K-Pop Idols Who Mysteriously Survived the Burning Sun Scandal 

The fact that drug users get longer jail sentences and are more looked down upon South Korean society- and they let rapists and sex offenders go is disgusting

I feel like idols who were involved in the burning sun scandal shouldn’t be back in the industry 🤦🏻‍♀️

the fact that the people who were involved in the burning sun scandal had a short sentence baffles me

they would throw teenagers with false bullying accusation out of the industry but will accept someone who is involved scandals like these 😭 like bro??

I feel like a lot more idols knew about the burning sun scandal than we know. I feel like a lot more that we don't know about were never found or revealed.

worst thing is people who got charged are free now. and we dont know if they are not hurting anyone again

I feel like im living under a rock. I never new zico was involved and i dont think i will ever look at him the same. My life was never the same after knowing about this scandal

wise people will know Zico is lying... scrolling friend's phone only to see contacts is soooooo RUBISH/BULLSHIT

So every single time when Zico came to his house and asked to look through the "golden phone", he was just scrolling through a list of acquaintances like a phone book? Lol BS.

Zico and the 'Golden Phone' always didn't sit right with me. The guy knows more.

Honestly its' the fans who support them even after the sick things they did. I couldn't even look at seungri after the burning sun. 😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️

Hyuna could potentially become a victim of this unconstitutional filming if she continues to be with that excuse of a man. I’m both disappointed in her and concerned of what might become.

Bet!! There are so many male Kpop idols involved in this shitz

Besides those predators,My Whole Heart longing for Go Hara.RIP angel.you deserve the world but world don't deserved you❤❤❤❤

Them having a great career is literally slap in the face of all those victims n on humanity in general

I trust Jessi's ability to detect bullshit people. She dissed Zico who tried to act smart with her. Jessi put him back in his place.

Notice all these Burning Sun connected idols ALL have one thing in common......mothers who coddled them and didn't think their behaviors were a big deal! Whatever they did wrong, their moms brushed it off or blamed it on the women! Especially Choi Jong Hoon and yes, even Zico's mother too with his high school ex. Mothers, HOLD YOUR SONS ACCOUNTABLE WHEN DO WRONG! They are not your little baby boys forever. 😡

I am almost positive, wholly convinced that Ha Ra did NOT end herself! Every bone in my body believes she was taken out for exposing this. Truly! just my opinion

Zico is the most disturbing to me, the dude is considered a whole axx artist...smh. He had a bigger backing up.

zico for sure hiding something 😭

These people get to come back or go on with successful lives while an idol who had a girlfriend/boyfriend or a fake rumor loses their careers I will never understand the logic .

It always rubbed me the wrong way that people completely overlooked what Zico did. Dont get me wrong, what Junghyun did was terrible, but at least he apologized and took accountability. Zico lied thru his teeth and got rewarded for it. I’m glad that this documentary was released after his song with Jennie went viral. Just when he thought it was in the clear, his demons came back to haunt him. Karma.

The two main suspects got a mere slap on the wrist as punishment anyway. Not surprised the others didn’t receive any punishment at all.

Gotta say I don't believe Zico either. You don't need to go over his house just for contacts. Alot of power people like to flaunt their privilege even illegal stuff in plain sight but indirectly

I never knew Hara but after the documentary I'm really sad about what happened to her. How are these men walking??

And they are all planning to return to the industry shamelessly still having fans supporting them giving them excuses after all the photos/videos being exposed. Even in another country they still should be prohibited from returning

I'm an American who doesn't care about KPop, so I have looked at this ongoing Burning Sun scandal from the outside in, unbiased. I know that the culture as a whole doesn't condone this behavior, but it does seem to allow it to happen far too easily. Prison sentences are inappropriate for the crimes committed. 18 months, 2 years, or even 5 years is not enough. After release, there should be no way any of these people get back into the entertainment industry. There shouldn't be one fan left supporting them or spending money on them. Law enforcement appears lazy and corrupt to me. The justice system is clearly bought and paid for by wealthy and influential people. Respect matters if you call someone even 3 days older than you Hyung, but it doesn't apply to women who are drugged and marketed like items at a grocery store to disgusting perverts in clubs. Of course there are loads of dudes who got away with it, and are still getting away with it. If I were a KPop fan, I'd be eyeing every male idol carefully, because this reflects badly on all of them. It reflects badly on the entire culture. Do better, South Korea. The world has been watching, and this isn't impressive.

Didn't he bully (I don't know what word to use but bully seems close enough) his female classmate when he was young? His mom posted a post about it and even said things like she would have done the same to that girl too. Like mother, like son. A spoiled brat.

I think the bigger question is why tf did the police officers involved get absolutely no charges against them for protecting these guys? R.I.P Goo Hara🌹

I found it interesting that Zico specifically said he "never saw a video like that" as per what this video quotes because that leaves room to suggest there were conversations or images he possibly could have seen while that statement would remain entirely true. I don't believe he didn't see anything just because he said he never saw videos. I guarantee there were photos and explicit text conversations in those chatrooms as well. It just makes him look even weirder to specify videos rather than denying the whole thing outright as a blanket statement.

I don't like Zico. Never have and never will.

For sure the golden phone contains inappropriate contents, more so videos without the knowledge or didn’t consent for the recording! 😢😢😢

You know it was more than contacts that he saw on that guy's treasured phone. While he didn't participate, he was at the very least a bystander.

Finally! A new topic that needs more spotlight than the Hybe drama!

🚨‼️Apparently it is rumoured that Seungri is planning on making another version of the BURNING SUN CLUB in CAMBODIA🚨‼️

I know peaple are iffy of Zico but I had no idea that he was Indirectly /knowing what was happening involved burning sun...yikes.

Zico IS JUST AS GUILTY

I think it seems obvious that Zico was watching those videos. 🙄🙄🙄

It's funny because a lot of these male idols even before the burning sun scandal already gave me the creeps. Like I couldn't get myself to like them no matter what. Not even my closest friends who loves kpop can even convince me to like them. I guess their eyes... it's the way just stare was just unsettling that's why I distanced myself away from them even from their music.

Listen, I've liked Zico for a long time, but, at this point, I'm not sticking my neck out for no man in the world. I want to believe that the golden phone had "normal" p*rn when Zico looked at it or that he thought that the videos were taken with consent, but who knows.

Tbh i never liked Zico he acts like he was hiding something. Like just felt off

It baffeled me how they drove a beloved husband and father to the point of self exit for a mere drug accusaitions while these criminal are free of charges 🤢🤢🤢🤢 they have a sh%%ty law system

There's no way he at least didn't know what his friend was doing. That's a crime itself.

He literally exposed himself in the most fluent way possible not thinking this could go out of proportion, and when his clip resurfaced making complete sense with the situation, he made up a cheap excuse. He wouldn’t be charged for this, he played it smart, however this is a wakeup call for whoever still has common sense to stop supporting this man.

some people always get away

Idk what to feel about zico. Didn't expect this from him, reall disappointed. I know it's not proven with a concrete evidence yet but both my heart and mind says that something is off about him and he knew something about the burning sun incident. I love boynextdoor a lot and because of that I had huge respect for him, I liked the way he was like a big brother for bnd and I liked his interactiom with them but until he's proven innocent (if he is ), I won't feel the same way with him...

Mysteriously….. more like corruption and bribery.

All my homies hate Zico 🫡

Finally after so many weeks of hybe and ador videos now we got one without the drama a happy to listen some kpop news

It would be in Zico's best interest if he did NOTHING. Just continue with his life. It would make no sense to do otherwise. Everything people are talking about is just hearsay with absolutely no evidence whatsoever. It doesn't matter if the "public" thinks whatever they think. The "public" is obviously just a relatively small group of people compared to his fans. His career hasn't taken a hit and is still going strong. If you were in his position, why would you acknowledge anything that the "public" is thinking or saying.

Ithink everyone who knew what was and is happening and yet keep quiet need to be held accountable. What ever sentencing the three people received is a joke and a slap on the victims and everyone who worked on the case. These people are free and going on about their lives making new plans in other countries while the victims are still dealing with the injustice and trauma associated with burning sun

Zico is very sly, he always goes under the radar even though he has many problematic issues. He collabrated many idols with clean images, well loved by Korean public & got his image cleared

It’s honestly surprising to me that I did not know that any of these people were involved. And the fact that they were involved and didn’t report it to the police is what baffles me more. As someone who still follows the Kpop scene, especially big-known 5th generation groups such as BoyNextDoor. Knowing that Zico was allowed to create a new group, and act all buddy-buddy with them despite knowing that he was likely one of the reasons the case had not been exposed sooner is appalling too, especially knowing now that BoyNextDoor is currently one of the most well-known groups.

