Last Saturday, in an interview with Korean daily Chosun Ilbo, former BigBang singer Seungri denied that he had asked his staff to procure prostitutes for foreign investors at nightclub Arena. Referring to one message in particular, he clarified that he was looking only for women to hang out with a woman named "Kimmy". He said she was the "daughter of a Singapore-born owner of a well-known football club" and a long-time friend of his.
While he did not identify who she was, speculation swirled that he was referring to socialite Kim Lim, 27, whose billionaire father Peter Lim has a controlling stake in Spanish side Valencia.
Last Saturday, Ms Lim wrote on Instagram to distance herself from the K-pop scandal that has seen four artists retire from show business. Seungri, 28, has been booked for providing sexual favours to would-be investors of the Burning Sun club. The scandal began in January when a Burning Sun customer said he was assaulted by staff, triggering further reports linking artists to illegal acts, from taping of women in sex acts to bribery to gambling.
It turns out there has been a leaked conversation of him allegedly soliciting prostitutes for his investors. I don't know why he called me and how I was involved in this saga at all.
Needless to say, after the call, I was left completely confused. When this news broke out, Seungri said the chat is entirely fabricated and that it's fake news. However, the police later say it isn't. Referring to a media statement released later by Seungri's lawyer, she noted: "The article suggested that he arranged for me to party together with other girls, whom he claims are not prostitutes. To clarify on Dec 9, , I was in Korea with my friends from Singapore.
