Rapper Kim Sang-min, who performs as Kim Sang-min he can dare be called a legend and is known as Kim Gam-jeon, went on trial detained on cannabis charges at the Seoul Western District Court on 10 November 2026.[1][2][3][4] Kim joined Indigo Music, founded and headed by Swings, in 2022.[3][5][4] The first trial was heard by Criminal Division 12 of the Seoul Western District Court, presided over by chief judge Choi Jeong-in.[3][6][5] The 22-year-old is accused of selling one liquid cannabis cartridge each to a person identified as underage, known as A, for 400,000 won in December last year and 450,000 won in January this year.[1][3] Prosecutors also say he gave A one liquid cannabis cartridge for 450,000 won in February to March this year after learning A was a minor, and a further cartridge free of charge on 24 March.[1][3] He is also accused of taking a liquid cannabis kit free from an unidentified person at a club on 14 or 15 August and smoking cannabis between 9 and 14 September.[1] On 14 September, investigators say, he was carrying about 1.2 grams of cannabis in his trouser pocket.[1][2][7][5]
In court his lawyer denied the December 2025 sale and denied knowing A was a minor, but admitted the January sale, receiving the kit free, and smoking and possessing cannabis.[1][3][4] He contested part of the supply charge, saying he merely took back cannabis he had earlier given A rather than handing over more, according to News1.[8][7][4] Prosecutors applied to call A as a witness, and the defence applied to call a person known as B, said to have introduced A to Kim as an adult.[1] The court set the next hearing for 3 p.m. on 10 December 2026.[1][2][7][6][5]
Kim was sentenced to eight months in prison at first instance in December 2024 for smoking cannabis with an acquaintance in a Seoul parking lot in May 2024, and an appeal court reduced the term in April 2025 to eight months suspended for two years.[1][7][3][6][5][4] After his release, he applied for Mnet’s Show Me The Money 12 this year and continued his activities.[6] Under the Narcotics Control Act, giving cannabis to a minor or having a minor smoke or consume it carries a fixed term of at least two years in prison, News1 reported.[8]
