The Burning Sun Scandal began on January 28, 2019. It includes K-pop Stars Seungri from Big Bang and Jung Joon-young and many more. Seungri from the boy band, BigBang, is one of the club’s directors and announced his retirement from the industry on March 11, 2019, after being charged with sexual bribery. Yong Jun-hyung of Highlight and Choi Jong-hoon of F.T. Island resigned from their positions after allegations they were participants in the chatrooms. Lee Sung-Hyun has said that he had a fellow police member named Kang help cover up any damage that was doon in the club. On August 12, Seungri was sentenced to a three-year prison term, a fine of 1.15 billion won (US$990,000) and immediate detention.
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