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G-Dragon denied reports that he tried to destroy evidence by removing hair from his entire body.
On the 10th, G-Dragon's legal representative, lawyer Kim Soo-hyun of the law firm K1 Chamber, stated, "The report that he shaved his entire body is clearly false." In addition, "In this case, the court dismissed the communication warrant due to lack of explanation, and no search and seizure warrant for hair, etc. was issued. Nevertheless, Kwon Ji-yong quickly revealed the substantive truth and resolved the suspicions as soon as possible to reduce confusion. "After seeing that there was a case, I voluntarily appeared and actively cooperated with the investigation by voluntarily submitting not only my urine and hair, but also my fingernails and toenails. I also make it clear that I am willing to voluntarily provide additional leg hair in addition to the body hair requested by the police," he said.
G-Dragon's side said, "It was reported by the police as if Kwon Ji-yong had removed his hair with the intention of destroying evidence, but Kwon Ji-yong maintained long hair as a man long enough for an analysis, and the hair was arbitrarily submitted in the number requested by the police. “I did it,” he explained. He continued, "Although Kwon Ji-yong clearly stated in his voluntary appearance that he has never dyed or bleached his hair, he said, 'In the case of hair, drug use can be confirmed for about a year depending on the length of the hair, but if you dye or bleach your hair frequently due to the nature of your job like Mr. Kwon, you may be exposed to drug substances. It was reported that it may decrease, but Kwon Ji-yong has not dyed or bleached his hair in the past year and five months.”
G-Dragon's side said, "When being investigated by the police, Kwon Ji-yong revealed that he had always shaved his hair, but he has not removed his hair at all since his arrest was reported. Even though he made it clear that he had no intention of destroying evidence, the police did not press charges. "By jumping to conclusions, we seriously damaged G-Dragon's reputation by using language that made it seem as if G-Dragon had attempted to destroy evidence to hide his crime," he said. “I express my deep regret,” he said. He also predicted that he would take strong action in the future, saying, "The police's claim that he shaved his entire body to hide the charges is clearly false, and the article that was initially reported has also been further corrected."
G-Dragon voluntarily appeared at the Incheon Police Agency Drug Crime Investigation Office at Nonhyeon Police Station in Incheon on the 6th on drug charges under the Narcotics Control Act. He was investigated for about 4 hours that day, and the simple reagent test that day was negative.
◆ Below is the full statement from G-Dragon.
Ji-Yong Kwon's advisory lawyer is Soo-Hyun Kim from K-One Chamber Law Firm.
Today, it was reported that G-Dragon (Kwon Ji-yong) shaved his entire body except his head to remove body hair ahead of the investigation, and that the police suspected an attempt to destroy evidence...
However, the report that he removed hair from his entire body is clearly false. Additionally, in this case, the court dismissed the communication warrant due to lack of explanation, and a search and seizure warrant for hair, etc. was not issued. Nevertheless, Kwon Ji-yong believed that quickly revealing the substantive truth and quickly resolving suspicions would reduce confusion, and he actively cooperated with the investigation by voluntarily appearing and submitting not only urine and hair, but also fingernails and toenails. We also make it clear that we are willing to voluntarily provide additional leg hair in addition to the body hair requested by the police.
It was reported by the police as if Kwon Ji-yong had removed his hair with the intention of destroying evidence, but Kwon Ji-yong maintained long hair as a man long enough for analysis, and the hair was arbitrarily submitted to the police in the number requested. And even though Kwon Ji-yong voluntarily stated that he had never dyed or bleached his hair, he said, "In the case of hair, drug use can be confirmed for up to a year depending on the length of the hair, but due to the nature of the job like Kwon's, frequent dyeing or bleaching reduces the drug content." It was reported, "It is possible," but Kwon Ji-yong has not dyed or bleached his hair in the past year and five months.
When being investigated by the police, Kwon Ji-yong said, "I used to always remove my hair," but he has not removed his hair at all since it was reported that he was booked. Even though it was clear that there was no intention to destroy evidence, the police quickly concluded the charges and seriously damaged G-Dragon's (Kwon Ji-yong) reputation by using language that made it seem as if he had attempted to destroy evidence to hide his crime. Nevertheless, we express deep regret for reporting that is inconsistent with the facts without any confirmation from Kwon Ji-yong's side.
Therefore, the police's claim that he shaved his entire body to conceal the charges is clearly false, and the article that was first reported has also been corrected.
We will continue to take strong legal action against such speculative reports in the future, and we ask that the media actively cooperate to prevent irreparable damage to famous celebrity G-Dragon (Kwon Ji-yong) by reporting more responsibly and carefully based on facts. .
Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr
