Seungri of BIGBANG recently expressed his retirement from the entertainment industry on his personal Instagram. He said that he came up with the decision in order to protect the reputation of YG Entertainment and his own group, BIGBANG. He also expressed that he is deeply hurt that the controversy lead him pushed into the national level.
In an interview with YTN Star, a high official from YG Entertainment said that: “Seungri’s retirement was made by himself. He did not discuss it with YG (Yang Hyun Suk) but the decision came from him.” He added, “There is nothing revealed by the police from the past month and a half. Seungri did not want that people around him to suffer.” They also expressed that they were surprised since Seungri is about to join his fellow members to enlist in the Army this March 25th.
The most recent update of all the investigations regarding Seungri’s issues is that he was proven not guilty in taking drugs for the past years. The investigation regarding this matter is still being done at the moment.
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