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Kim Lim Denies Any Involvement In Seungri’s Scandal

She just recalls a strange phone call Seungri made to her recently: “He asked me a few weird questions and hung up.”

She just recalls a strange phone call Seungri made to her recently: “He asked me a few weird questions and hung up.”

She just recalls a strange phone call Seungri made to her recently: “He asked me a few weird questions and hung up.”

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It’s no secret that Kim Lim, the daughter of local billionaire and soccer club Valencia CF owner, Peter Lim, and former BigBang singer Seungri are friends.

In fact, Kim once had her dad send down a private jet” to save the K-pop star when he was stranded in Bali after volcano eruptions crippled airport services. They’ve also been spotted attending a football match together in Spain.

1 of 7 A selfie with the ex-idol

So when Seungri referenced a Singaporean called “Kimmy” in an interview with Korean newspaper, Chosun Ilbo, on March 23, speculation began swirling that “Kimmy” was Kim Lim. While denying that he had engaged the services of sexual escorts for foreign investors at nightclub Arena, the K-pop star stated, “In the Club Arena case, it’s regarding a woman from Singapore called “Kimmy”. She’s the daughter of a famous soccer club owner. I’ve received a lot of help from her, so I just wanted to look out for her.”

Seungri said that he was looking for a “female travel companion to shop with her while she was in Seoul.” His lawyer had made similar claims in a previous interview.
 

  • 2 of 7 Kim and Seungri supporting Valencia CF

    Two months ago, Seungri started facing a slew of severe allegations, including soliciting prostitutes and watching spycam porn, opening a Pandora’s box of scandals which has led to four Korean artists, including Jung Joonyoung, quitting showbiz.

    Though Seungri has previously referred to Kim as “Kimmy” in a one-to-one interview with us, the singer has not in this instance confirmed that “Kimmy” here refers to Kim Lim. Meanwhile, the local socialite has taken to Instagram and published several IG stories to rubbish all speculation of any involvement in the scandal.

  • 3 of 7 Don't mess with Kim

    In three strongly-worded Instastories she posted on March 24, Kim stated: “My name has been embroiled in the K-Pop scandal that is currently unfolding in South Korea.

    “Some time before the news broke, I received a phone call from Seungri. It turns out there is a leaked conversation of him allegedly soliciting prostitutes for his investors. He asked me a few weird questions and hung up. I don’t know why he called me and how I am involved with this saga at all. Needless to say, after the call I was left completely confused.

    “When this news broke out, Seungri said the chat is entirely fabricated and it’s fake news. However the police say it isn’t.

  • 4 of 7 Wrong place at the wrong time

    “Today, a media statement was released by Seungri’s lawyer telling his side of the story. The article suggested that he arranged for me to party together with other girls, who he claims are not prostitutes.

    “To clarify, on the 9th of December 2015, I was in Korea with my friends from Singapore. We went to Club Arena for a night out, and Seungri arranged for a VIP table for our group. We partied by ourselves and left after.

    “In no way were there other patrons or staff who accompanied our group. I certainly never asked for any “girls” to party with me. This can be vouched for by the 4 people who were part of our group that night.

    “I am embroiled in this matter simply because I happened to be there that night. I was simply at the wrong place at the wrong time.
     

  • 5 of 7 Not involved

    “Just to be clear I had no inkling/idea of the alleged criminal activities going on in Burning Sun/Seungri’s businesses before this saga broke out. I’m not involved in any way whatsoever. Any media outlets which persist in reporting so will be hearing from my legal counsel.”

  • 6 of 7 Snow white

    Recently, the jet-setting Kim was in Venice and Switzerland for about two weeks to do a bridal-themed photoshoot, accompanied apparently by influencer queen Xiaxue. She last updated her IG today (March 25), and has not posted anything related to Seungri since the aforementioned Instastories, which have since expired. Guess their friendship is also... expired?

  • 7 of 7 Is this the end of their friendship?

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