Let's talk about Seungri
So it's occured to me that, due to Jiyong hinting at a reunion and the increase of new fans from Seunghyun appearing in Squid Game, people are either uninformed or deliberately being dense when it comes to Seungri and ot5 in general and I wanted to write a definitive list of what he's done and the type of person he is (including proof) so that everyone can understand what a piece of shit he is
(full disclosure - I got into BigBang in 2025 so I didn't experience this in real time, I've had to do my research over the past few months and I'm genuinely shocked how this man STILL has fans?? or still has people shipping him with G-Dragon??? Or still has people hoping he'll come back to BigBang???? fucking insane anyway lol lets get into it)
1. BURNING SUN
The most extreme thing on this list by far. The crimes and sheer horror of the situation can't be listed in a tumblr post alone so I'd reaaaally recommend you watch the BBC documentary about it all, and potentially the Rotten Mango video (although I acknowledge she's a bit dramatic lol). don't fucking come at me with the Blue Phoenix propaganda, I'm not falling for any conspiracy shit cooked up by a Seungri fan lmaoooo, and I question the intelligence of anyone who did
Seungri was involved. like, he was literally involved in the daily running of the club, and he was in group chats that shared explicit videos of girls who had been drugged getting raped. He might not have physically taken part, but he saw it all and in fact encouraged it to happen in a club he was a major part of. He claims he told people in person to stop (convenient lol) but he never went to the police or reported anything to anyone - probably because the head of police were involved too đ
His apologies have been pathetic at best and downright insulting at worst. he constantly passes the buck onto other people and doesn't own up to his actions (something you'll see is a trend for him), and he hasn't shown any actual growth, remorse or reflection on what he's done. He was charged with nine counts and eventually admitted his guilt to every single one. Never ever ever forget that.
2. FREQUENT SEXUALISATION AND MISTREATMENT OF WOMEN
âą He has been frequently called out for his porn addiction. When his worryingly large and extensively catalogued porn collection was found by another group, he immediately started shifting the blame onto another member, but didn't say their name. He's also been called out for it by the members of BigBang. In this clip, they're answering the question "what is seungri's hobby" and he gave them the hint that it's something he does every day - GD and Daesung start giggling, making Seungri nervous, but Taeyang calls him out on his porn watching habits (weirdly, he says watching porn everyday is something "every adult does" which is uhhhh..... a concerning outlook). The America situation that Taeyang and Daesung are laughing over and Seungri insists they don't talk about is that he allegedly used a manager/staff member's laptop to find porn and forgot to wipe it afterwards so! Great!! Really healthy behaviour and not worrying at all!!!!
âą in 2012 he was accused of having a one night stand with a woman, and being rough with her without her consent. She claims he grabbed her by the throat, threw a cum-rag at her and refused to kiss her.
GD and Taeyang both made statements about it, and although they're trying to smooth things out, you can see they were really disapproving and upset with him.
he later bragged that not just anybody makes it into the magazine that reported it, only famous people, and everyone started seeing him as an adult, so you know, not all bad eh đ
âą in 2023 he was discovered to be two-timing two different women - he took them, one after another, on a romantic trip to Bali and did the exact same thing with each of them lol. As well as being an awful prick, he's also stupid, because he seems to have forgotten that the girls were following each other on social media. When confronted about it, he gave shitty wishy-washy excuses and again, didn't take ownership until pushed
âą remember when I said he wasn't actively involved in the group chats? He was đ in 2016, he coerced three women (potentially fans) to come to his hotel room, then he took photos of them naked and sent them to his horrible creepy friends. Again, he continued denying it, despite the proof
âą we've seen evidence of the way he looks at women and makes them uncomfortable (CL has also allegedly advised a younger female idol not to give Seungri her contact info, and actually made Dara hang up the phone when he called). We've also seen TOP mimicking the way he looks at women, which prompts the interviewer to say she feels uncomfortable
âą during a fan segment, one of the fans picked TOP as her favourite despite him not doing much to win her love, and Seungri had the mother of all crash outs on stage. He went on about how women are all the same and how he had to work extra hard to get attention from them (more on his insane jealousy of the others later)
âą there are at least 24 times (some places report 29 times) he procured prostitutes to give them to wealthy potential investors in order to obtain funding for his businesses.
