First Hearing
https://m.mk.co.kr/news/hot-issues/9524285
https://www.ajunews.com/view/20200915174331524
https://www.dizzotv.com/site/data/html_dir/2020/09/10/2020091080286.html
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/09/20/seungris-military-court-trial-begins/
Summary: Seungri’s first military court hearing was on Sept 16, 2020. He admitted only a foreign exchange violation and denied seven other charges including prostitution mediation, embezzlement, and habitual gambling. His defense argued he had no intent or direct involvement in the alleged crimes.
Second Hearing
https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/009/0004658574
https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/009/0004674080
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/10/17/seungris-military-trial-undergoes-second-hearing/
Summary: Seungri’s second military court hearing took place on October 14, 2020 at the Ground Operations Command military court in Yongin. The session focused on examining the admissibility of evidence and arranging witness testimony, following his first hearing where he admitted only a foreign exchange violation and denied seven other charges including prostitution mediation, embezzlement, habitual gambling, and illegal filming. The court accepted 22 witnesses, including Yoo In‑seok and Jung Joon‑young, to testify on the various allegations, while the defense objected to much of the prosecution’s evidence, including club promotional photos, and argued that Seungri had no intent to commit the alleged crimes.
Third Hearing
https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/009/0004697255
https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002910377
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/11/23/witness-testimonies-begin-in-seungris-third-hearing/
Summary: At Seungri’s third military trial hearing in November 2020, witness testimonies began, with prosecution witnesses giving their accounts on key allegations including prostitution and prostitution mediation tied to the Burning Sun scandal; one witness testified that women were introduced under the direction of Yoo In‑seok, not Seungri, and denied seeing Seungri directly involved in arranging prostitutes, while another reported observations related to the cases against him, reflecting early efforts by the court to evaluate evidence and testimony directly from those connected to the events as Seungri continued to maintain his position of limited involvement in the alleged offenses.
Fourth Hearing
https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/108/0002912187
https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/009/0004711887
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/12/15/prosecution-witnesses-testimonies-favor-seungri/
Summary: In mid‑December 2020, during Seungri’s ongoing military trial, prosecution witnesses’ testimonies at the hearings tended to weaken the prosecution’s case against him, with several witnesses denying that Seungri had ordered or arranged prostitution and instead pointing to former Yuri Holdings CEO Yoo In‑seok as responsible, and one witness even admitting earlier written statements had been misleading; this cast doubt on the prosecution’s evidence on charges such as prostitution mediation and related allegations, while Seungri’s defense continued to challenge the prosecution’s assertions and evidence as the trial progressed.
Fifth Hearing
https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/421/0005074910
https://www.starnewskorea.com/music/2020/12/29/2020122910383822271
https://m.mk.co.kr/news/hot-issues/9670579
Summary: On December 29, 2020, Seungri’s 5th military court hearing in the 버닝썬 case was held at the Ground Operations Command Military Court in Yongin, where witness questioning on food sanitation law violations was conducted as part of his ongoing trial on eight charges including prostitution mediation, embezzlement, habitual gambling, and other allegations; since his first hearing, he has denied most charges except the foreign exchange violation, and some previous witnesses at earlier hearings gave testimony suggesting that former Yuri Holdings CEO Yoo In‑seok, not Seungri, was responsible for arranging prostitution and offered details related to alleged incidents, continuing the trial’s focus on probing evidence and witness statements.
Sixth Hearing
https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/009/0004729120
https://m.mk.co.kr/news/hot-issues/9698677
Summary: At his 6th military trial hearing on January 7, 2021, Seungri attended a session at the Ground Operations Command Ordinary Military Court in Yongin where the court continued questioning witnesses on embezzlement and related charges as part of the Burning Sun scandal proceedings; he faced multiple charges including prostitution mediation, embezzlement, habitual gambling, Food Sanitation Act violations, and more, but throughout the trial he had only admitted to the foreign exchange violation and continued to deny the rest while the court examined evidence and testimony in ongoing hearings.
