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| (From top) Chen Bolin, Darren Wang and Kai Ko in movie scenes. |
By Ko Dong-hwan
While many Taiwanese actor friends of former K-pop idol and entrepreneur Seungri ― who is allegedly involved in a sex, drugs and sex videos scandal ― are deserting him, some are sticking by him.
Chen Bolin, according to Chinese online portal Sina's entertainment report Wednesday, told journalists in Taiwan that he and Seungri are "just friends" and he "doesn't know well about his business or what he does."
But witnesses said Chen visited the Burning Sun ― a Seoul nightclub at the center of the scandal in Gangnam district that was believed partly managed by Seungri ― in January for the Korean star's "mega-scale" birthday party, according to reports. There were photos of Chen and the club's DJ.
After the scandal emerged and police investigations began early this month, Chen wrote on Instagram: "Embrace kindness. Forgive ignorance. A beautiful world with irresponsible comments." The Mar. 17 post seemingly reflected the actor's candid thoughts regarding the scandal.
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| Seungri arrives at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on Mar. 14 for questioning over sexual misconduct and drug allegations involving Seoul nightclub Burning Sun. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk |
But Taiwanese actor Darren Wang unfollowed Seungri on social networks and deleted photos of himself with the Korean from the websites, according to Sports Chosun.
Wang was known to have met Seungri at the January birthday party and was with Chen in the photo with the Burning Sun DJ.
Another Taiwanese star, Kai Ko, who has faced illegal drug use charges, was rumored to have visited the Burning Sun in January. The club is being probed by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency for, among other charges, alleged distribution of illegal drugs that were used to sexually harass female customers. Ko's visit stirred a rumor he went to the club possibly to obtain drugs.
The Seoul police authority alleged Thursday that Seungri not only distributed sex videos on the Korean chatting app Kakao Talk but filmed other sex clips. He has denied this, according to Nocut News.
Seungri was accused of joining the app's chatroom where singer/TV personality Jung Joon-young in 2015 shared videos he secretly filmed of himself having sex with different women.
Before the scandal erupted, the former boy band BIGBANG member operated a Japanese-style ramen restaurant chain, Aori Ramen, at over 50 locations in Korea and overseas and stepped down from a Burning Sun executive post. His other businesses ranged from a waffle cafe to electronic music label Natural High Records and a dance academy.
