Nate News and other South Korean media outlets reported that a female influencer posted a photo of herself with Seungri on Instagram. 

She accompanies the image with the caption: “Hi, Seungri Oppa!”

Oppa means “older brother” in Korean. But it is often used as a term of endearment by younger women when speaking to or about older male friends or romantic partners.

Seungri: Returning to the Spotlight?

All South Korean media outlets refrained from naming the woman and blurred her face to obscure her identity.

However, they noted that in her social media bio, she refers to herself as “a cryptocurrency trainer and an appraiser of luxury [items].”

The post’s location was listed as Seoul, suggesting that Seungri is currently staying in the South Korean capital.

In March this year, social media users claimed to have seen Seungri outside a restaurant in Seoul.

The disgraced former member of BIGBANG was sentenced to a three-year prison term by a military court in August 2021. Prosecutors accused him of habitual gambling in the US.

After a partially successful appeal, the Supreme Court sentenced him to 18 months in prison. The star walked free on February 9, 2023, but has kept an extremely low profile since his release.

His case was at the center of the explosive Burning Sun controversy. The scandal revolved around a Seoul nightclub of the same name.

The exclusive club, police and prosecutors later found, was used as a base for drugging and sexually assaulting female patrons.

Officers found that celebrities at the club drugged multiple women and illegally filmed illicit sexual acts. The chat room members later shared the footage with each other and other celebrities.

Korean Gambling Scandals Emerge

Further related probes revealed what prosecutors said was evidence of habitual gambling in Las Vegas. Investigators also accused senior entertainment industry chiefs of similar gambling-related crimes.

Gambling is illegal in South Korea, except for the official sports betting pool Toto, the casino High1 (Kangwon Land), and three horse racing tracks.

However, the popularity of gambling remains high, particularly among celebrities and the super-rich.

Earlier this year, the former “first-generation” K-pop star Shin Jung-hwan said he wants to make another comeback in the entertainment industry following a major gambling scandal that first broke in 2010.

President Lee Jae-myung’s son was also caught in a gambling-related controversy ahead of his father’s June 3 election.

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