Youn Yuh-jung, a famous Korean actress, has decided not to renew her contract with the management agency Hook Entertainment, which has recently been embroiled in a scandal. After signing with the company in 2017, she appeared in a series of popular films such as The Bacchus Lady, Canola, Lucky Chan Sil and Minari, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. year 2021.
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Hook confirmed that Youn Yuh Jung’s contract has expired on December 5, 2022.👍 pic.twitter.com/jIPdFlO6DL
– airen_shuping (@melissaelvagma1) December 5, 2022
Youn Yuh-jung leaves Hook Entertainment, which was recently implicated in the Lee Seung-gi scandal.
Despite the fact that her agency repeatedly denied the actress’s departure in November, just a month later, she released an official statement confirming the news:
“We regret to inform you that our contract with actress Youn Yeo Jung, with whom we have worked since March 2017, has expired. We will continue to pray for her health and see that she is fine.”
The 75-year-old artist is not only the first Korean woman to win an Oscar, but also the first Korean actress to win a Screen Actors Guild Award and a British Academy Film Award. We recently saw her in the TV version of the book Pachinko, where she co-starred with actor Lee Min-ho. However, she is not the only artist to leave the company. Lee Seung-gi, a singer and actor, recently announced his departure from Hook Entertainment after 18 years.
The 35-year-old accused the company of not paying royalties and revenue for the digital streaming of his songs. Since joining them in 2004, the singer has recorded 137 songs, including singles such as Because You’re My Woman and Will You Marry Me. According to the artist’s attorney, the artist was mocked or threatened every time he asked for a transparent settlement of his expenses. The agency said in a statement:
“Lee Seung-gi decided that he could no longer rely on Hook Entertainment and its CEO, Kwon Jin-young, whom he considers family.”
Netizens Outrage After Dispatch Unmasks CEO Kwon
Hook Entertainment CEO Kwon apologized for the incident with Lee Seung-gi and confirmed that the payments were due. Although the amount was not disclosed, the CEO went on to say that she is willing to sell her personal assets to pay the bills. Her apology was met with strong condemnation from netizens when Dispatch released a recording of her threatening to kill Lee Seung-gi and details of her misappropriation of business finances. Fans call it a “fake apology” and demand that she be properly investigated and punished not only for not earning money but also for causing Seung-gi to suffer years of emotional torture.
In November, the National Police Agency’s Serious Crimes Unit arrested and searched the company on suspicion of embezzlement. The company continues to represent Park Min-young of What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim, Lee So-jin of Marriage Contract, and Korea’s National Diva’s Lee Sun-hee.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn