iKON’s B.I accused of using recreational drugs #BI#iKON
A damning report on Wednesday accused B.I of the boy band iKON of trying to buy LSD in 2016 through a messaging app.
Screenshots of a KakaoTalk conversation obtained by local media outlet Dispatch show what seems to be an exchange between the singer and a convicted drug offender who remains anonymous, during which a person identified as B.I asks questions about the price and the strength of the psychedelic drug and says he wants to use it to become a “genius.”
In one message, the singer appears to ask, “Should I get three? I can’t splash out, though. Can you get a discount?”
When the drug offender warns that one drug can lead to another and says B.I could end up using cocaine eventually, the singer appears to shrug off the warning but says he wants to use drugs to “become a genius.”
The drug offender also tells B.I not to talk about drugs with others, to which the singer responds that he’s only asking the dealer questions because they did drugs together.
If the allegations are proven, they could have serious consequences for B.I as drug offenses in South Korea can carry sentences of between six months and four years in prison.
The accusation comes nearly three years after the anonymous offender in question was arrested for violating the drug law on charges for which he was later convicted, Dispatch reported. Under police questioning, the anonymous offender admitted to delivering acid blotter papers to the singer’s place, Dispatch said, citing the Yongin Dongbu Police Station. A popular way of taking LSD is to put the drug on a small piece of paper and put the paper on one’s tongue.
The media outlet also questioned the decision by police not to interview B.I despite the KakaoTalk messages implicating the singer in having used drugs before.
The anonymous drug offender refused to continue answering police questions after being contacted by YG Entertainment, which provided him with a lawyer, according to the report.
This is not the first time a YG artist has been implicated in using illegal drugs. Rapper T.O.P was given a 10-month prison sentence in 2017, suspended for two years, for using marijuana on multiple occasions.
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