Kim Han-bin.
Beijing News (reporter Zhang He) According to South Korean media reports, South Korea's YG Entertainment denied on June 15 that LEE Seung-hoon, a member of the WINNER group, was suspected of being involved in Kim Han-bin's drug abuse, saying that the dispute was not a fact, the police are still under investigation, and "the content will be made public in the police investigation." As for the online rumor that Lee Seung-hoon is the deputy director of YG's planning office, YG also denied in a statement that "vice minister" is only the "nickname" of Lee Seung-hoon, who the company usually brings a lot of creativity, and has only been used once in video content, not the real position.
Recently, the South Korean media exposed the chat records of B.I. Kim Han-bin, the captain of the YG company group "IKON", suspected of drug abuse. According to the news, when the police arrested a drug-related person A in August 2016, they found the chat records of A and Kim Hanbin in A's mobile phone. In the record, it can be seen that Kim Han-bin carefully asked A about the type, effect and purchase method of drugs, and Kim Han-bin asked A to buy drugs for him. But at the time, the police did not investigate.
On June 12, Kim Han-bin apologized and announced his withdrawal from the IKON group, "There was a time when I was too miserable to rely on something I shouldn't care about, which was a fact, but in the end I couldn't do it because I was afraid." Even so, I feel ashamed of all the fans and members who have been hurt by my wrong words and deeds. I decided to quit the team and once again bowed my head and apologized to the fans and members. On the same day, the drug search team of the Gyeonggi Southern Regional Police Department also said that it would re-investigate Kim Han-bin's drug case. YG Entertainment issued a statement announcing the termination of the exclusive brokerage contract with Kim Han-bin.
WINNER member Lee Seung-hoon.
As the matter came to light, the scope of involvement continued to expand. On June 14, it was reported that Han Seo-hee, who was talking to Kim Han-bin about drugs, received a message from WINNER member Lee Seung-hoon on June 1, 2016. According to the news, Lee Seung-hoon saw B.I Kim Han-bin testing positive in YG's self-conducted drug test, so he asked Han Ruixi to meet near YG. But in the end, it was K who went to the date to meet Han Ruixi. K said that he came in place of Lee Seung-hoon, hoping that Han Seo-hee could keep Kim Han-bin's secret of drug use.
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