Lee Jin-ho, illegal gambling, caught drunk driving this time..Announcement after organizing the agency's position
Sep 24, 2025
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On the 24th, the Munhwa Ilbo reported that Lee Jin-ho drove about 100 kilometers under the influence of alcohol It was reported that he was caught and is being investigated by the police.
According to the report, Yangpyeong Police Station in Gyeonggi Province is investigating Lee Jin-ho for drunk driving from Incheon to Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province, at around 3 a.m. that day.
The police received a report that `Lee Jin-ho is driving drunk in Incheon' and caught him in Yangpyeong after a joint investigation between regions. At that time, Lee's blood alcohol level was 0.11%, which was equivalent to the level of license revocation.
Lee Jin-ho called for accurate alcohol concentration measurement through blood collection in a police investigation, and is currently waiting for the results of blood collection. The police returned home after the first investigation, and plan to conduct additional summons soon.
In this regard, an official from Lee Jin-ho's agency, SM C&C, said "We are currently checking on the case" and "We will reveal it as soon as the position is settled."
Earlier in November last year, Lee Jin-ho posted a lengthy post on his SNS and confessed to illegal gambling. He volunteered to confess that "In 2020, by chance, I started the game on an Internet illegal gambling site, and I ended up with an unaffordable debt."
Lee Jin-ho said "I started playing games on illegal gambling sites on the Internet by chance in 2020, and I got a debt that I couldn't afford. I was able to belatedly wake up to the stinging advice of my acquaintances and the fear that I might not be able to do this job again, but I had already received financial help from many people. "I am steadily paying back the money every month, and I intend to repay all this debt on my own until I die from now on." According to the 'SBS 8 o'clock News', Lee Jin-ho borrowed more than 1 billion won from fellow celebrities Jimin and Lee Soo-geun of BTS. In addition, it is reported that the amount of money borrowed from a loan company is more than 1.3 billion won, and it is reported that it owes at least 2.3 billion won.
Meanwhile, Lee Jin-ho made his debut as an SBS open comedian in 2005 and made his face known by appearing in a number of entertainment programs such as 'Comedy Big League' and 'Knowing Brother'.
