Former K-pop stars' gang rape, sex spycam jail terms cut

Disgraced former K-pop stars Jung Joon-young (left) and Choi Jong hoon have had their prison sentences for gang-rape and spycam crimes significantly reduced. Photo: The Korea Herald/Asia News Network

Two former K-pop stars had their prison sentences for gang-rape and spycam crimes significantly reduced on Tuesday, after a scandal that rocked South Korea last year.

Singer-songwriter Jung Joon-young and Choi Jong-hoon, a former member of boyband FT Island, were found guilty in November of gang-raping two different victims on two occasions in 2016.