K-pop star G-Dragon said he agreed to the interview with Yonhap News TV to deliver the right information to the public and to prove his innocence. Photo: Yonhap News TV YouTube screengrab
K-pop star G-Dragon, who is embroiled in a drug scandal, has again denied any illegal drug use in an exclusive interview with South Korean media outlet Yonhap News TV on Monday.
The 35-year-old South Korean rapper-singer said he had agreed to the interview to deliver the right information to the public and to prove his innocence.
“I did not use drugs,” said G-Dragon.
On receiving a negative result for the drug test administered during the police questioning early last week, he emphasised that “it has to be negative because, let me tell you again, I have never used drugs, received drugs from anyone or given drugs to anyone”.
“It would make no sense if I were to test positive,” he said.
The former frontman of K-pop boy band BigBang, whose given name is Kwon Ji-yong, added: “I volunteered for police questioning as soon as possible to prove that I’m innocent.”
He also voluntarily submitted his hair and nail samples for the drug test “even when the police did not have any warrant to do so”.
Media reports last week said the police also plan to look into his relationship with a doctor who is under investigation for allegedly supplying him with drugs, through a hostess at a high-end escort bar in Seoul’s Gangnam district. They want G-Dragon’s mobile phone to examine his call record history.
“I do not have any relationship with them and I’ve never received drugs from a doctor. I don’t know who they are,” he said in the interview.
“I’ve learnt from reports that the hostess has a record of illegal drug use in the past, so I question the credibility of her statement.”
He added: “I’ve been active (in show business) since I was six years old, as a child actor. Ever since I learnt that every word I say could be misinterpreted and can influence others, I have been careful in what I say publicly.
“This has led me to think longer and be extra careful about what I say.” - The Korea Herald/Asia News Network
