A 2019 South Korean scandal in which leaked KakaoTalk messages exposed gang rape, illegal filming, and nonconsensual video sharing by multiple entertainers.
Key Facts
- Convicted of gang rape
- Jung Joon-young and four chatroom members
- Illegal filming charges (Jung)
- 11 instances of illegal filming and sharing
- Seungri guilty charges
- 9 charges in Burning Sun scandal
- Chatroom message period
- 2015 to 2016
- Entertainers who left groups
- Yong Jun-hyung (Highlight), Lee Jong-hyun (CNBLUE)
- Cases dropped
- Roy Kim and Eddy Kim after limited involvement confirmed
By the Numbers
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KakaoTalk messages leaked from Jung Joon-young's phone exposed conversations and videos dating from 2015 to 2016, revealing alleged gang rapes, illegal filming of women, and the nonconsensual sharing of intimate videos among a network of South Korean entertainers and associates.
Police investigations triggered by the leaked messages resulted in gang rape convictions of Jung and four associates, illegal filming charges, and the exposure of multiple other entertainers who had shared or viewed nonconsensual content in the chatrooms. The scandal unfolded publicly in 2019 alongside the broader Burning Sun nightclub investigation.
Several entertainers faced criminal charges, left their groups, or suspended professional activities. The scandal intensified public debate in South Korea about molka—the nonconsensual online distribution of intimate videos—drawing attention to what commentators described as an epidemic of such crimes targeting women.