Seventh Hearing
https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/009/0004733142?sid=102
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/01/22/prosecution-presents-additional-charge-against-seungri/
https://m.mk.co.kr/news/hot-issues/9708449
https://m.ytn.co.kr/news_view.php?s_mcd=0117&key=202101141325162523&pos=
Summary: At his 7th military trial hearing on January 14, 2021, Seungri (formerly of Big Bang) was additionally indicted on a “special assault instigation” charge, accused of notifying Yoo In‑seok after a dispute at a bar and, through him, mobilizing gang members to threaten others, raising the total number of charges against him to nine; the military prosecution presented this new charge during the session, and Seungri’s defense denied the allegation, maintaining he had only acknowledged the foreign exchange violation from earlier hearings while continuing to dispute other allegations including prostitution mediation, embezzlement, and gambling, as reported in both Korean sources and Filipino coverage.
Eighth Hearing
https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/241/0003087930
https://m.news.nate.com/view/20210121n20671
Summary: On January 21, 2021, Seungri’s 8th military trial hearing was held as part of his ongoing 버닝썬 (Burning Sun) military court proceedings, during which the court continued witness questioning related to Food Sanitation Act violations and other charges against him, and it was reported that both at this session and surrounding hearings many witnesses pointed toward former Yuri Holdings CEO Yoo In‑seok as being more directly involved in arranging prostitution services, underscoring the prosecution’s efforts to establish evidence on the accusations while Seungri maintained his denials on most charges.
Ninth Hearing
https://isplus.com/article/view/isp202101280042
Summary: The article reports that at Seungri’s 9th military trial hearing on January 28, 2021, the court continued witness questioning specifically related to embezzlement charges in his ongoing Burning Sun military trial; the military court has been breaking down the various allegations — including embezzlement under the Act on Aggravated Punishment, Food Sanitation Act violations, illegal filming, prostitution mediation, habitual gambling, and others — and calling witnesses accordingly, while Seungri has consistently only admitted the foreign exchange violation and denied the other charges as evidence and testimonies continue to be examined.
Tenth Hearing
https://n.news.navenews.naver.com/entertain/article/009/0004751584
https://m.mk.co.kr/news/hot-issues/9757409
https://m.mk.co.kr/news/hot-issues/9756555
Summary: At Seungri’s 10th military court hearing in February 2021, the session at the Ground Operations Command Ordinary Military Court in Yongin continued with evidence and witness examination related to multiple charges in the 버닝썬 (Burning Sun) case, including special economic crimes, embezzlement, and violent assault instigation, with military prosecutors presenting CCTV evidence and witness statements showing interactions between Seungri, Yoo In‑seok, and others at a bar incident; Seungri’s defense contested many pieces of evidence, maintained his denial of the charges other than the foreign exchange violation, and the court also scheduled singer 정준영 (Jung Joon‑young) to appear as a witness at a later hearing despite his imprisonment, underscoring the ongoing, complex nature of the trial proceedings.
Eleventh Hearing
https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/009/0004755132
https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002935566
https://www.tenasia.co.kr/article/2021022606244
Summary: At his 11th military court hearing on February 26, 2021, held at the Ground Operations Command military court in Yongin, Seungri faced continued proceedings in the 버닝썬 (Burning Sun) case, where the court **questioned evidence and heard testimony from high‑profile witness 정준영, who appeared despite serving a sentence on other charges and spoke about his relationship and interactions with Seungri; the hearing addressed multiple allegations against Seungri — including prostitution mediation, embezzlement, gambling, illegal filming, and the special assault charge — with his defense maintaining denials of most charges except foreign exchange violations while the prosecution sought to solidify its case through witness accounts and examination of contested evidence.
Twelfth Hearing
https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/009/0004761369
https://m.mk.co.kr/news/hot-issues/9781496
Summary: At his 12th military trial hearing on March 11, 2021, held at the Ground Operations Command Ordinary Military Court in Yongin, Seungri’s 버닝썬 (Burning Sun) case continued with witness questioning focused on embezzlement and Food Sanitation Act violations as part of the broader investigation into nine charges including prostitution mediation, habitual gambling, and special economic crimes; at this stage of the proceedings, the prosecution presented witness testimony on those allegations while Seungri remained steadfast in denying all charges except the foreign exchange violation, with prior sessions having already included high‑profile testimony such as from Jung Joon‑young on related counts.
