"It's Nothing to Kill You"... Seungri Caught on CCTV Swinging Soju Bottle

Seungri, Former Big Bang Member, Sued for Special Assault

Seungri (real name Lee Seunghyun), formerly of the group BIGBANG, has become the subject of a criminal complaint on charges including aggravated assault, and CCTV footage from the night of the incident has been released.

On the 23rd, JTBC reported video footage from a restaurant in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, which showed Seungri and a man in his 30s, referred to as Mr. A, having a heated altercation. The footage was taken in the early hours of the 8th of last month.

Group BIGBANG's Seungri swinging a soju bottle at a restaurant in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the 8th of last month. JTBC news capture

In the footage, Seungri and two other men are seen surrounding Mr. A, who is seated in a chair. When Seungri grabs a soju bottle from the table and stretches out his arm, someone in his group tries to stop him. Seungri then appears to kick at something and once again picks up the soju bottle, swinging it with his arm. This sequence is repeated multiple times.

In an interview with JTBC, Mr. A claimed, "All three men stood blocking my exit, swinging the soju bottle and threatening me. During one instance, I was assaulted as I tried to block and grab the bottle with my hand."

According to Mr. A, Seungri and his companions started the altercation by asking, "Why are you taking photos?" Mr. A further alleged that Seungri said, "Do you also think I'm a loser? I have underworld connections behind me. Killing someone like you is nothing to me."

Seungri's side, however, asserts that Mr. A approached first, saying he had a 'business idea' and requested to join their table. They acknowledged that Seungri held a soju bottle while declining the request but insisted there was no physical contact or threats involved. They also stated that text messages were exchanged with Mr. A after the incident.

Mr. A filed a criminal complaint against Seungri on charges of aggravated assault on the 26th of last month, 18 days after the incident occurred.

The police plan to investigate the circumstances in detail after the Chuseok holiday.

Debuting with BIGBANG in 2006, Seungri left the group and retired from the entertainment industry in 2019 after being identified as a key figure in the 'Burning Sun Gate' scandal. He was later convicted and sentenced to one year and six months in prison on nine charges, including prostitution, mediation of prostitution, violation of the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, and habitual gambling. He was released in February 2023.

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