Rapper under probe after testing positive for illicit drugs

Rapper Rapper Kim Ki-seok, better known by Young Cream, is being investigated on suspicion of taking illicit drugs. Screengrab of Instagram

By Lee Gyu-lee

Rapper Kim Ki-seok, better known by his stage name Young Cream, is being investigated on suspicion of taking illicit drugs.

Seocho Police Station said Thursday that Kim, 30, was questioned on April 29 over drug use after testing positive for marijuana.

Police said they carried out the test on him after receiving a report that he was displaying “strange behavior” that evening in southern Seoul.

Kim allegedly followed a woman on the street while talking gibberish. Then he barged into a real estate agency and said he would “buy a building.”

He reportedly admitted that he smoked marijuana out of curiosity. Police are looking into how he obtained it.

Kim is a former member of hip hop group M.I.B. The band of four men made its debut in 2011 with the album “Most Incredible Busters” and disbanded six years later.

The rapper has since performed solo, releasing several songs, including the latest “Stomp” in 2018.