Thirteenth Hearing
https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/009/0004768903
https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/009/0004769187?sid=102
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/04/04/seungris-13th-case-hearing-reveals-confirmation-bias/
https://isplus.com/article/view/isp202103250055
Summary: At his 13th hearing on March 25, 2021, the military court continued witness questioning in Seungri’s 버닝썬 case, during which several prosecution witnesses denied key allegations against him — including that they had implicated him in prostitution mediation and other wrongdoing — and even stated that earlier written police statements had been misrecorded or pressured, raising questions about the reliability of evidence and whether Seungri was directly involved in the alleged crimes.
Fourteenth Hearing
https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/241/0003104923
https://www.tenasia.co.kr/article/2021040212184
Summary: At his 14th military trial hearing on April 2, 2021, Seungri attended the session at the Ground Operations Command military court where the focus was on questioning three witnesses related to prostitution and sex‑related allegations in his ongoing Burning Sun case; this hearing came after earlier testimony in the 13th session in which witnesses had denied direct links to him, and Seungri continued to face multiple charges—including prostitution mediation, embezzlement, habitual gambling, and Food Sanitation Act violations—while maintaining his denials except for a foreign exchange law violation.
Fifteenth Hearing
https://n.news.naver.com/article/009/0004780790
https://www.starnewskorea.com/music/2021/04/16/2021041609244377102
Summary: At his 15th military court hearing on April 16, 2021, Seungri faced continued proceedings in his 버닝썬 (Burning Sun) trial at the Ground Operations Command military court in Yongin, where the session included direct testimony from alleged victims in the 특수폭행교사 (incitement to aggravated assault) charge, marking the first time he met with complainants in court, while the trial overall continued to address multiple charges against him including prostitution mediation and other allegations as testimony proceedings unfolded.
Sixteenth Hearing
https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/009/0004786630
https://m.mbn.co.kr/news/society/4490326?ty=e2
https://m.mk.co.kr/news/hot-issues/9854064
Summary: At his 16th military court hearing on April 29, 2021, held at the Ground Operations Command Ordinary Military Court in Yongin, former FT Island member Choi Jong‑hoon appeared as a witness for questioning on the 특수폭행교사 (incitement to aggravated assault) charge as part of Seungri’s 버닝썬 trial; Choi, who was serving a prison sentence, gave testimony that included clarifications and emotional responses about his prior police statements, and in a striking moment gave Seungri a silent thumbs‑up gesture in court, while the trial continued with Seungri denying most charges other than the foreign exchange violation as evidence and witness accounts were examined.
Seventeenth Hearing
https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/241/0003114562
Summary: At his 17th military court hearing on May 7, 2021, the 버닝썬 (Burning Sun) trial continued at the Ground Operations Command Ordinary Military Court in Yongin, where the session focused on witness questioning regarding charges of prostitution mediation and special assault instigation, with three witnesses appearing to be examined by prosecutors, defense counsel, and the judge; Seungri faced a total of nine charges including prostitution mediation, habitual gambling, embezzlement, and Food Sanitation Act violations, and during the trial he only admitted the foreign exchange violation while denying the other allegations.
Eighteenth Hearing
No news coverage
Nineteenth Hearing
https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/009/0004795163
https://m.mk.co.kr/news/hot-issues/9874736
Summary: At his 19th military court hearing, Seungri’s 버닝썬 (Burning Sun) trial continued with ongoing witness questioning and examination of testimony as prosecutors worked to establish evidence on various charges against him, including prostitution mediation, embezzlement, and other alleged offenses; the trial proceedings at this stage were part of the military court’s longer process of evaluating witness statements and contested evidence while Seungri maintained his defenses on the multiple counts he faced.
Twentieth Hearing
No news coverage
Twenty-First Hearing
https://n.news.naver.com/article/009/0004799020
https://m.mk.co.kr/news/hot-issues/9885780
https://news.nate.com/view/20210525n22715
Summary: At his 21st military court hearing on May 25, 2021, held at the Ground Operations Command Ordinary Military Court in Yongin, Seungri’s 버닝썬 (Burning Sun) trial continued with witness testimony focusing on alleged misuse of company funds and other charges, where a former Yuri Holdings employee testified about accounting and embezzlement‑related matters while Seungri maintained his position that he was not directly involved in directing the transactions in question; throughout the long‑running trial, he has denied most charges except a foreign exchange violation as the court examined evidence and witness accounts in successive hearings.
