KBS Reveals Details on Jung Joon Young’s Illegal Text Messages, Pictures, Videos, and Who They Were Sent To
Warning: This article includes some language describing details of Jung Joon Young’s actions.
KBS was able to obtain a copy of the 67 page report detailing Jung Joon Young‘s crimes and sentence, and have released certain details to the public.
KBS likened Jung Joon Young’s ability to send illegally filmed videos and pictures to his friends, including Choi Jonghoon and Yong Junhyung, to eating a meal, sometimes 3 times a day, sometimes even within the span of a couple hours.
In chronological order, the details KBS revealed includes the approximate date of filming, location of filming, details of the filming, date of distribution to other chatroom members, and who it was sent to.
November 2015
Location: Adult entertainment establishment in Gangnam
Details: Victim “A” being touched in a certain place (“A” consented to being filmed, but did not consent to sharing of the clip)
Distribution: The same night, 12:24 am.
Received by: Yong Junhyung
November 2015
Location: Adult entertainment establishment in Gangnam
Details: Victim “A” being touched in a certain place (“A” consented to being filmed, but did not consent to sharing of the clip)
Distribution: The same night, 12:56 am.
Received by: Burning Sun employee “Kim”
November 2015
Location: Adult entertainment establishment in Gangnam
Details: Victim “A” being touched in a certain place (“A” consented to being filmed, but did not consent to sharing of the clip.)
Distribution: The same night, 2:15 am.
Received by: Burning Sun employee “Kim”, Choi Jonghoon, Kwon Hyuk Jun, “Park”, and “Heo” in their group chatroom.
December 2015
Location: Jung Joon Young’s house
Details: Picture of Victim “B” from behind, taken without consent.
Distribution: December 1, 2016, 3:35 am.
Received by: Burning Sun employee “Kim”.
December 2015
Location: Jung Joon Young’s house
Details: Picture of Victim “C” taken without consent.
Distribution: December 9, 2015, 2:51 pm.
Received by: Burning Sun employee “Kim”.
December 2015
Location: A hotel in Taiwan
Details: A video of Jung Joon Young and Victim “D” having sex, taken without consent.
Distribution: December 11, 2015, 2:06 am.
Received by: Group chatroom containing Seungri, Yoo In Suk, Burning Sun employee “Kim”, Choi Jonghoon, Kwon Hyuk Jun, “Park”, “Heo”.
February 2016
Location: Seoul, Gangnam
Details: A video of Jung Joon Young and Victim “E” having sex, taken without consent.
Distribution: February 28, 2016, 1:07 am.
Received by: Lee Jonghyun (formerly of CNBLUE)
April 2016
Location: Unknown
Details: Picture of Victim “F” sleeping, taken without consent.
Distribution: April 21, 2016, 6:21 pm.
Received by: Group chatroom containing Burning Sun employee “Kim”, Choi Jonghoon, Kwon Hyuk Jun, “Park”, “Heo”.
May 2016
Location: Airplane heading to China
Details: Picture of a flight attendant, focused on certain parts of her body.
Distribution: May 6, 2016, 2:40 pm.
Received by: Chatroom 1 containing “Jung”, “Lee”, “Kim” — Chatroom 2 containing Lee Jonghyun, “Kim”, “Kim”, “Park”, “Heo”.
May 2016
Location: Jung Joon Young’s home
Details: Video of Jung Joon Young and Victim “G” having sex, taken without consent.
Distribution: May 26, 2016, 10:20 am.
Received by: Chatroom containing Lee Jonghyun, “Kim”, “Kim”, “Park”, “Heo”, “Kim”.
June 2016
Location: Jung Joon Young’s home
Details: Picture of Victim “H” from behind, taken without consent.
Distribution: June 19, 2016, 5:26 pm.
Received by: Chatroom containing Lee Jonghyun, “Kim”, “Kim”, “Park”, “Heo”, “Kim”.
June 2016
Location: A hotel in Japan
Details: Picture of Victim “I” taking her clothes off, taken without consent.
Distribution: June 23, 2016, 5:51 pm.
Received by: Chatroom containing Lee Jonghyun, “Kim”, “Kim”, “Park”, “Heo”, “Kim”.
Overall, KBS released details showing Jung Joon Young distributing illegally filmed videos and pictures to 14 people, spread throughout 5 group chatrooms and 3 private, 1 on 1 chats.
KBS has determined that there are at least 10 victims of these illegally filmed videos and pictures, and 2 of the victims were foreigners.
Jung Joon Young was sentenced to 6 years in prison for his crimes. Following the reading of his sentence, Jung Joon Young was reported to have cried for a long time, with his hands covering his face.