Because it’s a nice change to get good crime-related news on celebrities, BTOB member Changsub recently visited a police uni for his YouTube show Jeongwaja (Changing Majors). During the episode …
Read More »Police confirm receiving complaint about fans who kissed BTS’s Jin without consent at his hug event
BTS‘s Jin was recently discharged from the military, and he decided to do a special hug event as a part of 2024 FESTA, which was for 1000 lucky fans. Unfortunately, …
Read More »Burning Sun scandal: BBC doc tells story of reporters & victims, reveals Goo Hara’s key role
In a bit of a surprise, the BBC revealed today a documentary on the Burning Sun scandal called Burning Sun: Exposing The Secret K-Pop Chat Groups that mostly centers the …
Read More »Bullet Points: Arrest made in Lee Sun Gyun case, Song Ji Eun’s marriage, Krystal & Yves sign, NINE.i’s legal dispute, a deepfake fancall, quick disbandments, more
Lots of news for this edition because it was a bizarrely busy time in terms of company movement and disbandment. ====== NINE.i (except EDEN) are in a legal dispute with …
Read More »Bong Joon Ho leads cultural artist collective in calling for investigation of police & media following Lee Sun Gyun’s death
The death of Lee Sun Gyun in the midst of his drug investigation has justifiably led to considerable criticism of government policy, police tactics, and media coverage, with the roles …
Read More »Lee Sun Gyun and the failures of the police and media
Generally speaking, I loathe to follow-up on cases like the death of actor Lee Sun Gyun, if for no other reason than being terrified of contributing to a Werther effect*. …
Read More »Lee Sun Gyun passes away at 48
Actor Lee Sun Gyun has passed away at 48, which was confirmed by police. Authorities suspect he died by suicide, as he left a note behind at his residence. Later …
Read More »G-Dragon reportedly cleared of drug use charges by police due to lack of evidence
As I’ve been saying in past articles about the issue, the G-Dragon drug scandal quickly transformed into a scandal for police and the media. That trend is certainly solidified today, …
Read More »Informant that led to G-Dragon’s drug investigation now changes testimony, gives police names of 2 other celebs
At this point, updates on the G-Dragon drug scandal aren’t really about him or drugs at all, but are about the job the media and police have done (or haven’t). …
Read More »Lee Sun Gyun’s detailed body hair drug test also returns negative results, pressure back on police
In the ongoing story of Lee Sun Gyun’s drug scandal, the latest news is his body hair test was inconclusive at first, and then a follow-up body hair test turned …
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