A top South Korean pop star says he's leaving the entertainment business amid a criminal investigation involving prostitution, drugs and sexual assault.
Bruce Harrison has more on the story that's rocking the Korean pop world.
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Lee Seung-hyun says he's giving up the stage to spare the reputation of his world famous band Big Bang and the company that backs them.
Lee is known globally as Seung-ri by armies of fans.
Police have booked him as a suspect over allegations he supplied prostitutes to investors at a posh Gangnam nightclub.
Lee directs public relations at the club, Burning Sun.
Allegations surfaced earlier this year that Burning Sun was drugging women and offering them to customers.
According to Bloomberg News, stock prices at YG Entertainment, which manages Big Bang, dropped by as much as 14 percent over the scandal.
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