Oh, and he of course tested them out first to 'check their quality'. He also threw a Christmas party for his 'friends from Japan' which had scantily clad women everywhere
3. OTHER CRIMES
âą Seungri is a habitual gambler, both in and out of the country, because of course he is (constantly chasing the high of being the bestest most successful boy in the room) - except he wasn't very good at it cause he lost up to a million dollars lol
âą in order to fund that habit, plus his lavish lifestyle and to keep sweet with his shady mates, he embezzled money from his businesses
4. RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OTHERS
âą they famously didn't want him in the group at first, and Jiyong didn't speak to him for about three months (also Seungri straight up lies in this, he claims GD didn't want the other three to join but he literally reached out to TOP and helped him make a demo track to get into YG, and helped him practice the dances in order for him to pass, so just another instance of him chatting shit)
âą they were genuinely close with him at one point in time, especially Jiyong - I'm not about to start making untrue statements like "they always hated him" because they blatantly didn't, and that makes it more heartbreaking I think?? however, you can see a definite shift in their attitudes with him around the MADE era: they made frequent remarks about how he doesn't come with them to meals out, choosing instead to spend his time with other friends, and how he's never backstage with them despite his performative claims otherwise (ignore the cringe ot5 post)
âą the Hajimari No Sayonara questions are the most uncomfortable thing I've ever seen in regards to Seungri lol, he barely gets any questions right about the others and they are completely disinterested in answering questions about him (Jiyong tries, bless him, but even he gets bored by the end). They call him out for not being sincere with his answers, and explained that the reason they couldn't get anything right about him is because he just doesn't spend time with them and they don't feel like they know him đ€· this has got to be one of my favourite moments from the whole thing lmao
âą TOP warned him on air about who he was spending time with, because they seemed shady and like they were just using him for clout. The other three also warned him that when they were in the army he'd be the only one holding down the fort - they begged him to look after the band and their reputation, because they clearly knew something bad could be on the way with him
âą I'll be honest, I don't think TOP really got on with him at all lol - they pointed out multiple times that they don't have much in common and they don't really hang out together. Seungri was quite disrespectful to him at times, between not calling him hyung, repeatedly touching his artwork which prompted TOP to ban him from his house and berating TOP on stage for the crimes of *check notes* cleaning water off his table
âą like I've said before, Jiyong was clearly closest with him and, although I cannot wrap my head around it, I can admit there are moments that would make people want to ship them (even though a lot of it was scripted). But even he was let down by Seungri when he called him out for not spending his birthday with his brothers in the last year they'd be together before military service, because Seungri is a selfish prick who only cares about his own needs and wants. And, plot twist - this was the birthday party where he obtained his investment money to open Burning Sun! Great!!!
âą he was so jealous of them omg. He didn't like the fact that he wasn't making as much money as them, that he didn't have as many fans as the others, that women didn't want to give him their numbers but they did with the others etc. He had a real problem with TOP, and he made snide comments about GD too
âą the rest of the band frequently made jokes about only needing four of them - Jiyong was the most subtle but certainly got a few digs in, TOP and Taeyang were the most obvious lmao. Special shout out goes to when Tae and TOP had that running bit about what would happen to him in the future and Seungri spookily said "don't make me out to be a criminal" lmao
5. GENERAL ATTITUDE
âą Seungri was known as the Gatsby of Korea because he threw so many parties and enjoyed living the high life - he was constantly rubbing shoulders and grifting for people's time, attention and money, and wanted to use that to further his own power and notoriety (because he knew he didn't have any talents of his own lol, he wasn't a songwriter or an actor or even a particularly high level singer or dancer, he was just fine) - I'll give him a few props, he's very intelligent and learnt multiple languages and used that to get to know people and shmooze with rich businessmen
âą in fact, since getting out of jail, he's been spotted clubbing, partying and chatting up women across Asia yet again lol. He did a very cringe speech in Cambodia where he brought up G-Dragon and BigBang, because he's still riding on their coat tails despite distancing himself from them while he was actively in the band (make it make sense). He's since apologised and whoops, wouldn't you know it, he made excuses and didn't take accountability again!!
âą he had a car accident in 2014 - he was driving at like 3 in the morning (idk why), and was overtaking a car and collided head on with what what coming towards him. There's a chance he was speeding, but even if he didn't, he absolutely didn't pay any attention to his surroundings because clearly awareness of others doesn't apply to him đ
âą like I've said before, he's been shipped with Jiyong for years, which confuses the FUCK out of me - Seungri has proven time and time again that he cares about being popular and liked more than anything, and he absolutely played up the fanservice, especially with everyone's favourite G-Dragon, because he knew it was the easiest way to get people to like him and remember him. Jiyong, god love him, also enjoys attention and he clearly likes being provocative and pushing boundaries, even though there's evidence that he was uncomfortable by Seungri's advances. He clearly regrets it though, if his reaction to this sign is anything to go by lol. Seungri has never shown an active interest in the LGBT community, and has shown a repeated habit of being a womaniser, and a dangerous one at that. It's frankly infuriating, as a queer person, to see others try to make him seem like a safe man by co-opting and fetishising queerness. That man is not a part of my community, and anyone who claims otherwise can genuinely choke
If anyone tries to debate me, you are immediately getting blocked lmao so don't fucking try. Anyone still supporting him cannot be trusted around other women. His supporters are the types to let their friends get too drunk and leave with strange men because "she's an adult, she can make her own choices đ€·". His supporters are the types to take their friends' most painful and vulnerable secrets and spread them around. His supporters are the types to run off with their friends' boyfriends. They've shown through their actions that they'll happily put a rich, powerful man (who will NEVER know them) above protecting and advocating for their fellow women - if you're still ot5 in the year of our lord twenty twenty-five, take a hard look in the mirror and ask yourself why. if it's nostalgia, or because he's just the cute maknae, or because you fell for the blue phoenix propaganda, give your head a fucking wobble and grow the fuck up.
he's not coming back if we don't let him come back. If you see people on social media supporting him, feel free to call them out, I do all the time lol (just keep it classy). If you see people who don't know what he did, feel free to send them this, I don't mind. Women's rights in kpop, and Korea in general (tbh in the world in general đ) are an uphill battle but the day I stop fighting for them is the day I'm dead sooooo
