Enough is enough – time to say goodbye to 'idols' like Seungri

Seungri, center, member of a popular K-pop boy band Big Bang, arrives at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 14, 2019. After their stunning retirement announcements, two K-pop stars including a member of the superstars Big Bang are facing police questioning over a series of interlocking scandals that have roiled South Korea for weeks. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Seungri has often been in the headlines, be it as a member of the BigBang K-pop group or as a businessman or a TV show guest, although within BigBang itself he was overshadowed by the leader of the group G-Dragon or rapper T.O.P.

In recent weeks, Seungri’s name has appeared in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. He has been named a suspect in an investigation into the alleged soliciting of prostitutes and drug dealing at the Burning Sun club, which he controls. When arriving at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on Thursday for further questioning, he made it clear that a mistake had been made, telling waiting reporters, “I deeply apologise to everyone who was hurt by my action.”