T.O.P, a member of South Korea's boy band Big Bang, arrives at a court in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday. (News1/Lee Seung-bae via Reuters photo)SEOUL -- A South Korean court on Thursday handed K-pop sensation T.O.P. a suspended 10-month jail sentence for drug use, after he pleaded guilty and sought leniency to avoid a prison term. "I admit guilt on all charges and deeply regret my action," Choi told reporters following the verdict, which he does not plan to appeal. In 2011, G-Dragon, a fellow member of Choi's Big Bang group, also tested positive for marijuana, but was not formally prosecuted.

Source: Bangkok Post July 20, 2017 08:15 UTC