Friday, June 24, 2011
[NEWS] YG SPEAKS OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME REGARDING DAESUNG'S ACCIDENT & AUTOPSY RESULTS
Earlier today, we reported the autopsy results regarding Big Bang's Daesung’s May 31st accident. Just recently, Yonhap News was able to get a short phone interview with Yang Hyun Suk, head of Big Bang’s YG Entertainment. He replied, “Daesung will take the moral responsibility for the accident and follow legal procedures.”
Yang Hyun Suk added, “Daesung is currently in a state of shock. He will be taking time off and halting all of his activities as a celebrity to reflect on the unfortunate accident. Things are very hectic right now, so it is difficult to say anything regarding Big Bang’s current and future activities.”
Source : Yonhap News (via Soompi)
[NEWS] POLICE CONFIRM THAT MOTORCYCLIST HYUN DIED FROM HIS COLLISION WITH DAESUNG
On June 24th, the Seoul, Youngdeungpo police revealed, “Hyun, the deceased motorcyclist involved in Daesung’s car accident, died from Daesung’s collision. As a result, the police will be making a dispatch to charge him without detention.”
On this day, the Youngdeungpo police held a press conference revealing their investigations and confirmed that there was only a 132-second window between the first accident and the collision with Daesung’s car. Hyun’s body was then dragged 28.8 metres down the road by Daesung’s car.
They revealed, “There was only about two minutes between his motorcycle accident and Daesung’s accident, so we have determined that Hyun did not die in that time frame. There were not a lot of cars on the road at that time and the speed limit was 60 km/h, but we discovered through the taxi’s video that he was speeding at 70 to 80 km/h.”
When asked to confirm whether there was a previous hit-and-run accident, police stated, “It has nothing to do with the case. There weren’t a lot of cars on the road at the time, and his alcohol level was 0.186. It has nothing to do with a hit-and-run.”
With confirmation that Hyun was killed by Daesung’s car, what Daesung will be charged for is currently unknown. The law states that he could be jailed for under five years, or pay a penalty of $20,000 USD.
Source : Donga Journal, Sports Kyunghyang, Everyday Economy, Daily Sports (via allkpop)
[NEWS] G-DRAGON , TOP & DAESUNG ON DAZED & CONFUSED ARE THE MOST POPULAR IN JAPAN
Attention is attracted since the magazines which features Bigbang on their covers have been sold out in Japan.
The five members of Bigbang has been featured in the five versions of the magazine, 'Dazed and Confused'. Not only are the magazines popular in Korea but it is also said that they are well received in Japan.
'Dazed and Confused' July Issue has been sold out on Koritame, the online shopping site of Japan in just 4 hours. And on 23rd, the retailers have already accepted addition preorders of the magazines.
Moreover, this shopping item has also claimed the 9th place for the keyword which is mostly searched at Google Japan. Therefore, it is said to have established a phenomenon in Japan.
In the weekly sales ranking of Koritame website, under the category of 'other goods', the magazines have swept the 1st to the 5th places. The ranking of the versions of different members have also attracted attention. The rankings of the magazines with different covers are as the following: G-Dragon, T.O.P., Daesung, Victory and SOL.
Source: hankyung via Dlitelover @twitter
Translated by: Rice @bigbangupdates
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