BIGBANG’s Seungri began his “Seungri 1st Solo Tour The Great Seungri Final in Seoul” concert on February 16 with a sincere apology to fans regarding the recent controversy surrounding the club Burning Sun.

In January, an incident involving physical violence occurred at Burning Sun, a club that was linked to Seungri’s name as the owner had brought him on as a consultant. The incident soon grew into a controversy as claims of sexual assault, hidden cameras, and drug usage began to emerge, all of which are currently under investigation by the police. YG Entertainment’s Yang Hyun Suk and Seungri himself released official statements regarding the matter, and then Burning Sun’s CEO stepped forward to apologize. It was stated that Seungri had never gotten involved in the management side of the club, and was only there as a consultant.

Before his concert started on February 16, Seungri decided to open up about the issue and apologize to fans. He began by stating, “I wish to speak about the recent controversy. I feel like if I don’t, the people who have come today will feel uncomfortable. I am very apologetic to all those who care for me. I’m sorry for causing disappointment for so many people, and I am reflecting on what has happened.”

He continued to state, “Despite there being a controversy, I did not act in a responsible manner. Despite the fact that the controversy took place in a location that I have publicly spoken about, I did not act in a responsible way and for that, I am ashamed and regretful. It is all due to my negligence.”

Seungri said, “As I am a celebrity, I will think and act more carefully from now on. I want to apologize for not showing modesty and for acting carelessly. For the past year, I have been doing my best to bring you all happiness. But I have brought you disappointment, and for that, I am ashamed. I want to apologize once again, and I will take all of your words to heart.”

He finished with a promise that he will do his best during the concert. He said, “I’ve put a lot of preparation into this. I will be grateful if you can enjoy the concert. I think that would make me feel like all my work was worth it.”

Seungri is currently on what will be his last tour before he enlists in the military. He has already met with fans in Hong Kong, Manila, and Tokyo, and following the concert in Seoul, he will be traveling to Singapore, Osaka, and Jakarta to meet with fans.

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The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual boy group members!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 521 boy group members, using big data collected from January 14 to February 15.

BTS’s Jimin and V both maintained their spots at the top of the rankings this month, taking No. 1 and No. 2 on the list respectively for the second consecutive month. Jimin scored a total brand reputation index of 13,064,314 for February, while V’s brand reputation index came out to 10,212,471 for the month.

High-ranking phrases in Jimin’s keyword analysis included “Grammy,” “chocolate,” and “Promise,” while his highest-ranking related terms included “cute,” “sexy,” and “cool.” The idol’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 85.09 percent positive reactions.

ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo rose to third place on this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 7,290,595 for February.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

1. BTS’s Jimin
2. BTS’s V
3. ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo
4. BTS’s Jungkook
5. BTS’s Jin
6. BIGBANG’s Seungri
7. BTS’ Suga
8. BTS’s RM
9. TVXQ’s Yunho
10. BTS’s J-Hope
11. SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu
12. SF9’s Chani
13. BTOB’s Minhyuk
14. SHINee’s Taemin
15. EXO’s Xiumin
16. SEVENTEEN’s Jun
17. ASTRO’s Moonbin
18. SEVENTEEN’s Jeonghan
19. ASTRO’s Sanha
20. SEVENTEEN’s Seungkwan
21. ASTRO’s JinJin
22. ASTRO’s MJ
23. TVXQ’s Changmin
24. SEVENTEEN’s Woozi
25. EXO’s Kai
26. SEVENTEEN’s Wonwoo
27. EXO’s Chanyeol
28. ASTRO’s Rocky
29. SEVENTEEN’s Hoshi
30. B1A4’s Jinyoung

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