Seungri masterpost with timeline (updated 3/11/19)
Note: Most of these links are from Soompi, Koreaboo, Reddit and similar sites so do with that what you will. I cannot use Naver/Dispatch/etc because I do not speak Korean so this is the best I can offer. This list of links is for fans who have not kept up with the Seungri/Burning Sun scandal from the beginning and need some help catching up. I have provided basic summaries but please do your own reading and form your own informed opinions.
1/28/19 – MBC’s News Desk released CCTV footage of a man (Mr. Kim) being beaten by security guards at Burning Sun. The man claimed that he was trying to protect a woman who had approached him for help, saying she’d been sexually assaulted. When he tried to go to security about it, he was thrown out of the club and beaten by security guards and people who “seemed like” their friends. When the police arrived and spoke to Burning Sun’s security, the man was arrested for “obstruction of business.” (This happened in 2018.)
1/30/19 – A video of a woman being sexually assaulted inside a club bathroom began making its way around the internet. An employee at the club confirmed that it was, in fact, the bathroom attached to a VIP room at Burning Sun.
1/31/19 – YG himself made a statement about Burning Sun and spoke about how Seungri was in the process of resigning (from Burning Sun) due to a military clause. He said that he’d never been to Burning Sun and that he didn’t know any of the employees or patrons, then said that he felt the investigation was more geared towards a drug search.
2/4/19 – The CEO of Burning Sun made a statement addressing the physical assault of Mr. Kim. At no point did the CEO mention the viral video of the sexual assault, and most of the statement was used to try and dissolve Seungri of any blame or possible connection to the club.
2/16/19 – At his first show of his new tour, Seungri spoke publicly about the controversy and apologized to fans for worrying them and acting irresponsibly.
2/25/19 – SBS’s FunE revealed incriminating KakaoTalk text messages from 2015 that appeared to show Seungri instructing employees to secure prostitutes for wealthy businessmen looking to invest in one of his businesses. He says to get girls who “give well” and the participants also discuss “Taiwanese gangsters.” YG insisted that the text message screenshots were manipulated.
2/26/19 – In a statement made through YG, Seungri expressed his wishes to cooperate fully with the police regarding all of the allegations and be drug tested
2/27/19 – Seungri essentially “turned himself in” and spent eight-and-a-half hours at the police station, answering questions and submitting samples for drug testing. He asked fans to wait patiently for results. That same day, the first round of drug-testing came back negative, with Seungri coming up clean.
2/28/19 – YG cancelled all of Seungri’s upcoming shows and appearances.
3/3/19 – YG refutes claims that they shredded incriminating documents relating to Seungri and Burning Sun.
¾/19 – Though a source from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency had originally said that they did not have original copies of any KKT messages, and that they weren’t sure such messages truly existed, SBS FunE confirmed that the original copies were sent directly to the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. In short, the whistleblower responsible for leaking the KKT group messages did not feel comfortable going to the Seoul police, as they had reason to believe that there was a deep police connection WITHIN the KKT group chat itself.
3/8/19 – Following a statement from YG confirming Seungri’s enlistment date on 3/25/19, the Military Manpower Administration clarified that, unless an arrest warrant was issued and Seungri was jailed before the 25th, he would still be enlisting. They went on to say that they would participate fully in the investigation and that they could delay his enlistment if he is found guilty of any charges before the 25th.
3/10/19 – Police issued a search warrant for Burning Sun and sent 20 officers to search the premises. Not long after, Seungri was booked on charges related to facilitating prostitution, officially marking him a suspect in the controversies at Burning Sun.
3/11/19 (the busiest day so far – several updates all within a few hours of each other)
Police begin questioning the other (still unnamed) celebrities in Seungri’s alleged KKT group chat.
Later that day, in a horrifying twist, more KKT screenshots were leaked. In those chats, Seungri and a handful of others share and laugh about spy-cam footage of VIP rooms. In pictures and videos, women (who do not know they’re being filmed) perform sexual acts on men, at least one of whom is in the group chat.
Singer Jung Joon Young was revealed to be the man sharing the videos.
Translations of the texts seem to show Joon Young bragging about filming women (without consent) and sending them to the group chat. He even appears to be taking “requests” regarding videos.
In light of the new evidence, particularly the spy-cam footage, police made a statement to update the public on the status and severity of the investigation and to reiterate that they did not intend to slow down or stop the investigation once Seungri enlisted.
It was reported that the KKT chat about spy-cams was recovered throgh the phone of an unnamed celebrity. Allegedly, the celebrity sent his phone to be repaired and the KKT were subsequently leaked by a whistleblower.
Seungri shared a post on Instagram, announcing his retirement from the entertainment industry, saying that he was causing “societal disturbances” and that he wanted to protect YG and Bigbang.
Police and the Ministry of Justice officially banned Seungri from leaving Korea due to the severity of the investigation and his involvement in it.
YG released a statement basically saying that Seungri’s decision to “retire” was made without their knowledge, involvement or input, nor has there been an official decision about his exclusive contract with them.
Daniel Kang’s laywer appeared on MBC to state that Daniel has no connection to Seungri, Bigbang or Burning Sun despite previous claims that Daniel and Burning Sun shared an investor, and that Daniel had visited the club.
2 Days & 1 Night confirms Jung Joon Young’s removal from the show.
As another helpful resource, here is Reddit’s (/r/kpop) giant masterlist on Seungri and Burning Sun. The comments are full of good information, translations and additional links.
I will update this list as more information is released. Please reblog to help stop the spread of misinformation and please please do your own reading and research so that you can be as informed as possible. There are too many people on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr who are popping off without knowing any of the actual facts and that’s dangerous. This is a very serious situation with a lot of moving parts and as things get worse and worse, and it’s extremely important to be informed.
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