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Sex, lies and video: K-pop world rocked by sex scandals

Seungri, a member of South Korean K-pop band Big Bang, arrives to be questioned over a sex bribery case in Seol, South Korea today. [Reuters]

South Korean police questioned two K-pop stars on Thursday as allegations of sex tapes, prostitutes and secret chat about rape rocked South Korea’s music world and hit entertainment stocks.

The allegations against the boyish stars who epitomize an industry that has put South Korean pop culture on the global stage has triggered a blame game with accusations the business has neglected morality in the lust for fame and fortune.

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