They don't deserve to live their life liek nothing happened imagine how those women who suffer from it how r they feeling and how much their life become traumatic after what happened it's so unfair for them

I’m a blinks, and so disappointed that JENNIE agrees to features with ZICO…. He should be exposed since the very beginning of burning sun case

This video should be seen by many people. As a korean, I remember all the issues in the video and there were more people like them if I recall well. But these kind of issues were buried.

I don't get it how Hybe has taken him after knowing this. If this is true then Hybe is playing totally blind here.

have to reconsider watching zico afterwards 😒

I am really surprised how people are bashing at jennie (an woman) just for a collab which is probably have taken at most one month to complete but not HYBE LABLE (now one of the top agency in Kpop having one of most prestigious kpop groups) which is actually promoting him. Like seriously something never change. A woman is always at fault like for what just a collab that takes one month or so to complete. DON'T YOU THINK IF IT'S TRUE HYBE WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS BEFORE SIGNING HIM. Wow what a double standard.Disgusting.

Its sickening to know that all these people who are directly or indirectly involved in the scandal got lesser sentences and when they get out of prison they just pretend like nothing happened and tries to revive their career. I'm pretty sure that they're not doing it for their love for music or something like that but rather don't want to become penniless. I personally don't like Zico since he used the f** slur and does it make it sense that he used it just because others does it and not because he knows the meaning behind it. I can't even think about how the victims feel right now

These people harmed women yet can return to the industry. Others that harmed themselves only by taking drugs to alleviate their pain gets more flack (yoo ah in) than these rapists. Double standard much. Seungri is a disgrace.

I honestly feel like their is a lot more to goo hara's death that we don't know about

Regarding accusations without evidence in this case, it's incredible how there's always someone to give the benefit of the doubt to those accused of rape. The victims are always oppressed or forgotten, there are many in this case. The power relationship is infinitely unequal, I don't have an ounce of pity if someone is being unfairly accused, they're all filthy rich, they manage to defend themselves unlike the victims, they're accomplices in some way and worst of all, they always get away with it. What a shitty society.

That's why I don't trust half of boygroups in kpop, I can't believed that Zico is involed he even realesed a song "SPOT" with jennie OMG

Arguing that Zico wouldn't publicly talk about the "Golden Phone" if it contained illegal material doesn't seem logical to me. Of course they assumed that they wouldn't get caught. It's usually none of the public's business what's on your phone, especially if the public assumes that it's the "Golden" status of it is due to celebrity contact info. But as long as no one admits to it or gets snitched on, people who look at illegal stuff on someone else's phone in a private setting (no cameras around) can't be proven to be guilty. So technically in this case Zico can only be "guilty" of being close friends with a p*rvert.

Not just idols, the sons of the chaebols and politicians also can do anything.

Something here doesn't seem right I know what happened isn't right but there is more to the story then we know

If people have already decidied what they want to believe, what is the point of saying anything, They may have done something slimy and we may never know. Decide if that matters to you or not and move on. I agree with the comments about longer sentences for drug users than for sex offenders. That is messed up. Crimes against persons are always worse in my mind. That is something I don't understand about Korea

Men of a feather, flock together.

I wouldn't go through someone's phone as if it was my phone. People have shown me vacation photos but usually they are sitting next to me and i dont scroll for long. But anyways the BBC documentary talks about how JJY was pretty flustered about his phone during the investigation. Why wasnt it brought up there was two phones. If I was a criminal i would give the "golden phone" that us supposedly only has contacts in it versus the one that had all the illegal stuff on it. Or am I missing something?

Finally talking about a real scandal. Will there be real consequences?

If I'm not wrong, Zico mentioned about this "golden phone" in one of the episode of "Knowing Bros"...and than another time in an episode of "Radio Star'....

WHOEVER IN THAT CHAT ROOM SHOULD BE BANNED

Who tf would mention something like that on a national tv??? Zico isn't a pleasant man ,but framing him for such a serious crime is a no.

I don’t understand why Hyuna gets much more hate than Junhyung

Going through someone's phone just to look at the contacts and insisting on seeing the phone just to look at the contacts warrants a look by the authorities.

