[TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual Assault]

A former K-pop idol notorious for sexually assaulting three minors drew backlash after recalling past interaction with a 7-year-old G-Dragon.

Go Young Wook, a former member of the legendary first-gen co-ed group Roo'Ra, took to his SNS to reminisce about his past connection to G-Dragon. 

In the post, he shared his photo with the young G-Dragon and wrote an anecdote, saying:

"Most of my photos on the internet are awkward or uncomfortable, but I also have a few 'dandy' photos left of me when I was still on par with the best Dandy Boys and Dandy Girls of the day, so I want to post them. FYI, my solo fan club back in Roo'Ra was also Dandy Go."

온라인에 올라 있는
내 사진들은
대부분 어색하거나..
거북한 사진들이지만...

나도 한때는 당대 최고의
Dandy Boy, Dandy Girl과
어깨를 나란히 하던 시절의
Dandy한 사진이
몇 장 남아 있어서 공개..

참고로 룰라 때
내 개인 팬클럽 이름도
Dandy Go..🫣

PS 밑에 영상에서
권지용 군이… pic.twitter.com/CAn9qQ8ycK

— Ko (@goyoungwook) October 7, 2024

In the photo Go uploaded, the "Bang Bang Bang" hitmaker was seen smiling side by side with the former star, seemingly cosplaying the 1st-gen celebrity. 

Go Young Wook also attached a YouTube link of G-Dragon performing as Little Roo'Ra and added:

"P.S., in the video below, when Kwon Ji Young was seven years old, he took my role, copied me, and even introduced himself as me, and it is an honor of the family.  Because of this, I don't think that my life is completely ruined."

While it appeared to be a heartwarming post, many VIPs and K-pop fans were angered since he posted this ahead of G-Dragon's solo comeback on October 25. 

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In particular, while Go used to be an iconic hip-hop star, he lost his respect from the public after he was sentenced to 2 and half years in prison for sexually assaulting three minors from 2010 to 2012.

For 3 years, he also had to wear electronic anklets. 

Since then, he was permanently banned from all broadcasts, and his SNS was also forcibly closed.

Recently, he retrieved his X account back and had been sharing updates with his remaining fans since then.

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Written by Eunice Dela Cruz