Korean pop star Psy, who went viral with the music Gangnam Fashion in 2012, has launched an apology after a police investigation over prescription drugs.
The 47-year-old South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter allegedly picked up highly effective prescription drugs by proxy.
It was reported that Seoul Seodaemun Police Station arrested Psy and a college hospital physician on suspicion of violating South Korea’s Medical Service Act.
Investigators alleged that the singer obtained prescriptions with out the face-to-face consultations that have been required. The drug prescriptions obtained have been for psychotropics, together with Xanax and Stilnox.
It was additionally claimed by Yonhap Information Company that from 2022 till lately, the star had managers and others accumulate his drugs on his behalf.
Psy’s label which he based in 2019, P Nation, issued a press release apologising on Thursday, emphasising that this was all a ‘mistake’ and ‘oversight’ on Psy’s half.
‘Hiya, that is P NATION. That is our place relating to the difficulty of singer PSY’s proxy pickup of sleeping medicine.
‘Having had a 3rd occasion accumulate a prescription-only sleeping medicine on his behalf was clearly a mistake and an oversight.
‘We apologise. PSY has been recognized with a persistent sleep problem and has been taking sleeping medicine in accordance together with his medical staff’s prescription.
‘His use of sleeping medicine has been beneath medical supervision and inside the prescribed dosage, and there was no proxy prescribing.’
The Korea Biomedical Evaluate, added that the singer additionally issued a press release individually to his company. He known as the incident ‘a transparent mistake and negligence’ and expressed remorse for troubling followers and the general public.
Beneath South Korean regulation, proxy pickups similar to this are unlawful and solely permitted in uncommon circumstances with members of the family or authorized caregivers.
Psy got here to fame in 2012 together with his hit music Gangnam Fashion, with the music video sparking a worldwide dance development.
The music video turned the primary to succeed in 1 billion views on YouTube and the most-viewed video on the positioning from November 2012 to July 2017.
For the reason that launch of the hit, the singer has not had the identical degree of worldwide acclaim, however has had continued success in South Korea.
Metro has reached out to representatives for remark.
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