SKY NEWS
Before his fall from grace, Seungri had been one of K-pop’s biggest stars, with a huge fan base in Asia and around the world. Now, he has been sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of crimes at a military court in South Korea.
A K-pop star has been jailed for three years for crimes including providing prostitutes to foreign businessmen and embezzling funds.
Seungri, a former member of boy band Big Bang, was also fined 1.15 billion won (£714,000), South Korea‘s Defence Ministry said.
Before his fall from grace, the singer had been one of K-pop‘s biggest stars, with a huge fan base in Asia and around the world.
He was sentenced by a military court in Yongin, near Seoul, on Thursday and taken into custody after the ruling.
He appeared in court in a combat uniform and shook his head repeatedly as the judge announced the verdict, according to the Yonhap news agency.
