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#SHOWBIZ: S. Korean Police Impose Travel Ban on Japanese K-Pop Trainee over Alleged Fraud

Police say the agency claims 57 million won in damages after the trainee vanished before debut and later signed with another company.

Summary by New Strait Times
SEOUL: South Korean police have placed a travel ban on a Japanese trainee of a K-pop boy group on fraud charges, Yonhap News Agency reported.

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Japanese Trainee Who Disappeared Just Before Debut Booked on Fraud Charges and Travel Banned Police have launched an investigation after a Japanese idol trainee suddenly disappeared two months ahead of their debut. According to police sources on the 3rd, the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul recently received a complaint from the agency and booked trainee A, a Japanese national, on fraud charges.

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The Korea Times broke the news in Korea (the Republic of) on Sunday, May 3, 2026.
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