also known as Burning Sun gate, the Burning Sun scandal is a 2019 entertainment and sex scandal in Seoul, South Korea. Big Bang renew contract with YG Entertainment despite Burning Sun scandal and bad blood with record label. Burning Sun Whistleblower Uploads Photo Of Girls Generations Hyoyeon With A Disturbing Message BLACKPINKs Jisoo Experienced Culture Shock When She Saw Ros And Her Mother In The Kitchen Jung Joon-Young, Seungri Charged in K-Pop Sex-Video Scandal. A slew of scandals has hit YG Entertainment, one of Koreas biggest entertainment agencies, since the start of 2019. This year the company was trying to stay out of any scandal to improve its image. The label has recently been hit with a wave of controversy following K-pops Burning Sun scandal. Analysts predict YG Entertainment's financial health is at risk due to ongoing Burning Sun scandal "YG may try to make up for the immediate loss with BLACKPINK After nearly 2 months of breaking Kpop scandal While Blackpink has managed to steer clear of the K-Pop fallout post-Burning Sun, their proximity to Yang who still remains a partial YG Entertainment's The Burning Sun scandal became known around the end of January 2019, and it consisted of sexual harrasment cases, rape cases, and also drug cases. The scandal is known as Burning Sun, after the ritzy Gangnam-district nightclub where many of the alleged crimes took place. recently stated he would no longer promote in South Korea following a drug scandal The case was started when there was an old recording from CCTV about a man who was called Mr. Kim. Fans thought that the idols related to Seungris incident were all announced, but SBS now calls out Ji Chang Wooks name, which made the fans puzzled. G-Dragon is a member of BigBang, one of those completing mandatory military service when the Burning Sun scandal broke. The other major name to know in this scandal is Burning Sun, a club Fans urge Blackpink to leave YG Entertainment after comeback remains elusive. SM Entertainment DENIES Girls Generation Hyoyeons involvement in the Burning Sun sex scandal BLACKPINK's Ros to promote her new koreaboo.com - On February 26th, former BIGBANG member, Seungri attended his 11th trial for his involvement in the Burning Sun Scandal. Seungri Burning Sun Scandal refers to allegations against K-pop star and former member of the boy band Big Bang Seungri, real name Lee Seung-hyun, that he had engaged in arranging prostitution at the nightclub Burning Sun in Seoul, South Korea, where Seung-hyun was a public relations director. Seungri's series of scandals is just the tip of an iceberg SBS delivered news of prostitution broker accusations Lee Seungri Scandal (Page 1) - Line.17QQ.com. Blackpink, Winner and iKon are all signed up to YG Entertainment, Koreas second-biggest K-pop label, whose image has been ruined by the drugs and prostitution scandal Lie noted that the ongoing Burning Sun scandal in which multiple A-list K-pop male celebrities have been named and shamed in a sex trafficking, drugs and bribery ring centred on the Burning Sun night club in Seouls funky Gangnam district exposes the hypocrisy of at least some male bands idealistic images. He was the victim of a violence experience by Burning Sun staff. When the album first dropped and fans got their first look at the pure aesthetics of it, they were mesmerized by just how gorgeous it truly is. BLACKPINK_BAR (who is in contact with a YG rep) dmed them asking them to take legal action and do something about the slanderous articles and the YG rep basically said that since theyre trying to fix the companys rep (after Burning Sun) and this had nothing to do with the company, that theyre not gonna do anything about it. K-pop is bigger than ever on a global scene, with bands like BTS and BLACKPINK breaking records with ticket sales and album releases. Burning Sun scandal - Wikipedia. Ji Chang Wook is the next name to be released by SBS which shocked the netizens. Since then, however, BlackPink is the second major K-pop act that Chinese government-controlled netizens have declared war against. The Burning Sun Scandal. Burning Sun Whistleblower Uploads Photo Of Girls Generations Hyoyeon With A Disturbing Message EXOs Kai Under Fire For A Birthday Gathering During A Third Wave Of COVID19 In South Korea BLACKPINKs Jisoo Experienced Culture Shock While all four incredibly beautiful versions as well as the limited edition LP of THE ALBUM have impressed fans, theres actually another version of the album that everyone is falling in love with. Burning Sun, a popular nightclub in the upmarket Gangnam area of Seoul, may have been such a refuge for Seungri, a member of global chart-topper Big Bang. YGs image had a downfall in 2019 and 2020 because of the Burning Sun scandal that involved Big Bangs member Seungri and other YG artists.