Channel A reported that illegal entertainment stores were operating
Dae Sung, a member of group Big Bang, explained that he did not "know" about the illegal entertainment business in his own building, but the owners said "absurd clarification".
"There are a lot of entertainers coming to this building, and many entertainers come in contact with Daesung," he added.
In addition, business owners who were worried that the crackdown would get worse when they became entertainers' houses suggested that they would move the premises if they only compensated for the cost of interior construction, but Daesung refused. "When I saw the charges, the part I talked about was compensation," the entertainment business representative said.
Daesung's agent said, "We should confirm the facts," he said, and will announce his official position later on.
In addition, channel A said 9 cases were reported this year on the operation of entertainment establishments in Daesung-owned buildings. "I called the police several times but it was no use," said an inside whistleblower. "I talked to the police officer who was dispatched and told me that she could not find one (among them) that 40 to 50 people were going to work." "Even if there is a crackdown, we can hide the karaoke machine, or the waitresses can easily avoid being surrounded by lies."
Especially in May, "big bang Daesung was a building" was reported, but most of the police investigated without charge. Gangnam District Office, a local ward office, said, "If you do not have a right to investigate (businesses), you can not get in and you can not get it right."
In addition, the owner of a building with a funeral service should pay up to 16 times more property tax than a general building, but the Daesung side was found to have paid taxes in line with general operators after purchasing buildings in 2017. The Seoul Metropolitan Tax Office also started to investigate the Daesung building after the channel A coverage.
On the other hand, Dae Sung said, "As soon as the controversy about the illegal prostitution business in my building is coming out, the official press release said," This building is a building with my name so far since I bought it just before enlistment. I apologize once again for the fact that there was an inexperienced part in building management. "
"We were not aware of the types of illegal operations that were happening because the tenants were already in the area where they were already at the time of the purchase, and will immediately take legal action against those businesses that are found illegal, I will do my best to fulfill my responsibilities. "