PSY Admits to Proxy Pickup of Prescription Sleep Medication, Apologizes for Oversight

Singer PSY has publicly admitted to having prescription sleep medication picked up on his behalf.

On the 28th, PSY’s agency P NATION released an official statement regarding the situation, saying, “It was a clear mistake and oversight for prescription sleep medication, a controlled substance, to be collected by proxy. We sincerely apologize.”

The agency explained, “PSY has been diagnosed with chronic sleep disorders and has been taking sleep medication as prescribed by his medical team. He has always taken the prescribed dosage under medical supervision, and there has been no instance of proxy prescription.”

However, they acknowledged that there was an occasion when a third party collected the sleep medication on PSY’s behalf, and that the police are currently investigating the matter.

According to police on the 27th, the Seoul Seodaemun Police Station recently received a complaint requesting criminal charges against an individual identified as ‘A’ for violating the Medical Service Act, among other allegations, and has launched an investigation.

‘A’ was accused of obtaining psychotropic drugs under another person’s name. Authorities have also booked Professor ‘B’, who allegedly issued the proxy prescription, and recently conducted a search and seizure at the hospital involved.

It was later reported that the well-known singer ‘A’ who received the proxy prescription is PSY.

Below is P NATION’s full statement:

Hello, this is P NATION.

We would like to address the matter regarding PSY’s proxy pickup of prescription sleep medication.

It was a clear mistake and oversight for prescription sleep medication, a controlled substance, to be collected by proxy. We sincerely apologize.

PSY has been diagnosed with chronic sleep disorders and has been taking sleep medication as prescribed by his medical team.

He has always taken the prescribed dosage under medical supervision, and there has been no instance of proxy prescription.

However, there was an occasion when a third party collected the sleep medication on his behalf, and a police investigation is currently underway.

We once again sincerely apologize for causing concern.

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This article is a translated version of the original Korean article published by Xportsnews, originally written by Myung Heesuk. This article was translated from Korean using AI-assisted tools and human review to deliver an accurate and culturally appropriate version for international readers.