(★BREAKING) BIGBANG’S Seungri Announces Retirement From K-Pop Industry

BIGBANG’s Seungri has announced his retirement from the K-Pop industry through a message on his personal Instagram account.

This is Seungri.

At this point, I think it would be for the best if I retire from the entertainment industry. I decided on retiring from the entertainment industry due to the issues that I caused. The disturbance and issues in society are too big. Regarding the issues that are being investigated, I will accept all investigations and reveal all the suspicions.

While getting criticism and hate from the public for the past month and a half, and with all the agencies in the country currently investigating me, I am even being considered a traitor of Korea. Personally, I can’t tolerate harming everyone around me to save myself.

I would like to sincerely thank all the fans in Korea and around the world who have given me lots of love for the past 10 years. I think this is where my end [as a celebrity] will be, even if it’s [to protect] the honor of YG Entertainment and BIGBANG.

Again, I am sorry and would like to apologize once again.

I am so thankful to everyone up until now.

— Seungri