Choi Won-suk is a photojournalist at The Korea Times. Before joining the newspaper, he also worked as a photojournalist with AFP and St. Joseph News-Press in Missouri. He spent 13 years in the United States, graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism degree (Cum Laude) from the University of Missouri - Columbia and a Master of Arts in Photography from Ohio University - Athens. Over the past 11 years, Choi covered various news events such as presidential elections, the 2019 North Korea-United States Hanoi Summit and 2022 Qatar World Cup. But above all, Choi believes in local journalism and finds a lot of joy telling life stories of ordinary citizens in small neighborhoods.
K-pop singer embroiled in sex scandal arrives at court
South Korean singer and television celebrity, Jung Joon-young, arrived at Seoul Central District Court on Thursday (March 21) morning to attend a hearing to review an arrest warrant request against him.
Jung, who is accused of illicitly taping and sharing sex videos said he had committed "an inexcusable crime" an admitted all his charges before the court hearing started. The court decision on the arrest warrant is expected to come out later Thursday.
Singer Lee Seung-hyun, 28, better known by the stage name Seungri, is also suspected of paying for prostitutes for foreign businessmen to drum up investment in his business.
Lee and Jung were both members of online chat groups where secret sex tapes were shared, and men joked about drugging and raping women, the broadcaster SBS said. (Reuters)