According to the latest allegations, South Korean actor and singer Lee Seung-gi has not been paid for his songs for the past 18 years. On November 17, the actor officially requested an account of his musical activities and donations through his former management company, Hook Entertainment, over the previous 18 years. According to the same story, the actor did not receive a dime from the sale of his records.
On November 21, Dispatch reported that in January 2021, the actor received an email from a Hook Entertainment employee in which he was able to view the revenue and income from the sale of his song. . However, he did not receive any profit or income. When Dispatch just reported that the actor has never received any money from Hook Entertainment, it seems that the actor’s allegations have been confirmed. During his 18-year music career, Lee Seung-gi wrote more than 130 songs. Because You Are My Girlfriend, his first movie, catapulted him to fame in 2004. After his first song produced by PSY, he went on to write more hits, including including Delete. More awards followed for the actor and singer, including two Baeksang Arts Awards, four Mnet Asian Music Awards, eight SBS Drama Awards, and twelve SBS Entertainment Awards.
Lee Seung-song is said to have earned 9.6 billion won ($7.1 million) between 2009 and 2022.
According to Dispatch, Hook Entertainment has made a lot of money from Lee Seung’s CDs, but the Return singer has never received any. His first three albums, released in 2004, 2006 and 2007 sold over 100,000 copies each. As the actor’s fame grew during this time, many people used his songs as ringtones. His song was also used as the soundtrack for Cyworld. On the other hand, his former company did not pay him any music profits and earnings, including royalties.
PSY, producer of Lee Seung-gi’s first single, Because You Are My Girl, revealed that he received royalties after selling and releasing the song. Hook Entertainment is said to have kept all income from the actor’s songs and albums. According to reports, the actor earned more than $7.16 million from his songs between 2006 and 2022. The company account of his management company reported this amount as sales. collect.
According to reports, the agency falsified sales reports and income from the actor’s musical activities. Dispatch also discovered that sales and revenue account information from 2004 to 2009 had been destroyed and could not be recovered. It is difficult to say how much money was spent and how much money the actor earned from his subsequent hits. According to the Korean magazine, the deal will be worth 10 billion KRW (about 7.46 million USD). The actor did not earn any revenue from digital sales of his sixth album. According to a story from Dispatch, Lee Seung-gi was repeatedly flirted with by his former agency, Hook Entertainment.
According to Dispatch, those in power in the agency often mocked him.
“Seung Gi! Seung Gi! “Your fans don’t buy the album. They don’t have the money, but they have a lot of desire.”
Another Hook Entertainment official allegedly urged him that:
“Manager Kim.” Lee Seung Gi is done. Go the right way. Spend less money.”
According to the story, the CEO of his previous company made sure the actor didn’t use the company’s credit card for meals or personal spending.
On Twitter, the actor’s fans were outraged and annoyed.
Fans flocked to Twitter to vent their anger at Hook Entertainment, vowing to take tough action against the company. Fans are outraged at the way the actor’s previous management company treated him. Lee Seung-gi left Hook Entertainment in 2021 to found his own company Human Made. He recently appeared in the KBS2 drama The Law Cafe.
[Exclusive] In June 2004, he released his first regular album, “Dream of a Moth”. 6,743 days. 18 years. However, he did not receive a single waltz (music payment). This is clearly a slave contract. Lee Seung Gi.
– TMIKpop (@tmikpop) November 21, 2022
I don’t even intend to read the full story of Lee Seung-gi
What they did to him was inhumane. 18 years old?? I’m glad he spoke up and left the company, I hope he’s happy and knows how talented he is as an artist and an actor. I hope he is surrounded by good people now❤️
— ! (@M_Adeeronke) November 21, 2022
Categories: Entertaintment
Source: vcmp.edu.vn