Late K-pop idol Hara revealed to have provided crucial aid to reporters investigating Burning Sun scandal

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The following story contains mentions and details of sexual assault and suicide. Late K-pop singer Goo Hara was recently revealed to have lent crucial aid to investigative reporters as the Burning Sun scandal unfolded in 2019.The BBC World Service‘s investigative team, BBC Eye, published an extensive documentary yesterday (May 19) titled Burning Sun focused on the 2019 scandal in South Korea of the same name.

The documentary primarily highlighted the case through the lens of two female investigative journalists – Kang Kyung-yoon and Park Hyo-sil – who blew the case wide open to the general public.The documentary revealed new and never-before-seen details of the crimes committed as part of the scandal.

It also shared key players involved in bringing justice to the victims affected by the Burning Sun scandal, revealing for the first time that the late Goo Hara, who was a member of girl group KARA and passed in late 2019, had been played a crucial part in exposing the people involved in the scandal.Former Big Bang member Seungri was the owner of a nightclub sharing the scandal’s namesake, and also where majority of the crimes took place.

He was convicted of nine charges, which included abetting prostitution and embezzlement. Convicted alongside him were singer-songwriter Jung Joon-young and former Kyung F.T.