K-Pop Star Park Yoo-chun Placed Under Arrest Over Fears of Evidence Tampering

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The former JYJ member, who has been arrested on charges of buying and using illegal drugs, has been let go by his management agency C-JeS Entertainment in the wake of the scandal.

April 27, 2019

AceShowbiz - K-pop star Park Yoo-chun (Micky Yoochun) has been arrested in South Korea on charges of buying and using illegal drugs.

The 32-year-old singer was taken into custody at Suwon District Court over fears he would destroy evidence or perhaps leave the country if he was allowed to walk free.

He is suspected of buying methamphetamine with his former girlfriend earlier this year and using the drug, according to Reuters.

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Park has denied any wrongdoing and insists he has never taken drugs.

The scandal has cost him his deal with management agency C-JeS Entertainment.

Park was a member of beloved boy band TVXQ from 2003 and 2009. He went on to form the group JYJ.

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