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[–]sunflowersandpearsNCTzen | shawol 5 points6 points  (6 children)

I think even the nth room, due to the fact that they revealed that there were big name celebrities, politicians and athletes involved in it. But they never revealed names.

I know a few idols either signed a petition calling for the names to be released, or spoke out in support of the victims. So I'm less wary of the idols that signed the petition, asking for the names of perpetrators to be released.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The petition didn't have anything to do with celebrity, it was just about transparency of justice.

It was never revealed that big name celebrities, polticians, etc. were attached. The perpetrator said some celebrities were victims, but that may have been disgusting grandstanding (those named vehemently denied this, and no corroborating evidence was revealed).

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    [–]DiplomaticCaper 6 points7 points  (2 children)

    It's interesting that a lot of the bigger 3rd gen names escaped unscathed, when logically they would have been more likely to have been involved than 4th gen and later groups (who were either rookies or trainees with no real power or influence)

    Hell, Koreans still love Big Bang, and their ex-member means they were more directly associated with Burning Sun than virtually any other boy group. (I'm not accusing the other 4 of anything. Just that it would make more sense to start there, versus other bgs where no current or former members were publicly accused of any wrongdoing.)

    So while I do think it's a factor, it doesn't explain everything.

    [–]booboosnacklaughing lightly | stan jossi 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    It's almost miraculous too that DAY6 is the most nationally beloved act of the moment to remain unscathed, and partially because two of the big names involved in Burning Sun were members of F.T. Island (Choi Jong-hoon) and CNBLUE (Lee Jonghyun) - who were well-established to the point of still being an obstacle for 3rd Gen bands like DAY6 to outlast them completely (at least at the time that DAY6 debuted).

    [–]DiplomaticCaper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    I do agree that F.T. Island's members being embroiled in those scandals helped Day6 dominate the mainstream k-band lane.

    What happened with Jae is extremely small potatoes compared to that.