'56 Million Subscribers' Korean Influencer's Shocking Reason for Activity Suspension

Drunk Woman Sent to Detention on Special Quasi-Rape Charges
No New Videos Uploaded Since Incident in July

The shocking recent update on a male influencer in his 20s, who had been actively gaining tens of millions of subscribers both domestically and internationally but suddenly stopped his activities, has been revealed. He has been confirmed to be on trial for sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman along with another man.

According to an SBS report on the 22nd, the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul arrested and sent 20-year-old male A and his accomplice to prosecution on charges of special quasi-rape on the 21st. Special quasi-rape refers to the crime of two or more people sexually assaulting a person who is mentally or physically incapacitated or unable to resist, punishable by a heavy sentence of at least seven years in prison.

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A is accused of taking woman B to the home of an acquaintance who was an accomplice after drinking together in July and sexually assaulting B with the acquaintance. The victim reportedly told the police who responded to the report, "I woke up from sleep and heard sounds of video recording and was sexually assaulted by two men." When the police tried to inspect the scene later, A and others did not open the door, and eventually, the fire department was dispatched to forcibly open the door.

During the investigation, A stated that there was "consent with B." The police also investigated A for illegal filming, but no evidence was found on A’s or others’ mobile phones, resulting in a decision not to prosecute on that charge.

A, who began activities on TikTok in 2020, gained great popularity with videos parodying famous overseas clips. Subsequently, he earned fame abroad as well, boasting about 11 million YouTube subscribers and 56 million TikTok subscribers. Riding on this popularity, A was selected in May by the American economic magazine Forbes as one of the "30 Under 30 Asia." Additionally, in November last year, he was the only Korean named among the "2022 Discover List" 50 creators who had a significant cultural impact on TikTok over the year.

Alongside this, A was also active as an ambassador at various award ceremonies and published a book in December last year containing short-form content production and know-how. Since the incident in July, A has not uploaded any new videos on either his YouTube or TikTok channels.

The first trial for A and others is scheduled for the 17th of next month.

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