Lee Gyu-lee is a business writer at The Korea Times, focusing primarily on IT & telecommunications, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and KOTRA. Prior to this, she has covered a wide range of cultural news, from film, television and K-pop to lifestyle and fashion.
Women lawyers call for 'strict punishment' on scandalous K-pop star
Former K-pop boy band Big Bang member Seungri, left, and singer-songwriter Jung Joon-young. Photos from Hankook Ilbo and Korea Times file
By Lee Gyu-lee
By Lee Gyu-lee
The Korean Women Lawyers Association Tuesday called for “strict punishment” for two celebrities involved in sex scandals, saying the celebrities sexually objectified women and demeaned their dignity.
“They shared the secretly filmed sex videos and procured prostitution without any guilt,” the association said about rock singer Jung Joon-young and K-pop band Bing Bang member Seungri, both of whom are scheduled to undergo police questioning Thursday.
The association also urged society to eradicate bias against women, which was prevalent.
Meanwhile, Jung Joon-young Tuesday returned to Korea from Los Angeles where he was shooting tvN's “Wheeled Restaurant.” He admitted the allegations about the sex videos.