YET another sex scandal has
rocked the Korean entertainment industry, well-known for its "casting
couch" practises of trading sexual favours for opportunities.
This time, a series of over
30 sex videos featuring a number of A and B-list female Korean stars have been
leaked and circulated on the Internet.
The actresses are reportedly
from Korea's 107G channel and have starred in several popular K-dramas.
However, none of them have been identified.
The leaked videos also
feature a man who is believed to be the same person. The background of most
videos are also similar.
It is believed the stars
were secretly filmed while offering sex to the man, said to be a high-ranking
official in the country.
The videos were apparently
exposed after a particular high-ranking official's residence was broken into in
June, reported the Chinese media.
One of the most famous
victims of such practises is Jang Ja-Yeon, a Korean actress, who died at the
age of 29 after she took her own life in March 2009.
She had apparently committed
suicide when she could no longer cope with the "casting couch".
Several reports claimed that
she apparently left letters claiming that she had been forced to have sex with
more than 30 industry people more than a hundred times.
However, in March this year,
reports also surfaced refuting the authenticity of those letters.
Netizens have said that the
"casting couch" practice is an open-secret in Korea's entertainment
industry.
An earlier survey showed
that about 60 per cent of female artistes in Korea have had to exchange sexual
favours for casting opportunities.
While "casting
couch" does not happen to all Korean celebrities, many know of someone who
has had to do so. (AsiaOne)
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