Popular movie star nabbed on drug charges

SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- Popular South Korean model and actor Joo Ji-hoon may stand trial on drug charges, police said Sunday.

Joo, 27, is accused of having used narcotics about a couple of times around March
in 2008 during drug parties with fellow entertainers.
Police said they booked Joo for further investigation without physical detention
while requesting arrest warrants for an actress and a model.
The 28-year-old actress, only identified by her surname, Yoon, smuggled in
hundreds of capsules of drugs from Japan for more than a year from 2007,
according to police.
"It is the first case that has been discovered in which entertainers smuggled in
drugs from a foreign country for their own use," a police officer said.
Joo is well-known for his role as Crown Prince Lee Shin in the drama "Princess
Hours (Goong)," which was his acting debut, and his leading role in the movie
"Kitchen," about the life of a gifted chef.