SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — For rapper-turned-actor Choi Seung-hyun, portraying the eccentric drug addict Thanos in “Squid Game” Season 2 was both a cathartic and challenging experience, as the role compelled him to confront the “mistakes” from his past. “I gave it a lot of thought before accepting the role, as the character forced [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — T.O.P of South Korean boy band BIGBANG was released Saturday from his alternative military service, which had turns and twists due to a marijuana conviction. BIGBANG’s main rapper, whose real name is Choi Seung-hyun, started his two-year mandatory military service as a conscripted police officer in February 2017. But [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop band BIGBANG plans to hold a year-end concert in Seoul but without its main rapper T.O.P, who was involved in a marijuana scandal this summer, its agency said Thursday. The group will throw a two-day show titled “BIGBANG 2017 ConcertLast Dance In Seoul” at Gocheok Skydome in western Seoul on Dec. 30-31, YG Entertainment said. T.O.P will not be part of the concert, according tothe company. T.O.P, whose real name [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Rapper T.O.P of popular boy band BIGBANG was ordered by police on Monday to discontinue his duty as a conscripted policeman, an alternative to his mandatory military service, following his conviction for smoking marijuana. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said it held a disciplinary review committee and concluded that [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Popular singer and actor T.O.P. of boy band BIGBANG was given a suspended sentence by a Seoul court on Thursday for smoking marijuana multiple times last year. The Seoul Central District Court found Choi Seung-hyun — his real name — guilty of the use of the illicit drug and [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Smoking marijuana is no joke in South Korea. Despite its growing medicinal applications and lenient approach (regardless of its legality) towards possession and consumption in more than a few countries, marijuana is treated by the Act on the Control of Narcotics as an equal alongside other, sometimes heavier, substances [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Two South Korean boy band members will begin their mandatory military service in February, their agencies said Tuesday. Junsu of the K-pop trio JYJ, also known as Kim Jun-su on the musical scene, and T.O.P of BIGBANG will start their two-year service at police departments in February. Both 29 [...]