Former Korean rapper convicted of sexually assaulting minors mulls jump into Japan's porn industry

Writing on X, ex-Roo'ra member Go Young-wook said it was tough finding work in Korea and noted the shortage of male porn actors in Japan.

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Go Young-wook arrives at the Seoul Western District Court in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Jan. 10, 2013.

Former rapper Go Young-wook, who served a prison sentence for sexually assaulting minors, has suggested that he would like to work as a porn actor in Japan.

"Since it seems difficult to find a job in Korea, I think I saw somewhere that Japan is short of male porn actors. If it's legally possible...,” he wrote on Sunday on his X account.

He later added in a reply, "If the law allows it."

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Go, a former member of the hip-hop group Roo'ra, was sentenced to two years and six months in prison in 2013 after being convicted of indecent acts and sexually assaulting three minors between 2010 and 2012.

He was released in 2015. The court also ordered him to wear an electronic ankle monitor for three years, making him the first entertainer in Korea to be subjected to the measure.

After his entertainment career effectively ended, Go attempted to reconnect with the public by opening accounts on social media platforms, including Instagram and YouTube. Those accounts were repeatedly shut down under platform policies restricting accounts operated by individuals with convictions for sex crimes.

Go now shares updates only through X.


BY SHIN HYE-YEON [[email protected]]

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.

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