On the August 13 airing of JTBC's 'Please Take Care of My Refrigerator', Seungri stated, "There are rumors about me renting an island for a party while the other Big Bang members are in the military."
He explained, "I reserved a resort but that turned into a rumor about me renting an island." Seungri continued, "I invited people from every connection I have. The purpose was Seungri's birthday plus network building time. I wanted to share my connections so I provided a place for everyone to meet."
Seungri added, "I introduced a friend who has a furniture business, a friend with an apartment business, a friend who does remodeling in Vietnam... I told them to give me 5% of the proceeds if things work out well. It's a wonderful win-win situation." However, "It turned into a rumor about me having a lavish party, but it's not like that at all."