Police seek to arrest South Korean singer Jung Joon-young over sex videos, amid calls for justice over actress Jang Ja-yeon’s 2009 suicide. The K-pop scandal has taken a sharp turn, with police seeking a warrant* on Monday to arrest singer Jung over the secret taping of women in sex acts, and sharing of the footage. Last week, the storm had worsened with daily media reports of allegations of what he and other artists, including former BigBang singer Seungri, had done. Questionable acts ranged from giving sexual favors to keeping drunk-driving under wraps*, reported The Korea Herald. Ten women were reportedly filmed, with the footage shared in a group chat. The current fervor to clean up the Korean entertainment industry has also driven Yoon Ji-oh, 31, a former colleague of actress Jang Ja-yeon to demand for further justice to be meted* out over the latter’s suicide in 2009. The 29-year-old left behind a letter saying she had been forced to sexually entertain 30 men in the business and media worlds. Though she named names, these were not publicly revealed and no powerful figure has been charged. (SD-Agencies) |