Former BIGBANG member Seungri has been causing controversies continuously since his release from prison.
The Burning Sun scandal in 2019 severely tarnished Seungri’s reputation and led to his departure from BIGBANG. After serving one and a half years in prison, Seungri was released but continued to draw criticism from netizens for taking advantage of BIGBANG’s name.
Most recently, rumors have circulated on the Chinese social media platform Weibo that the former member of BIGBANG flirted shamelessly with a woman while mentioning BIGBANG.
Specifically, a netizen claimed to have heard the former idol tell another girl, “After drinking, I want to sleep with you to the beat of ‘Fantastic Baby’.” “Fantastic Baby” is a hit song by BIGBANG released in 2012.
Seungri’s behavior in this story once again disgusts netizens. Not long ago, the former BIGBANG member was criticized for singing BIGBANG’s hit song “Bang Bang Bang” at a birthday party in Malaysia. Many feel frustrated that Seungri, with his criminal past affecting BIGBANG, would “innocently” perform the group’s hit song in public like that.
On the other hand, back in January 2019, Seungri was accused of allowing employees of the Burning Sun nightclub to assault and sexually assault customers, engage in drug trafficking, broker prostitution, evade taxes, and many more illegal activities. The former BIGBANG member was also suspected of being involved in Jung Joon-young’s 18+ chatroom, and eventually declared his departure from BIGBANG and the entertainment industry.
Seungri was released from prison on February 9, 2023. The former idol was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison for committing 9 offenses, including using prostitution services, brokering prostitution, gambling, embezzlement, violating foreign exchange laws, violating food safety laws, disseminating hidden camera content, increasing penalties for specific economic crimes (embezzlement), special assault charges.
After his release from prison, Seungri enjoyed life and attended events around Southeast Asia. In October 2023, Dispatch accused Seungri of two-timing, carefully planning to deceive two girls at once during a trip to Bali. These scandals further damaged the former BIGBANG member’s reputation, leaving netizens disillusioned and saying, “There’s no cure.”