Twenty-Second Hearing
https://n.news.naver.com/article/009/0004804171
https://m.mk.co.kr/news/hot-issues/9899610
https://m.mk.co.kr/news/hot-issues/9885780
Summary: At his 22nd military court hearing on June 4, 2021, Seungri’s Burning Sun trial continued at the Ground Operations Command Ordinary Military Court in Yongin, with a key witness subpoena — former Yuri Holdings co‑CEO Yoo In‑seok — scheduled to be questioned, but Yoo ultimately did not appear in court for the second time in a row, submitting a non‑attendance notice citing business reasons; the judge urged that he should still testify on matters he knows regarding the prostitution mediation charge even if he declines on the special assault instigation allegations, as many earlier witnesses had testified that prostitution arrangements were directed by Yoo rather than Seungri.
Twenty-Third Hearing
https://n.news.naver.com/article/009/0004806430
https://m.mk.co.kr/news/hot-issues/9905741
https://www.starnewskorea.com/music/2021/06/20/2021061809483339330
Summary: At Seungri’s 23rd military court hearing in June 2021, former Yuri Holdings co‑CEO **Yoo In‑seok — a key witness repeatedly expected to testify about prostitution mediation and other allegations in the 버닝썬 case — failed to appear in court again despite multiple summons, leading the military court to accept his prior statements and documents as evidence instead; most other witnesses in Seungri’s trial had testified that Yoo, not Seungri, directed prostitution arrangements, and Seungri continued to deny the majority of the nine charges against him while the trial approached its later stages.
Twenty-Fourth Hearing
https://m.mk.co.kr/news/hot-issues/9933013
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/06/30/seungri-takes-stand-on-24th-trial-date/
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/07/02/seungris-24th-hearing-concludes-with-closing-statements/
Summary: At his 24th military court hearing on June 30 – July 1, 2021, Seungri took the stand in his own defense in the 버닝썬 (Burning Sun) trial at the Ground Operations Command Court in Yongin, exercising his right to testify and presenting evidence and explanations to deny eight of the nine charges against him (he had previously admitted only the foreign exchange violation); the session involved lengthy testimony and closing statements from both prosecution and defense, with the prosecution asking for a five‑year prison sentence while Seungri maintained that he was not responsible for alleged prostitution mediation, embezzlement, and other counts, and argued his enlistment and responses were legitimate under the law as the court prepared to move toward verdict deliberation.
Twenty-Fifth Hearing
https://n.news.naver.com/article/009/0004817537
https://www.xportsnews.com/article/1443626
https://m.news.nate.com/view/20210811n40830
Summary: At his 25th military court hearing in mid‑2021, the military prosecution formally requested a prison sentence of five years and a fine against Seungri, arguing that he arranged prostitution for foreign investors, engaged in large‑scale overseas gambling and other crimes tied to the 버닝썬 (Burning Sun) scandal; the articles report that the prosecution stressed the seriousness of the allegations and called for strict punishment while Seungri continued to deny most charges aside from a violation of the foreign exchange law, as the trial moved toward its later stages and eventual sentencing.
Verdict
https://n.news.naver.com/article/009/0004837564
https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/08/23/k-pop-star-sentenced-to-3-years-in-prostitution-case/
Summary: In August 2021, a South Korean military court found former BigBang member Seungri guilty on all nine charges related to the Burning Sun scandal—including **prostitution mediation, arranging sex services for potential investors, embezzlement, violations of the Food Sanitation Act, habitual gambling, and other offenses—and sentenced him to three years in prison along with a fine of about 1.15 billion won; the verdict noted that he conspired with associates to provide prostitutes for foreign business contacts and that his inconsistent testimony reduced his credibility, resulting in the conviction and jail term despite his denials of most charges during the trial.
Appeal
https://v.daum.net/v/20210819090303434
https://www.mk.co.kr/news/society/10334136
Summary: Seungri initially contested his 3‑year sentence after his first trial, appealed that verdict, and succeeded in reducing his prison term to 18 months in January 2022 by the military appeals court. The Supreme Court finalized the reduced sentence, rejecting further appeal and making the 18‑month term legally binding.