Korean singer Jung joon-young released from prison

South Korean singer-songwriter and convicted rapist Jung Joon-young was released from prison in the early morning of March 19, reported media outlet News1.

The 35-year-old was implicated in the Burning Sun nightclub scandaland was initially serving a six-year sentence after being convicted of gang-raping drunk and unconscious women with former FT Island guitarist Choi Jong-hoon. Joon-young was also convicted of distributing videos of the sexual acts taken without their consent on chatrooms.

The sentence was reduced to five years by the Seoul High Court after Joon-young submitted documents expressing his regret.

According to News1, Joon-young came out of prison wearing a hat and a face mask, and while he did talk to reporters, "left the scene without telling them anything special".

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Jong-hoon, 34, also had his sentence shortened after reaching a settlement with a victim and was released on parole in November 2021. In January, he attempted to make a comeback to showbiz by making an account on Japanese fan community platform Fanicon.