I find the Roy Kim thing hard to believe because I can tell if my friends are being weird and would be quick to see if they doing something wrong.

It is possible that other idols or even actors are involved once or more because they made that place for elites

that’s really disappointing about Roy Kim.. i love his music

Going to share the same i have written in other posts, I'm a guy but have always have a knack knowing the character of people, Seungri always gave me the creeps and irk me, the only other person I have felt the same is Zico, when i watched the things he said about Seolhyun, his girlfriend, he just rubbed me rhe wrong way and felt like I knew his character and only red flags poped out, when i watched the golden phone clip i l just knew the guy have done some pretty dark sh*t and doesn't feel any remorse. Several girls have told me that he is not like that and that I'm "jealous" but I tell them that is just a feeling and if they want to support him I don't care about it

Just fell to my knees… what do you mean hes behind bnd…

I think we shouldn't make assumptions based on what people think...as much as we stand for right,we can't ruin someone's career based on assuming. If Zico is guilty after a proper investigation then we can throw mud at him but if it turns out he actually is innocent then words can destroy WORDS kill so please let us be careful, I've seen innocent idols careers come to an end because the people think and have said __ “ innocent till proven guilty ” that's not just a sentence ❤ Please if you have an opinion write it in a respectable manner Love from Feifei ❤😊😄

Zico ??? Unbelievable

Personally I believe Roy Kim. Bigbang were in no way involved and had no idea what Seungri was doing.

I am beyond shocked I never knew about ZICO!!! Golden phone??? Ahahah this is sooo obvious he is talking about that group chat!

how the frick does Zico still have so many fans, man is a walking toxic red flag, never like him since he dumped poor Seolhyun to trash. I'm not surprised he's part of this, I'm more surprised how he get's away with all this crap

Oh no… not Zico…

Gosh! I was about to throw punches when I saw the thumbnail. I was like, why the fuck is kwannie in here!?! It wasnt kwannie 😂 need to get my eyes checked

Isn't he performing with Jennie recently 🤔

Seems like Korea is a messed up country when it comes to kpop really weird

Sjoe, I love KDrama but this entertainment industry has a dark underbelly. The class structure in S Korean society is also too rigid.

As a onedoor i feel bad for BND if the rumors are true..... because they could get lose their rising talent before they could make it big 😢

I dont think that malicious people would stop at harrassing zico whether online or offline by offering a longer explanation. People who are already have a biased opinion on him or have already been saturated with rumors and speculations will not stop even if a longer explanation is issued simply because they have already formed an opinion of him so it will be just futile to do such a thing when people will not even believe with any explanation even if the explanation is the truth because they will never accept less than they proved that their already formed opinion is the truth. This is why basing information on just opinions and speculations based on non judicial facts are just not the way to go to be the norm for everything even for like vlogging. I urge all vloggers not to rely heavily on speculations but based their content on facts and judicial facts if possible and not also being so reliant on so called media or just fan sites or forums where so many non validated information on many issues have come for the last how many decades. These practice should end and that content based on facts should be the norm instead as it is the correct and moral way to do. Being factual for me is much more important than to speculate as speculation as we have seen for decades have not help anyone.

I think the reason why Go Hara did something and the boys didn't is most likely because she was a woman too and knew what an impact this would have on other women and wanted it to stop. While the boys might have thought it's not a big deal and "the girl must have asked for it" and that kind of nonsense.

You put the journalist who investigated the whole case in your video(the most informed person about the case) but you didn't mention she did the Any song chanllenge with her son and also wrote a column for Zico that says he's one of the most creative artists of south korea...

Wow Zico....homophobia?? Golden Phone??? He sounds horrible

7:35 those are my thoughts exactly, though 🥹

So zico a bystander? Ok thats also awful even tho he dont want to be involved but a bystander? Also horrible.

So here’s the thing - not everyone who knows someone who does something bad knew they were doing something bad. I hate the ‘there’s no way they didn’t know’ but like… women marry serial killers and are later legitimately shocked when they get caught. Bad people don’t advertise to everyone the bad things they do. Now I do think JJY did feel people out to see if they’d join in on the chat. The ones who did know and didn’t say should have been prosecuted and jailed. But also those who knew and didn’t say did something just as dumb later, so bad guys will out themselves later for one thing or another.

Drama that keeps on giving, I am sure a lot more went on,, we will never know. Sex drugs and money, all boxes ticked!!