Leung Hyun Seok (KBS TV, South Korea)
Overseas network on June 14, according to the Yonhap News Agency reported on the 14th, the head of South Korea's YG Entertainment company, Leung Hyun Seok (also translated as Yang Hyun-suk), announced his resignation from all positions in the company on the same day. This year, a number of artists under YG Entertainment have been involved in scandals, and Leung Hyun Seok himself has been accused of being involved in sexual hospitality cases and concealing artists' drug use.
Leung Hyun-seok said on the official website of YG Entertainment on the 14th, "From today onwards, all positions and businesses within YG will be put down." ”
He said that in the face of baseless slander, he endured all the way, but it was difficult to endure it any longer.
YG Entertainment's building in Seoul (Kookmin Daily)
He expressed his sincere hope that YG Entertainment would resume normal operations as soon as possible, and believed that the current media reports and various rumors would find out the truth through future investigations.
YG Entertainment, founded in 1998 by Leung Hyun Seok. At present, it is one of the largest entertainment agencies in Korea, with well-known groups and artists such as BIGBANG and BLACKPINK.
YG's artist Victory has exposed a sexual reception scandal this year.
This year, YG Entertainment has exposed a number of scandals, including Victory "nightclub door", Leung Hyun-seok suspected of money laundering and tax evasion, former iKON member Kim Han-bin was exposed to drug abuse, etc., causing huge social controversy, and its stock price has also experienced a sharp decline.
On June 12, another Korean netizen launched a petition on the official website of the Blue House to stop the artist activities of YG Entertainment. (Compilation /Overseas Network Liu Qiang)
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