Internet-Broadcasting Couple Investigated Over Suspected Use of Psychotropic Drugs
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- South Korean internet broadcasters Juice Seyeon and BJ K have been booked without detention on suspicion of violating the Narcotics Control Act.
- Seoul’s Gangnam Police Station began investigating them and another person on July 30 over alleged use of sleeping medication classified as psychotropic drugs.
- The couple publicly confirmed their relationship on YouTube in April.
South Korean internet broadcasters Juice Seyeon and BJ K are under police investigation over allegations that they took sleeping medication classified as psychotropic drugs.
Seoul’s Gangnam Police Station booked the pair without detention on July 30 for an alleged violation of the Narcotics Control Act. Police are reportedly investigating three people, including Juice Seyeon, whose real name is In Se-yeon, and BJ K, whose real name is Park Jung-gyu.
In Se-yeon, 25, has worked as an internet broadcaster and influencer on platforms including AfreecaTV since 2019. Park, 36, began internet broadcasting in 2012 and has about 700,000 YouTube subscribers. The two announced their relationship on a YouTube channel in April.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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