'Drunk Driving' Kim Sae-ron and Shin Hye-sung Banned from KBS... "Suspension of Appearances"

Ravi Accused of Military Service Corruption, Temporarily Restricted from Appearances

Actors Kim Sae-ron (23) and Shin Hye-sung (44, real name Jung Pil-kyo), a member of the group Shinhwa, who were convicted of drunk driving, have been banned from appearing on KBS.

Actor Kim Sae-ron (left) and Shinhwa group member Shin Hye-sung (right).
[Photo by Yonhap News]

A KBS official stated on the 21st, "The Broadcast Appearance Restriction Review Committee has changed the previous 'temporary appearance restriction' measures imposed on Kim Sae-ron and Shin Hye-sung to 'broadcast appearance suspension' measures." Accordingly, Kim Sae-ron and Shin Hye-sung will not be able to appear on this broadcaster unless KBS lifts the suspension.

Kim Sae-ron caused an accident last May in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, while driving under the influence of alcohol, hitting a guardrail and a roadside tree. The fine of 20 million won she received in the first trial was recently upheld. Shin Hye-sung, last October in the morning in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, drove someone else's car while intoxicated to return home, fell asleep with the car stopped on the road, and refused the police's request for a breathalyzer test. He was sentenced to a suspended prison term in the first trial on the 20th.

Additionally, KBS has imposed a 'temporary appearance restriction' on rapper Ravi (30, real name Kim Won-sik), who was indicted on charges of military service corruption and is awaiting the first trial verdict. Ravi was charged with conspiring with his agency representative and a broker to submit a false medical certificate claiming epilepsy to the Military Manpower Administration in an attempt to be exempted from military service. The prosecution has demanded a prison sentence of 2 years and 6 months for him.

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