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Seoul police have asked prosecutors to press charges against a BTS member

Seoul police have asked prosecutors to press charges against a BTS member

Jung Kook, one of seven members of BTS, hit a taxi due to an “an error on his part" and admitted violating traffic laws.
10 Dec, 2019

Seoul police have asked prosecutors to consider pressing charges against a member of hit South Korean boyband BTS over an October car crash, Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday, citing police officials.

Jung Kook, the group’s main vocalist, was driving in central Seoul in October when he hit a taxi due to an “an error on his part,” manager Big Hit Entertainment said at the time.

The 22-year-old singer admitted violating traffic laws, reached an “amicable settlement” with the victim, and was questioned by police, the company said then.

But after determining that there was “serious negligence involved in the accident,” police advised prosecutors to seek an indictment on charges of violating the Road Traffic Act and related laws, Yonhap reported on Tuesday, without elaborating.

Calls to Big Hit Entertainment’s corporate office were not answered.

Jung Kook, whose full name is Jeon Jung-kook, is one of seven members of BTS, which has spearheaded a wave of Korean pop music and achieved global recognition. It was the first group since the Beatles to have three number one albums in the United States in less than a year.

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Aili Murray Dec 10, 2019 09:53pm
His real name is Jeon Jeong-guk. Jungkook and variations are a stage name.
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Nurat O Kazeem Dec 11, 2019 09:29am
@Aili Murray its actually Jeon Jungkook
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J.R. Dec 11, 2019 12:53pm
@Aili Murray @Nurat O Kareem Both spellings are correct. They are both different romanizations for 전정극. Just depends on how you want to romanize it.
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Melissa Dec 12, 2019 03:16am
I am a big fan of bts and I love their songs
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