"Innocent Kids All Taken Away"... Disco Pang Pang DJ Gang Forced Ticket Scalping and Prostitution

25 People Including General Manager Arrested, 12 Detained
Police Expand Investigation to 11 Branches Nationwide

The private amusement ride 'Disco Pang Pang' has emerged as a hotbed of crime, being exploited as a means for prostitution, sexual assault, and drug-related offenses.

On the 3rd, the Women and Youth Division of the Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency announced that they arrested business owner Mr. A (45), who operates Disco Pang Pang stores in 11 locations nationwide including Suwon, Hwaseong, Bucheon, and Yeongdeungpo in Seoul, on charges of habitual extortion solicitation the previous day, and applied for an arrest warrant on the same day.

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Mr. A is suspected of instructing illegal operations to the managers of Disco Pang Pang stores in Suwon and Bucheon from March last year to May this year. He forced employees to illegally extort teenage female customers.

The employees were made to forcibly sell hundreds of admission tickets worth about 4,000 won each to teenagers, including elementary school students.

Mr. A urged the Disco Pang Pang store managers to "use any means necessary to sell at least 200 admission tickets a day" and to "bring all the elementary school kids and innocent children wandering around the streets," promoting illegal business practices.

Investigations revealed that DJs and other personnel at Disco Pang Pang, following these instructions, exploited their celebrity-like popularity among students to sell admission tickets on credit. When the money was not repaid, they forced the students into prostitution to embezzle the payments.

Some Arrested Employees Habitually Raped Regular Student Customers

The private amusement ride 'Disco Pang Pang' has emerged as a hotbed of crime, being exploited as a means for prostitution, sexual assault, and drug-related offenses. The photo is not related to the specific content of the article. Photo by SBS

They also assaulted, threatened, and confined students who refused to engage in prostitution. Among the arrested employees, seven were found to have habitually raped regular student customers. Some employees were also found to have inhaled drugs such as liquid marijuana with the victimized students.

Mr. A created event-based products such as DJ date tickets, meal tickets, and party participation tickets based on the amount spent on admission tickets, encouraging students without money to buy tickets excessively. Through this process, it is estimated that Mr. A earned about 300 million won annually.

The police arrested 25 people including Mr. A, and detained 12 of them. All suspects arrested are employees of the Suwon Disco Pang Pang store or men involved in purchasing sex from them.

Furthermore, it was confirmed that other stores owned by Mr. A operated in a similar manner to the Suwon case, and investigations are being expanded to other stores in Bucheon, Hwaseong, and elsewhere.

Mr. A has currently suspended store operations and reportedly denies the charges, claiming he did not order prostitution or other crimes.

A police official stated, "Disco Pang Pang facilities are classified as general amusement facilities under the Tourism Promotion Act, excluding them from youth harmful business establishments and employment restrictions, creating a blind spot for crime." He added, "We plan to propose policy recommendations to related agencies to enable legal amendments regarding this matter."

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