Noel Jang Yong-jun answers "Did you evade taxes? Did you use marijuana?" directly.. Even resorting to profanity [Star Issue]

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Rapper Noel (real name Jang Yong-jun), also well known as the son of Jang Je-won (Rep.), directly addressed various issues directed at him.

Noel held a live broadcast with fans on the 19th.

While answering fans' questions, Noel responded to a comment asking "Why did you evade taxes worth 20 billion won?" by saying, "I don't have 20 billion won. Please go to Naver Wiki and someone delete that. It says I own buildings worth 100 billion won; if I had 100 billion won, why would I still be making music?" He added, "But that's nice too. Let's just say I'm going to become a chaebol. Let's assume it's true."

To a comment asking "Do you use marijuana?", Noel responded with profanity, saying, "Come try pulling out my hair. See what comes out. You don't even know anything."

Noel was arrested and detained in September 2021 on charges of causing a collision accident while driving a Mercedes-Benz without a license near Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, and was sent to trial. In the first instance, the court sentenced him to one year in prison, lower than the Prosecution Service's request for three years. The second instance also upheld the same sentence. This Supreme Court ruling was transferred to the third instance after both Jang Yong-jun and the Prosecution Service filed appeals.

Jang Yong-jun's alleged offenses drew further public outrage due to prior similar convictions, assault on police officers, and refusal to cooperate with investigations. Despite this, the relatively light sentence of one year in prison, combined with the label of being the son of People Power Party Jang Je-won (Rep.), triggered significant social backlash.

According to the second-instance court, Jang Yong-jun admitted his wrongdoing, waived the warrant review hearing as an act of self-reflection, made efforts toward compensating victims, and showed minor severity in the police assault case. Additionally, the acceptance of settlement deposits for the injured police officer contributed favorably to sentencing considerations.

Later, Noel posted recent photos with the caption "Now I'll call a driver and sleep in the back seat." The photo shows Noel sleeping in the rear seat of his vehicle while a man who appears to be a designated driver sits in the driver's seat.

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