Internet broadcaster BJ Cheolgu has confessed to gambling overseas in the Philippines and taking out illegal loans, saying he will turn himself in to police — drawing wide attention to the circumstances behind his announcement.
In an early-morning live broadcast Tuesday on the streaming platform Soop, Cheolgu said he had been gambling in the Philippines since 2024 and that he would walk into a police station Wednesday morning to surrender and accept appropriate punishment.
He said he had spent more than 1 billion won ($682,000) on gambling in a single week, and that as his situation became unmanageable, he borrowed money from a high-rolling sponsor at…