[Yonhap Photo]
The 29-year-old bowed toward reporters waiting at the parking lot of the boot camp in Cheorwon northeast of Seoul as he walked silently to a temporary clinic to check for his body temperature.
The former BIGBANG member was given a notice of military service in early February, days after prosecutors indicted him for gambling overseas and arranging sexual favors for foreign investors. His case will be handled by a military court.
Seungri, who was known as one of South Korea's most successful singer-turned-businessmen, has been the target of public criticism since a 28-year-old dance club customer claimed in January last year that he was brutally beaten by Burning Sun employees. An investigation exposed drug trafficking and a sex video scandal that forced the departure of celebrities.
In November last year, Jung Joon-young, a singer and TV personality, was sentenced to six years in prison on charges of filming sex videos and sharing them with other singer friends through social media chat rooms.
reporter
Park Sae-jin
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