[Global Network Report] According to South Korea’s “SBS News”, drug-related actor Yoo Ah-in appeared in court for the second time at the Seoul Central District Court on the 23rd. During the trial, Liu Yaren’s defense lawyer stated that due to long-term depression, Liu Yaren becam

[Global Network Report] According to South Korea’s “sbs news” report, drug-related South Korean actor Yoo Ah-in appeared in court for the second time on the 23rd at the Seoul Central District Court. During the trial, Liu Yaren’s defense lawyer stated that due to long-term depression, Liu Yaren became dependent on sleep anesthetic drugs during the treatment process.

reported that Yoo Ah-in’s lawyer said that day, “As an artist, Yoo Ah-in has always lived under public attention. He has long suffered from depression, panic disorder, and sleep disorders. During the process of undergoing multiple medical surgeries, he suffered Sleep anesthetics create dependence." The lawyer said that Yoo Ah-in admitted that he used related drugs in a state of dependence and was deeply reflecting on this mistake.

Korean actor Yoo Ah-in file picture Source: Korean media

reported that Yoo Ah-in himself also appeared in court that day, but other than saying "the same as the defense lawyer said," he made no other statement.

According to previous reports by Korean media, Yoo Ah-in is suspected of violating South Korea's "Drug Control Law" and "Medical Law", smoking and instigating others to smoke marijuana, abetting the destruction of evidence, and committing fraud. It is said that from September 2020 to March 2022, Liu Yaren injected propofol 181 times on the grounds that he needed anesthesia for cosmetic surgeries in multiple hospitals. From May 2021 to August 2022, Liu Yaren also illegally received about 1,100 sleeping pills in the name of others. In January 2023, he smoked marijuana with many people in the United States and instigated others to take drugs. After Yoo Ah-in was spared arrest twice during the prosecutorial investigation stage, the Serious Case Investigation Department of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office launched a non-arrest prosecution on October 19 last year on suspicion of violating the Narcotics Control Act. The case was heard for the first time on December 12 last year.

Yoo Ah-in has become popular with movies such as "Veteran", "Mourn" and "Burning". He has won the Korean Film Blue Dragon Award for Best Actor twice.