Why has Seungri retired from K-pop?

Megastar to join the army amid sex scandals

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Seungri (centre) with BigBang bandmates G-Dragon and Taeyang at the 2013 Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards 
(Image credit: Starnews/AFP/Getty Images)

Seungri, one of the biggest stars on the Korean-language pop (K-pop) scene, has announced that he is leaving the entertainment industry at the age of 28, amid a sex scandal which has stunned his legions of fans.

The singer, real name Lee Seung-hyun, will instead join the army at the end of the month. Military service is compulsory for male South Korean citizens.

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