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Culinary Class Wars Star Chef Im Sung Geun's DUI History Under Fire

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January 21, 20261 day ago
“Culinary Class Wars” Star Chef Caught Lying About Number Of DUIs

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Chef Im Sung Geun, known from "Culinary Class Wars 2," is facing backlash for underreporting his DUI offenses. While he claimed three past incidents, a revealed court verdict shows five drunk driving offenses. This discrepancy has drawn criticism from netizens who believe he should cease drinking.

Chef Im Sung Geun, who gained popularity after appearing on Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars 2, has received criticism for his recent DUI offenses. Previously, he admitted to having three DUIs through his YouTube Channel, Imzzang TV. “Culinary Class Wars” Star Chef Tries To Explain Past DUIs And It Backfires Badly However, most recently, according to media outlets, it was reported that while he admitted to driving under the influence about three times over the past 10 years, there were actually more instances of drunk driving. According to the verdict, Im was fined 500,000 KRW for drunk driving on September 21, 1999. He was also caught drunk driving that same year on August 15. Turns out, he was on probation at the time. On March 25, 1998, he was sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for two years, and fined for violating the Road Traffic Act. As a result, it was confirmed that his criminal record has been revealed to be five offenses, contrary to his confession about three DUIs. Netizens were shocked that there were more offenses and felt he should quit drinking altogether.

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