Seungri
South Korean former singer-songwriter
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| February 11 2023 | Seungri was released from prison. |
| February 9 2023 | Released from prison. |
| June 8 2022 | The Army Headquarters' Human Resources Division fired Seungri after he was sentenced to one year and six months in prison by the Supreme Court. He was transferred from Military Prison in Icheon to Yeoju civilian prison. |
| May 26 2022 | The Supreme Court of Korea upheld Seungri's sentence, leading to his discharge from the military and transfer to a civilian prison. |
| January 27 2022 | Sentence reduced to 18 months after pleading guilty to all charges. |
| January 27 2022 | After a final appeal at the South Korean High Court for Armed Forces, Seungri's prison sentence was reduced to 18 months. He pleaded guilty to all charges. |
| October 1 2021 | Seungri was reported to have his trial referred to the Court of Appeal, and was subsequently suspended from military service. |
| August 12 2021 | Found guilty on all charges and sentenced to three years of imprisonment and a fine. |
| March 25 2021 | During the 13th hearing, a witness claimed that police had fabricated a statement against Seungri, raising concerns about potential confirmation bias in the investigation. |
| September 16 2020 | Military trial begins during his mandatory military service, facing charges of sexual bribery and embezzlement. |
| September 16 2020 | Military trial began for charges related to the Burning Sun scandal. |
| September 16 2020 | Seungri's trial began, involving eight charges, with Seungri denying all charges except one related to the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act. |
| March 9 2020 | Seungri enlisted in the military, and his legal case was transferred to the military court. |
| January 10 2020 | Prosecution requested a second arrest warrant for Seungri on seven charges, which was again denied by the court. |
| 2019 | Resigned from all management positions in preparation for military enlistment, as required by Korean law. |
| 2019 | Seungri requested and was granted a three-month postponement of his military conscription due to ongoing Burning Sun scandal investigations. |
| 2019 | Received multiple nominations at the 28th Seoul Music Awards, including Main Award, Popularity Award, and K-Wave Award |
| 2019 | Nominated for Song of the Year at the 2018 Spellemannprisen for 'Ignite' |
| August 28 2019 | Seungri was questioned in connection with illegal gambling. |
| June 25 2019 | Police forwarded Seungri's case to prosecution with seven charges, including procuring sex services, prostitution mediation, embezzlement, attempt to destroy evidence, and distribution of illegally-filmed content. |
| May 14 2019 | Seoul District Court rejected the arrest warrant, citing difficulties in certifying reasons for detention and disputes over the embezzlement charges. |
| May 8 2019 | After 17 closed-door police interrogations, Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency requested an arrest warrant for Seungri on charges including prostitution mediation, embezzlement of Burning Sun funds, and violation of the Food Sanitation Act. |
| April 25 2019 | Seungri denied prostitution charges related to a 2015 Christmas party, while his business partner Yoo In-seok admitted to calling and paying entertainers for Japanese investors. |
| April 1 2019 | Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency reported Seungri and his business partner Yoo In-seok embezzled funds from Yuri Holdings, with the amount estimated to be tens of millions of won. |
| March 25 2019 | Seungri was originally scheduled to enlist in Nonsan Army Training Center for mandatory military service. |
| March 13 2019 | YG Entertainment consensually terminated Seungri's contract following his retirement announcement. |
| March 11 2019 | Departed from BigBang and retired from the entertainment industry following allegations of providing sex workers for business investors. |
| March 10 2019 | Seungri underwent a second round of drug analysis, with hair and urine samples testing negative. |
| March 4 2019 | During a police press conference, it was revealed that original unedited KakaoTalk messages related to allegations against Seungri were not submitted, despite media reports. |
| 2018 | Nominated for Song of the Year and Best Dance Performance at the 20th Mnet Asian Music Awards for '1, 2, 3!' |
| 2018 | Nominated for Best Dance Track - Male at the 10th MelOn Music Awards for '1, 2, 3!' |
| 2018 | Received multiple nominations at the 1st MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards, including Artist of the Year, Male Artist Award, and Genie Music Popularity Award |
| 2018 | Won the Scene Stealer Award at the 12th SBS Entertainment Awards |
| 2018 | Won the Hallyu Star Award at the 2nd Korea China International Film Festival |
| 2018 | Seungri starred in the film 'Love Only', playing the characters Winson and Yun Sheng |
| 2018 | Seungri was a creative director and shareholder of Burning Sun nightclub, which was founded this year by Lee Moon-ho and Lee Seong-hyun. |
| 2018 | Collaborated with Liquid State, an electronic dance music label launched by Sony Music Entertainment and Tencent Music Entertainment, serving as the label's ambassador. |
| November 2018 | Joined the variety show We Will Channel You as a regular cast member. |
| October 2018 | Starred in YG and Netflix's sitcom-variety show YG Future Strategy Office, playing a fictionalised version of himself as senior adviser to a fictional division of YG Entertainment. |
| July 20 2018 | Released his first Korean studio album The Great Seungri, with lead singles '1, 2, 3!' and 'Where R U From'. The album debuted at number one on South Korea's Gaon Chart. |
| June 2018 | Became CEO of YGX, a label under YG Entertainment, focusing on recruiting hip-hop talents and running entertainment businesses. |
| May 2018 | Announced his first solo tour The Great Seungri, twelve years after his debut, with shows planned in South Korea and Japan. |
| March 2 2018 | Bonjour L'amour was released in theaters. |
| 2017 | Invested in the medical cosmetic brand Dr. Gloderm, acquiring 10% of the company's shares. |
| 2017 | Competing under the name Richard Lee, Seungri participated in a Japan Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation match, winning a silver medal in the adult white open-weight class and a bronze medal in the adult white featherweight class. |
| 2017 | Participates in 'Run, BIGBANG Scout!' |
| 2017 | Becomes judge on 'MIXNINE' television show |
| December 2017 | Seungri, accompanied by 30 Aori Ramen employees and his father, delivered coal briquettes to low-income families to help with cooking and heating. He also donated 100 million won to ChildFund Korea, a global children welfare agency. |
| November 2017 | Announced expansion of Aori Ramen franchise, planning to open the 15th branch in Kuala Lumpur. |
| 2016 | Seungri appeared as a professional judge on the Chinese TV program Girls Fighting, mentoring trainees and producing the song '36 Tricks of Love', which topped the QQ Music and Weibo charts in China. |
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