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Why do fans still support Seungri?

The reason is likely the way K-pop stars are marketed as virginal singing and dancing machines, almost like angels, making it hard for fans to accept that they could be flawed

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BigBang is one of South Korea's biggest boybands and its youngest member Seungri has been hogging the headlines in recent months - but for all the wrong reasons.

His announcement that he was quitting show business on Monday came on the heels of a string of allegations from pimping to drug use at his club.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 14, 2019, with the headline Why do fans still support Seungri?. Subscribe