Actor Ju Ji Hun was sentenced to six months in prison with one year of probation, 120 hours of community service, and a fine of 360,000 won (currently about $280 USD) in an official verdict by the Seoul Central District Court.
At 10am on June 23, Ju Ji Hun appeared in court to receive his sentence for his two-time use of ecstasy and ketamine in March and April of 2008. The three others who were with him at that time – actress Yoon Seol Hee, model Ye Hak Young, and Mr./Ms. Jeon – were given harsher sentences. Yoon was sentenced to three years, while Ye and Jeon received two years and six months with four years of probation and 200 hours of community service. (KP’s note: Ju, Ye, and Jeon received suspended sentences – which means that so long as they don’t breach their probation orders, they will not need to serve their jail time.) All of the sentences were more lenient than those sought at a hearing earlier this month.
Regarding the court’s decision on Ju, it was stated, “When considering the societal evil of the defendant taking ecstasy and ketamine twice, the nature of [his] crime is not light. However, it was taken into consideration for his sentencing that [Ju] had no previous criminal record, he is deeply reflecting [on his mistake], and that [the drugs] were taken one year and two months ago, among other factors.” It was also revealed that the court had received many mercy petitions from fans in Korea and abroad appealing on Ju’s behalf.
Source:http://kpculture.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/the-celebrity-drug-bust-update-iv/#more-6232
Joo Ji Hoon(The Devil, Goong) este arestat pentru trafic si consum de droguri. A fost prins cand incerca sa importe din Japonia droguri...El a si admis crima.
Pacat de el..imi placea(si-mi place).
La fel si actorul Yoon Sol-hee(28) si modelul Yeh Hak-young (26).
Ei le aduceau din Japonia si le imparteau in cercurile lor..(prin cluburi)..
ps:"For those of you who are thinking, “Drugs - big deal” because you’re so used to reading about Hollywood drug scandals - it’s a huge deal in Korea. Drugs are extremely hard to come by and dealt with harshly there."
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Goong is based on the same titled manhwa by Park So Hee.
Goong is a story about young love in face of tradition, politics, and intrigue. In the imaginary world, modern-day Korea is a constitutional monarchy and the Royal Family lives in a grand Palace, the Goong. Story opens with the sudden death of the reigning the King. Faced with the decreasing popularity among the public for the Royalty, a grand wedding for the Crown Prince, Lee Shin (Joo Ji Hoon), is decided to be the best publicity move to improve the image of the Royalty and at the same time prepare Shin for immediate succession. The intended bride? The headstrong, awkward, and sweet spirited Shin Chae-kyung (Yoon Eun Hye) that just happens to go to the same exclusive art school. Chae-kyung was betrothed to become the next Crown Princess by her grandfather and Shin's grandfather.
After 14 years of living in England with his mom, Lee Yul (Kim Jeong Hoon) appears all of a sudden. He is Shin's cousin as well as the former Crown Prince. Everything seemed to be going normally until Chae-kyung's optimistic spirit wins the heart of internally lonely, Yul. As the Crown Prince Shin and simple-minded Chae-kyung's relationship appear to developing deeper feelings, a series of scandals are exposed to the public right after the pair were officially announced married. Will love prevail all in a world of political pressures and martial hardships? Or will being in the spotlight of the public be too much for the young newlyweds to endure?
Goong S is a drama produced by a separate production company, Group Eight (http://www.group8tv.com), and is not an official sequel of Goong. Both cast and storyline for Goong S are totally different from Goong .
