On September 25th, G-Dragon held his ‘GD Friends Live’ through portal site Naver, and was also joined by fellow members Taeyang and Daesung for a talk session. The three of them began by updating fans on T.O.P, who recently injured his hand on the set of his upcoming film, ‘Alumnus’. Turning to the topic of Seungri, the three of them looked a bit uncomfortable talking about him.
G-Dragon began: ”Seungri is doing well. He’s filming in Japan right now. He’s fine.”
Taeyang spoke carefully: “I’ll just be frank about this. We reprimanded him a lot. He’s reflecting on his actions now. Don’t people make mistakes? I think for us, as his brothers, we need to forgive those mistakes. These are problems that we must carry with us. Once again, we reprimanded Seungri and will make sure that it won’t happen again.”
Daesung added: "Shall we finish this off by saying ‘Seungri-ya, we miss you. We love you?’."
Taeyang honestly replied back: “I can’t actually say that I love him right at this moment. I think he needs more time to reflect.”
G-Dragon also stated: "I nor any of us, are in any position to be reprimanding anyone, but I will work hard if it means that we can show a better image to everyone. I think it’s all up to us as to how well we do. He’s currently self-reflecting, I know because I’ve been through it before. These times aren’t just wasted times, but times that truly help your life. Thinking about it in a different light, you can see it as a good experience as well. If you all view him in a good light, I’m sure that Seungri will be able to show you a better image as an even better man and adult."
G-Dragon stated towards Seungri: ”Seungri, I don’t love you yet as well but I will love you and I miss you. Fighting.”
Seungri briefly stepped out of the spotlight for “self-reflection”, while die-hard fans argued that the photos had been doctored because of YG has yet to release an official statement on the scandal.
A group of fans released ‘proof’ that the photos were manipulated. They argued that there were a few areas that looked unnatural when it came to photos of his face and back, and that the published photos were photoshopped with a photo of a man who looked very similar to Seungri. The fans continued to argue that the angles of his face and neck look unnatural, while the skin color of his face and body look different as well.
Netizens responds:
- “That’s what I thought”
- “Of course they are photoshopped”
On the recent episode of SBS’s “Hwashin”, which was aired live on August 27, 2013, Seungri mentioned his scandal in Japan last September 2012.
Seungri stated: “When the scandal broke out, my ex-girlfriend texted me. The message said, ‘You are not like this’. A scandal like this is very unusual for idols. The magazine I appeared in is a very famous magazine. Only very famous people get to appear on it. I actually knew about it a week before it was published.”
Netizens that saw this episode commented:
- ”Seungri doesn’t even look embarrassed”
- “So he is admitting that it really was him?”
- "So who was she then?”
1. [+3,642, -112] The first idol in Korea to admit their sex scandal
2. [+2,788, -157] “I had a one night stand ^^ ㅎㅎ I’m an adult now”
3. [+2,741, -62] So basically he admitted that his scandal’s true ㅋㅋ And the girl who sat behind Kim Gura kept falling asleep, hilarious
4. [+2,145, -56] So he finally admitted it ㅋㅋㅋ But it’s nothing to be proud of, he should be more careful
5. [+1,858, 263] Is he serious? He admitted on broadcast that he slept with a woman he wasn’t even dating. Disgusting……………
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