Women lawyers call for 'strict punishment' on scandalous K-pop star

Former K-pop boy band Big Bang member Seungri, left, and singer-songwriter Jung Joon-young. Photos from Hankook Ilbo and Korea Times file

By Lee Gyu-lee

The Korean Women Lawyers Association Tuesday called for "strict punishment" for two celebrities involved in sex scandals, saying the celebrities sexually objectified women and demeaned their dignity.

"They shared the secretly filmed sex videos and procured prostitution without any guilt," the association said about rock singer Jung Joon-young and K-pop band Bing Bang member Seungri, both of whom are scheduled to undergo police questioning Thursday.

The association also urged society to eradicate bias against women, which was prevalent.

Meanwhile, Jung Joon-young Tuesday returned to Korea from Los Angeles where he was shooting tvN's "Wheeled Restaurant." He admitted the allegations about the sex videos.
Lee Gyu-lee gyulee@koreatimes.co.kr

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