K-pop male singer suffering from drug "destruction": Life stuck, debt piled up, career lost

Singer Nam Tae Hyun (former Winner member) once caused a stir because of his behavior of using banned substances. Talking about the past "wrong way", the Korean male idol has warned young people never to get involved in the white death.

Nam Taehyun is currently at the Incheon DARC drug addiction treatment and rehabilitation center. He shared and experienced in the program "In Depth 60 Minutes" of KBS. This is the first time the male singer has spoken out about his addiction.

According to the sharing, Nam Tae Hyun initially used addictive weight loss drugs and used sleeping pills. Then over time, the male artist gradually fell into drugs from time to time. The former WINNER member said that seeing many people die after their health gradually deteriorated due to drug abuse made the male artist decide to go to a rehab center.

Nam Taehyun said drug addiction caused him to lose all his possessions, bringing with him a huge debt. He owes 500 million won (about 9.3 billion VND) and overdue credit card debt. He not only sold his own house, but also sold his parents' house because of the debt. The male singer plans to work part-time at a restaurant to continue paying off his debt.

He sold everything he had but the guitar full of memories, the remaining spiritual gift. Nam Taehyun also shared with the production crew of the program the flood of messages from creditors demanding money from him. Drugs have dragged the young male singer's life into the mud of despair. Sharing with a KBS reporter, the former WINNER member revealed his plan to work part-time at a restaurant to earn money to pay off debt and make ends meet.

At the end of the interview, Nam Tae Hyun expressed his deep regret for his past drug abuse. Through the program "In Depth 60 Minutes" , the male idol gave advice to young people: "I have a few words for teenagers. You must definitely stay away from drugs. Banned substances can destroy people's lives. addiction".

Earlier, on May 17, according to local time, the Yongsan Police Station in Seoul (Korea) applied for arrest warrants for Nam Tae Hyun and Seo Min Jae for allegedly violating the Drug Control Act.

On the morning of May 18, the court will interrogate the suspects before arresting them. It is known that the police suspect that the duo destroyed evidence.

At the time, Seo Min Jae revealed that she was in a romantic relationship with Nam Tae Hyun and posted a message that read, "Me and Nam Tae Hyun are drug addicts. There is a syringe in company cabinet".

However, she deleted the message. The next day, the actress said, "I had an argument with my boyfriend and I took some medicine because I was so stressed and fell into a state of insanity. That's why I posted an unrelated post. nothing to do with the truth".

Accordingly, in September last year, the police collected the hair and urine of Nam Tae Hyun and Seo Min Jae - two people suspected of violating the Drug Control Act, and solicited expertise from the National Institute of Investigation. National Scientific Survey (NFS).

On March 8 alone, Nam Tae Hyun was charged with driving while drunk. Nam Tae Hyun opened the car door while drunk on the side of the road in Gangnam (Seoul), causing a passing taxi to be electrocuted and damaged. After that, the car drove about 20m more, at that time Nam Tae Hyun's blood alcohol level was 0.114 %, exceeding the allowable limit for driving license revocation (0.08%).

Nam Taehyun is a former member of Winner, a group under the management of YG Entertainment.

However, along with his popularity, the guy is often exposed by netizens about his attitude. The video of the guy who doesn't use honorifics and yells at fans has become a controversial topic for netizens, or the image of Nam Taehyun's disrespectful behavior with a parking attendant also somewhat worsens the image. this idol guy's photo.

After more than 2 years of debut, on October 12, 2016, YG Entertainment officially announced Nam Taehyun's departure from Winner. The reason given is that the guy is having a mental health problem and the situation is getting worse. Therefore, Nam Taehyun will receive treatment and rest with his family. However, only a short time later, people saw the guy working as a DJ in the bar, hanging out and posting photos very comfortably. And this once again raised doubts about Nam Taehyun's personality.

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