BigBang’s Seungri denies launching business in China

Seungri. Picture: Yonhap through the Korea Herald

SeungriA former member of Okay-pop Boy Group Bigbang, denied hypothesis that he’s making ready to launch a brand new enterprise firm in China, with regard to rumors that emerged in native media experiences earlier this week.

The previous singer traveled to China final month, reportedly to discover new enterprise alternatives. The journey led to hypothesis that he pursued an leisure or cultural mission overseas, particularly after he was noticed on the finish of February with leisure business and former enterprise companions in Seoul – only a few days earlier than his departure.

Throughout his keep in China, Seungri was additionally seen when attending an evening membership occasion in Hangzhou, accompanied by 10 bodyguards, which additional fed hypothesis about his doable return to nightlife-related corporations.

Seungri, nonetheless, denied the claims.

“It isn’t true that I’m contemplating re-introducing the leisure or cultural firm,” he mentioned in an interview with one other media outlet. “I not too long ago met just a few individuals with whom I labored up to now, but it surely was simply an off-the-cuff meal to meet up with.”

“I presently dwell in Korea and my current abroad journeys have been private – attending the weddings of associates or taking a break,” he added. “I’ve not had any enterprise conferences or made plans for brand spanking new corporations overseas.”

Hypothesis about his return to nightlife got here out for the primary time final yr when he reportedly meant to open golf equipment in Hong Kong and Cambodia. At the moment he rejected the experiences and mentioned, “Why ought to I’m going again to the membership firm after what occurred?”

Seungri withdrew from Bigbang in 2019 after he was recognized as a central determine within the so -called ‘burning sunscreen’. He was sued for 9 fees, together with common playing, buying prostitution, violating the motion on particular issues on the punishment of sexual crimes (unlawful filming), violating prostitution felony legislation and embezzlement. He was sentenced to a yr and 6 months in jail and was launched after finishing his sentence in February 2023.

He additionally rejected different claims that steered that he is perhaps a comeback within the sector for meals and drinks or one of many enterprise fields by which he was concerned previous to his conviction.

“I do not think about any enterprise enterprise,” mentioned Seungri. “I’m not presently engaged on any financial exercise. I simply spend time with my household and I dwell calmly.”