Jeju Police Agency cracks down on 5 illegal karaoke rooms operating as helper businesses

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] The Jeju Police Agency (Chief Lee Sangryul) announced on the 26th that, in a joint operation by the Jeju East and West Police Stations over three days starting from the 22nd, five singing practice rooms in the Jeju City area were caught for illegal hostess business and alcohol sales and storage.

They violated business compliance by paying customers who entered the singing practice rooms 20,000 KRW per hour to arrange and allow female hostesses (helpers) to entertain customers, or by storing alcoholic beverages such as canned beer and soju in black plastic bags in refrigerators to evade inspections while providing alcohol.

The police received intelligence that, following the lifting of social distancing measures and the removal of restrictions on the number of people and operating hours in multi-use facilities, such violations were occurring in some singing practice rooms in the province. They confirmed illegal activities through on-site surprise inspections and took enforcement actions.

A Jeju police official stated, "We will continue to crack down on illegal business activities such as those in singing practice rooms that have taken advantage of the lifting of quarantine rules."

Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil baekok@asiae.co.kr

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