Legendary First-Generation Idol’s Husband Is Facing Arrest
Pro-golfer Ahn Sung Hyun, who is the husband of first-generation idol and Fin.K.L member, Sung Yuri, is facing arrest for allegedly accepting millions of dollars in bribes.
On April 7, a Munhwa Ilbo report stated that the Southern Seoul Court is examining whether to grant an arrest warrant for the golfer. Previously, on April 5, an arrest warrant was requested on charges of fraud and other crimes.
Ahn Sung Hyun, who is known to be close friends with controversial businessman Kang Jong Hyun, who is alleged to be the defacto owner of Korea’s largest crypto exchange, Bithumb, is alleged to have accepted millions of dollars in bribes from a cryptocurrency company in exchange of listing the cryptocurrency on the exchange. Prosecutors believe that the pro-golfer used his friendship with Kang Jong Hyun in committing his crimes.
Previously, Ahn Sung Hyun gained the national spotlight when it was revealed that he was the true owner of several luxury cars that Kang Jong Hyun, who is in debt to various institutional creditors, drove. At the time, Kang Jong Hyun revealed he had a close relationship with Ahn Sung Hyun.
I am close to Sung Hyun, so I am borrowing his car.
— Kang Jong Hyun
Previously, when first asked about her husband’s close relationship with Kang Jong Hyun, Sung Yuri stated that she didn’t know they had a relationship. This would be contradicted later when it was revealed that Kang Jong Hyun had invested an exorbitant amount of money into Sung Yuri’s cosmetic brand.
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