Talent Agency Boss Questioned on Pimping Charges
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Former YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun-suk leaves a police station in Seoul on Thursday. /Newsis
Former YG Entertainment chief Yang Hyun-suk was questioned by police on pimping charges on Wednesday.
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Yang, who rose to fame with boy band Seo Taiji and Boys in the 1990s and nurtured the agency into one of the top 3 in Korea, is suspected of offering prostitutes to foreign investors.
The MBC investigative program "Straight" reported last month that Yang rented a posh restaurant in July of 2014 and threw a lavish party for two Southeast Asian tycoons. He allegedly invited prostitutes to the dinner who offered their services to the tycoons.
A police spokesman said Yang was summoned as a witness. Earlier, police questioned a dozen women who were present at the dinner party.
They also questioned pop star Psy, who was also present.
Yang quit as head of YG Entertainment earlier this month after a series of sex and drug scandals involving top artists in his stable.
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