Lee Sun-kyun's leg hair cannot be identified, G-Dragon's public support + fashion items are popular... Drug investigation making no progress

Actor Lee Sun-gyun (48)'s leg hair is indescribable, and following the public support for group Big Bang's G-Dragon (35, real name Kwon Ji-yong), fashion items worn by him are selling out.

According to the police and multiple media outlets on the 14th, the drug crime investigation unit of the Incheon Police Agency secured Lee Seon-gyun's body hair, including leg hair, during the first investigation on the 28th of last month and requested a detailed examination from the National Institute of Forensic Science (National Forensic Service). Regarding the leg hair, the result of the analysis was 'unable to identify narcotics'. Regarding the background to these results, there is a high possibility that the amount of body hair collected was not sufficient, and the police are considering ways to request re-evaluation after additional collection. However, there have been reports through some media that additional collection has already taken place, but this has not been accurately confirmed.

However, as the police are being criticized every day for security failures and lax investigations, many people are paying attention to whether the court would once again issue a search and seizure warrant for Lee Sun-gyun.

The National Forensic Service issued a ‘negative’ evaluation regarding Lee Seon-gyun’s hair. Even considering various possibilities, it seems that the police failed to capture the physical evidence related to drug use that they had hoped to obtain by confiscating Lee Seon-gyun's body. It was expected that mobile phone forensics would be conclusive evidence along with the National Forensic Service's drug analysis, but the industry believes that no significant evidence of drug use was found on Lee Seon-gyun's mobile phone.

The police do not have any physical evidence regarding G-Dragon's drug use. G-Dragon voluntarily appeared on the afternoon of the 6th and actively expressed his innocence regarding drug use by submitting his hair and urine. Afterwards, G-Dragon once again strongly asserted his innocence through a video interview with a media outlet.

G-Dragon's acquaintances and fans are openly expressing their support for his actions. On the 15th, fashion designer Lawrence Decade, who designed Chanel shoes, supported G-Dragon's innocence by uploading a photo with the phrase 'G-DRAGON Guardians Of Daisy' on his social media account. In addition, Korean-American fashion model Soo-joo and photographers Hong Jang-hyun and Kim Hee-jun also posted the image on their social media to support G-Dragon. G-Dragon's older sister, Kwon Da-mi, and brother-in-law, actor Kim Min-jun, are also stepping forward to support G-Dragon.

In addition, fashion items such as the cardigan and glasses that G-Dragon wore during his police appearance and video interview are enjoying unexpected positive results. The name and price of the suit, glasses, catigan, and glasses brand that G-Dragon wore during his police appearance and video interview are attracting a lot of attention on the Internet. The item has become a popular item sought after by many consumers, and is said to have caused a sell-out situation. Some brands even conducted pre-orders because there were a lot of consumers looking for the items.

Meanwhile, the police are receiving inevitable criticism for failing to provide security related to the investigation into drug charges against Lee Sun-kyun and G-Dragon. In addition, criticism has been raised that the investigation was “unreasonable” through a series of investigations.

The grounds for pointing out that it was an 'unreasonable investigation' are ▲ the fact that the facts of the investigation were made public through the media during the internal investigation stage, ▲ the fact that the only evidence secured was the statements of some of the people involved, ▲ the progress of preliminary measures such as a ban on leaving the country.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr