K-Pop Stars Opened a Night Club to Drug & Sell Women to Overseas Investors

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[marizimm]

It's ironic that if you smoke weed, you get more jail time than literal sex traffickers.

[PurpleBlue-jxsm]

The fact that some ppl still blame the victims, says a lot about k-pop celeb obsession

[xhdrqnj]

I'm a high school girl in Korea.
First of all, I'm truly, sincerely grateful that bbc brought this up because If I raise questions about these kinds of issues at school, I'm branded a thumping piggy feminist, an "emotional disorder."
I shed tears of unknown reason when I saw comments from foreigners who said they would listen to this and stand in solidarity. Thank you very much.

When this incident broke out, Korea was quiet. When Room N broke out (a case in which 260, 000 Korean men watched a video clip in which a caterpillar was placed on a video device sexually assaulting elementary, middle, and high school and adult women my age), Korean men exaggerated the incident, saying that the actual sexual assault rate would be reduced only when the victims watched such videos as "enjoyed" because they wanted to. The mastermind of this nightmare was sentenced to 40 years in prison, and the person who disclosed their personal information about the criminals in anger was sentenced to two years in prison.

Three years later, just yesterday, a group of male students from Seoul National University, the nation's most prestigious university, posted illegal compounds of 60 women from their alumni and enjoyed watching them in more than 200 chat rooms. Another man from a prestigious medical school killed his girlfriend, who told him to break up at the same school.

Even though women are being sexually assaulted and killed every day in this land, the media keeps silent about the demonstration of a female nursery teacher who has no motherhood, and Korean men treat me as if it is the only big deal. It is a sense of victimization. Women also enjoy watching children's play, but they cover up the case, saying, "Isn't it the female version of Room N?" I cannot comment on these issues at school. That is why I desperately need your attention and solidarity. please Don't believe what they say in K-drama. I hope women take care of yourself and stay safe.

[smallann]

The fact that the reporter who published this case, suffered 3 years of abuse and harassment from so called fans, and netizens, and suffered 2 miscarriages during that period makes me boil.

[nowifi]

I swear South Korea sounds like such a dystopian place beneath all that glamor.

[dance-BROBE-dance]

Its insane when they give non-violent drug addicts, more prison time, than literal sex traffickers, rapists and abusers.

[WinifredJ]

Not allowing foreigners into the clubs in korea has a whole different advantage all of a sudden.

[lamanjoycel]

The scariest thing is that we don't even can't trust authorities. Where should we ask for help then?

[daeng]

I remember following this "scandal" closely at the time and the fact that those men still have fandoms that defends them and calls them innocent infuriates and disgusts me 🤢

[luudupree]

People are so willing to give this dude so much grace and a second chance meanwhile female victims lose their whole career and are ostracized from Korea

[feraengel]

Brothel owner, abuser, sexual assault, rapist, sex traffickers, and they only get 1, 5 years in jail?!

[trudywest]

He is not the Korean great gatsby, he’s literally the Korean Epstein how is this man out of prison it makes me sick

[znodyrq]

Shame on Hyuna. I don’t care what people say. This is disgusting.

[reeree]

Its literally disgusting that violence against women is still not considered a crime worthy of very long sentences. So upsetting, especially as a woman.

[drydz]

Korea has been overhyped and romanticized excessively by K dramas and K-pop idols that we fail to see the darker side of how its society treat half of its citizens and how xenophobic they can be towards other asians, specifically those coming from SEA. It's totally gross.

[Rii._.]

May we NEVER EVER shut up about cases like these!

[rostallahahas]

“If you’re not the one paying, you’re the product.” Stephanie couldn’t have been more spot on…

[literallydonatello]

HyunA is so disgusting for dating someone involved in this sick situation cos there’s NO way she didn’t know about this

[Luvluna]

Goo Hara she was so brave to come up like I can’t believe she’s no longer alive and men like seungri walk freely

[wilddaizytx]

Interesting how one of them cried for his Mom when Paparazzi approached him..Imagine how many woman cried for the Moms after being SA.😢