Singer fined 100 million VND for drunk driving, alcohol concentration exceeding the threshold

According to MBC, on July 7, the Seoul Central District Court fined singer Nam Tae Hyun - former member of the group Winner 6 million won (about 100 million VND) for violating the Road Traffic Law.

Previously, Soompi and a series of Korean newspapers reported that on March 8, the former member of the group Winner was arrested for drunk driving at 3:20 a.m.

Singer fined 100 million VND for drunk driving, alcohol concentration exceeding 1

Nam Tae Hyun appeared in court.

Specifically, while traveling by personal vehicle, Nam Tae Hyun suddenly pulled over to the side of the road in the Gangnam area. After that, the male idol suddenly opened the door, causing a collision with a taxi.

Notably, Nam Tae Hyun continued driving immediately after the collision, and the car went about 20 meters. The collision damaged the taxi's rearview mirror.

Police quickly arrived at the scene and measured the singer's breath alcohol level. The test result was 0.114% - a level that is enough to revoke the driver's license.

Singer fined 100 million VND for drunk driving, alcohol concentration over 2

Former member of group Winner often has personal scandals

Nam Tae Hyun was born in 1994 and was a member of Winner. However, in November 2016, the male singer withdrew from the group as well as YG Entertainment and formed his own group called South Club but had no notable projects.

In many interviews, Nam Tae Hyun always admitted that he had a time when he had to face serious psychological problems and decided to leave the group after realizing that the musical direction he wanted to pursue was different from Winner.

The male singer also admitted that his decision to leave YG Entertainment caused him a lot of personal losses.

In his personal life, Nam Tae Hyun is an artist who often encounters scandals. In August 2022, Seo Min Jae's girlfriend accused the former member of the group Winner of violence and using methamphetamine.

However, Nam Tae Hyun only apologized for assaulting his girlfriend and remained silent about the drug use allegations.

At that time, the Seoul Yongsan Police Station opened an investigation into both Nam Tae Hyun and his girlfriend. The results of the investigation were not made public.

In addition, the male idol was also exposed by his ex-girlfriend Jang Jae In for his womanizing behavior and dating multiple people at the same time. The couple dated in 2019.

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