[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Lee Ji-eun = The news of the entertainment industry, which seemed to be quiet for a while, broke out again. Two months after rappers’ drug controversy in October, this time, B2B member Jung Il-hoon was caught on charges of habitual drugs, such as inhaling cannabis, and was shocked.
◆ Jung Il-hoon, habitually inhaling cannabis for 5 years… Until the controversy over enlistment in the city of refuge
B2B member Jung Il-hoon, who debuted in 2012 and has been in the 8th year, fell into hell in one moment with aspiration of cannabis.
During the drug investigation earlier this year, the police discovered and investigated charges that Jung Il-hoon had habitually inhaled cannabis from four to five years ago to last year. Jung Il-hoon was also surrounded by suspicions that he used cryptocurrency to avoid investigation. When Jung Il-hoon deposits cash through a third account, an acquaintance converts the money into cryptocurrency and then buys cannabis.
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| Group B2B member Jung Il-hoon / Lee Hyeong-seok reporter leehs@ |
Jung Il-hoon has been investigated by the police for the alleged inhalation of cannabis since the beginning of this year, but when he suddenly began his service as a social service agent on May 28, controversy over enlistment in the evacuation province increased, and the public was controversial, which caused further controversy.
Accordingly, Cube Entertainment said, “As a result of checking with Jung Il-hoon himself, as reported, it was confirmed that Jung Il-hoon was summoned to an investigative agency for smoking cannabis and is under investigation.”
He then said, “I feel a heavy sense of responsibility for causing concern to many people, and I will do my best to the end so that I can faithfully work on future investigations,” he said, saying, “I apologize for causing concern to many people once again.”
On the other hand, regarding the controversy about enlisting in the evacuation province, he explained, “We didn’t know that drugs were caught. The enlistment period was originally scheduled for March, but it was only delayed for two months due to the spread of Corona 19.”
As B2B, to which Jung Il-hoon belongs, debuted in 2012 and belatedly as a talented idol, he took the place where he is now, and fans are calling for withdrawal. On the 22nd, B2B Gallery said, “The company emphasizes that it is possible to fulfill its true role by expelling Jung Il-hoon from the group as soon as possible.”
“Fans have no reason to support the singer who is suspected of being a’conventional drug’, and they only hope that B2B’s reputation will not be damaged by Jung Il-hoon.” “If Jung Il-hoon is not removed from the group, B2B “I firmly declare that I will not consume or accept the music of the company,” he expressed his strong will.
◆ “If you forget it, it will burst”… Endless controversy over drugs in the entertainment industry
This year, Jung Il-hoon is not the first to excommunicate cannabis in the entertainment industry, especially in the music industry. In October, rappers from the hip-hop label Mekit Lane Records were charged with inhaling cannabis. Five people, including Nafla and Luffy, who made their names known through “Show Me the Money,” and Oh Left, Young West, and Blue were charged with violating the law on drug management and were handed over to the prosecution.
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| [서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Lee Ji-eun = Rapper Oh-left who got off at’Show Me the Money 9′ [사진=메킷레인] 2020.10.21 [email protected] |
Nafla, Luffy, Oleft, and Blue were prosecuted in consideration of their first offenders, and Young West was prosecuted in July and sentenced to one year in prison and two years of probation at the first trial in November. In particular, when Oh left appeared in’Show Me the Money 9′, smoking cannabis resulted in a full edit in the program.
At the time, when Oh-Lean was accused of inhaling cannabis, the fans who cheered him criticized him in his Instagram comment window, and Oh-leum criticized the fans who criticized him and spread into’fan deception’.
One netizen defended the right left, saying, “Isn’t hemp anything wrong and should we legalize it?” In response, other netizens refuted, “Then, those who live without cannabis will be fools, do they live by the law?” Billstacks (Vasco), who insisted on legalizing cannabis after being imprisoned on marijuana drug charges in 2006 and 2018, smiled at the netizens. Posted.
After hearing about their rumors, Oh-left said, “You’re an exemplary citizen,” and then said to Billstacks, “How do you change the perception of those people?” In the end, Oh left deleted his Instagram account.
As such, controversy over the inhalation of cannabis by singers continues to erupt in the entertainment industry, especially in the music industry, and the disappointment of the fans and the shock of the public are not going away.
A music representative said, “In the case of idols, they have been trainees since childhood, and when they make their debut, they are in a position to access drugs more easily than the general public, so there are some cases that are ignorant of the dangers.”
“Also, many singers try to solve the tiredness of their activities or the stress of their own songs with drugs that give great pleasure in a short time rather than with a healthy method, so I think there is no end to drug controversy in the music industry. “It’s time to get rid of it by doing it from trainee days,” he added.