K-pop video director Cha Eun-taek gets charged for corruption scandal

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A pop music video director in South Korea has been charged in a corruption scandal that threatens to engulf the country's president, Park Geun-Hye.

 

Cha Eun-taek will stand trial for allegedly using his ties to the president's confidante to win lucrative projects.

 

The charges include abuse of power, coercion and embezzlement.

 

Mr Cha, 46, has worked with Gangnam Style star Psy, and South Korean boy band megastars Big Bang.

 

His involvement in the scandal hinges around his links to Choi Soon-sil, Ms Park's close friend and the daughter of a cult leader, who is believed to have used her status to extract more than £48m ($60m) from top firms, including Samsung.

 

She is accused of meddling in a wide range of state affairs, including South Korea's preparations for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

 

Prosecutors say Ms Park herself ordered her former economic adviser to help Mr Cha pressure companies and officials so he would win contracts.

 

South Korea's government has for years used K-pop artists - as South Korean pop starts are known - as a means of exporting the country's pop culture.

 

Ms Park, whose approval rating has dropped to 4%, apologised earlier this month for putting "too much faith in a personal relationship", and has pledged to co-operate with an official investigation into the corruption.

 

South Korea's constitution does not allow a sitting president to be prosecuted, and Ms Park has 15 months left in her term.

 

But now that prosecutors have directly linked her to criminal proceedings, it is possible she could be impeached for breaking the law.

 

For the past five weeks, huge rallies have been held across South Korea demanding the president's resignation.

Organisers say a gathering in Seoul on 26 November drew 1.5 million people. Police estimates put the number at 270,000.

 

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what MVs has he worked for bigbang btw?

[kimchi-nyoen]

Some people should start praying.. just saying

[Jeffrey Jung]

Lord thank God T-ara ditched this guy way much more earlier

[technicolor.girl]

what MVs has he worked for bigbang btw?

 

A lot of their early MVs, like Lies, Haru Haru, Sunset Glow and Last Farewell from what I know.

[Mogwai]

He worked on Big Bang's Lies, I'm pretty sure.

[Eodumi Jiteulsulog Joa]

good, hope they find more of the people involved in the case-and they actually get punished. Also,what happened to that politician that said he'd expose the celebrities that were bribing Choi Soon Shil?

[Annalee]

Some people should start praying.. just saying

[Jeffrey Jung]

good, hope they find more of the people involved in the case-and they actually get punished. Also,what happened to that politician that said he'd expose the celebrities that were bribing Choi Soon Shil?

probably afraid of backlash as far as i know Korean societies frowns upon leaking real identities of people (or doxxing in this case) that's why even netizens usernames are censored plus there's no concrete evidences that the celebrities he listed are involved anyway

[Kim Hyolyn]

good, hope they find more of the people involved in the case-and they actually get punished. Also,what happened to that politician that said he'd expose the celebrities that were bribing Choi Soon Shil?

He's definitely been payed off. I doubt he was actually going to expose the celebrities, he probably just announced it to scare them into paying him off, he would have made big bucks.

[Thigh-high feminist]

Lord thank God T-ara ditched this guy way much more earlier

Definitely cause knetz would have loved to drag them into this.

[minime]

I wish this wave takes down a lot of corrupt people - there needs to be a clear-up terrifying enough for lesser numbers to give in to coercion and manipulation this easily.

[Jeffrey Jung]

Definitely cause knetz would have loved to drag them into this.

would rather suffer through Zanybros flashy lights than getting dragged to this idiocy

[2One]

from what I Know he worked with BB from 2007 till 2008, since then Han Sa-Min and Seo Hyun-Seung directed all Korean MVs for BB

glad BB stopped working with him 

[Chae'sBian Park]

I feel sorry for Kim Yuna who worked so hard to bring Olympics back to her country, but now getting screwed by these people.

[DarkHeart]

Some people should start praying.. just saying

 

praying for what? psy and yg was already cleared from this guy 

[JiMiJu]

I wish this wave takes down a lot of corrupt people