Born in South Korea · Nationality South Korean — Culture / K-pop / business

Seungri

Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “2016 complaint alleging property fraud exceeding 2 billion won, withdrawn following settlement” and “Arranging prostitution services for foreign investors”.

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Profile No. 0363 · Updated on 12 October 2026

10Documented controversies

8Sources

0Formal charge · all time

1Conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

Case · 9 documented stages

Embezzlement of approximately 528 million won from Burning Sun through trademark fees

Conviction

2016–2019

Embezzlement of approximately 528 million won from Burning Sun through trademark fees

Conviction

Seungri was definitively found guilty of participating in the embezzlement of approximately 528 million won from the Burning Sun club, notably through payments relating to Monkey Museum trademark rights.

State of the evidence: Established by a court
Attribution: Personally implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
Yonhap(LEAD) Supreme Court upholds 1 1/2-yr prison term for disgraced K-pop star SeungriMediaHigh reliability
[2]
Yonhap軍법원, '성매매 알선' 빅뱅 승리에 징역 3년 선고…법정구속(종합)MediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 21 August 2026

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2016–2019

Separate embezzlement of approximately 22 million won from Yuri Holdings for personal legal expenses

Conviction

A second instance of misappropriation of funds concerned approximately 22 million won taken from Yuri Holdings' finances to pay lawyers' fees or personal expenses relating to executives and employees.

State of the evidence: Established by a court
Attribution: Personally implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
Yonhap軍법원, '성매매 알선' 빅뱅 승리에 징역 3년 선고…법정구속(종합)MediaHigh reliability
[2]
Yonhap(LEAD) Supreme Court upholds 1 1/2-yr prison term for disgraced K-pop star SeungriMediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 21 August 2026

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2013–2017

Habitual gambling in Las Vegas involving approximately 2.2 billion won

Conviction

The Supreme Court confirmed that Seungri had habitually gambled in Las Vegas casinos between 2013 and 2017, staking approximately 2.2 billion won.

State of the evidence: Established by a court
Attribution: Personally implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
Yonhap(LEAD) Supreme Court upholds 1 1/2-yr prison term for disgraced K-pop star SeungriMediaHigh reliability
[2]
Yonhap軍법원, '성매매 알선' 빅뱅 승리에 징역 3년 선고…법정구속(종합)MediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 21 August 2026

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2013–2017

Foreign exchange law violation involving an undeclared loan of approximately 1 million dollars in casino chips

Conviction

In connection with his gambling in Las Vegas, Seungri was found guilty of receiving approximately one million dollars' worth of casino chips without making the declaration required under South Korean foreign exchange legislation.

State of the evidence: Established by a court
Attribution: Personally implicated

Sources · 3

[1]
Supreme Court of Korea외국환거래 신고 없이 미화 100만 달러 상당의 칩을 대여받은 사건Official documentPrimary source
[2]
Yonhap(LEAD) Supreme Court upholds 1 1/2-yr prison term for disgraced K-pop star SeungriMediaHigh reliability
[3]
Yonhap軍법원, '성매매 알선' 빅뱅 승리에 징역 3년 선고…법정구속(종합)MediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 21 August 2026

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2015–2016

Arranging prostitution services for foreign investors

Conviction

Seungri was definitively found guilty of arranging, together with associates, prostitution services for investors from Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong and other countries between December 2015 and January 2016 in order to strengthen business relationships.

State of the evidence: Established by a court
Attribution: Personally implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
Yonhap(LEAD) Supreme Court upholds 1 1/2-yr prison term for disgraced K-pop star SeungriMediaHigh reliability
[2]
Yonhap軍법원, '성매매 알선' 빅뱅 승리에 징역 3년 선고…법정구속(종합)MediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 21 August 2026

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2016

Monkey Museum operated as an entertainment establishment despite being registered as a restaurant

Conviction

Seungri was found guilty of violating the Food Sanitation Act in connection with Monkey Museum, an establishment registered as an ordinary restaurant although it operated as a bar or entertainment venue requiring a different licensing regime.

State of the evidence: Established by a court
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 3

[1]
E-Daily'버닝썬 사건' 박한별 남편 유인석, 1심서 '집행유예'MediaHigh reliability
[2]
Yonhap(LEAD) Supreme Court upholds 1 1/2-yr prison term for disgraced K-pop star SeungriMediaHigh reliability
[3]
Yonhap軍법원, '성매매 알선' 빅뱅 승리에 징역 3년 선고…법정구속(종합)MediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 21 August 2026

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2015–2016

Sharing intimate images of women in messaging groups

Conviction

Seungri was definitively convicted on a charge under sexual offences legislation for sharing intimate photographs of women in messaging conversations.

State of the evidence: Established by a court
Attribution: Personally implicated

Sources · 3

[1]
iMBC가수 승리, 유치장行…성매매 알선 혐의 묻자 '묵묵부답'MediaHigh reliability
[2]
Yonhap(LEAD) Supreme Court upholds 1 1/2-yr prison term for disgraced K-pop star SeungriMediaHigh reliability
[3]
Yonhap軍법원, '성매매 알선' 빅뱅 승리에 징역 3년 선고…법정구속(종합)MediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 21 August 2026

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2015

Personal purchase of prostitution services

Conviction

In addition to arranging sexual services for investors, Seungri was prosecuted and definitively convicted of personally purchasing prostitution services in Korea.

State of the evidence: Established by a court
Attribution: Personally implicated

Sources · 3

[1]
Yonhap'성접대·횡령' 승리 14일 영장심사…본인 성매매 혐의도MediaHigh reliability
[2]
Yonhap(LEAD) Supreme Court upholds 1 1/2-yr prison term for disgraced K-pop star SeungriMediaHigh reliability
[3]
Yonhap軍법원, '성매매 알선' 빅뱅 승리에 징역 3년 선고…법정구속(종합)MediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 21 August 2026

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2015

Enlisting gang members to threaten people following a bar altercation

Conviction (not final)

Following an argument with other customers at a bar in Gangnam in late 2015, Seungri was found guilty of calling upon his associate Yoo In-seok, who mobilised gang members to intimidate those involved in the dispute.

State of the evidence: Established by a court
Attribution: Personally implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
Yonhap(LEAD) Supreme Court upholds 1 1/2-yr prison term for disgraced K-pop star SeungriMediaHigh reliability
[2]
Yonhap軍법원, '성매매 알선' 빅뱅 승리에 징역 3년 선고…법정구속(종합)MediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 21 August 2026

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2014–2016

2016 complaint alleging property fraud exceeding 2 billion won, withdrawn following settlement

Allegations

Before Burning Sun, Seungri filed a complaint against a former singer turned property developer, claiming that he had entrusted her with approximately 2.05 billion won for a property project that had not materialised and for which the funds had not been returned.

Attribution: Protagonist is the victim

Sources · 2

[1]
Dong-A Ilbo‘승리 20억 원 사기’ 피 고소인 S씨는 신은성MediaHigh reliability
[2]
Dong-A Ilbo빅뱅 승리, 선배 가수에 사기 고소 취하…“오해 풀려”MediaHigh reliability

Last verified: 21 August 2026

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II. Constellation of documented links

No documented link with another published profile for now.

Two profiles are linked when a documented controversy of one names the other. The link points to that controversy and its sources; it does not indicate a personal relationship.

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