Sports Chosun = Reporter Baek Ji-eun
[스포츠조선 백지은 기자] Singer Kim Hee-jae won a 600 million won damages lawsuit filed by performance agency Moko Ent.
On the 23rd, the 37th Civil Affairs Department of the Seoul Central District Court dismissed the damages lawsuit filed by Moko ENT against Kim Hee-jae and her agency Chorokbaem E&M and ruled that the plaintiff (Moko ENT) should also bear the costs of the lawsuit.
Moko ENT was in charge of planning Kim Hee-jae’s second solo concert, which was scheduled to be held in July of last year, but claimed that Kim Hee-jae continued to show an insincere attitude by not properly participating in practice, and eventually announced the cancellation about 10 days before the performance. did.
Kim Hee-jae’s side claimed that the contract was invalid, saying that Moko ENT did not pay the contract deposit by the promised deadline, but Moko ENT was obligated to fulfill the contract, saying that it paid the appearance fee for 3 episodes in advance at the time of the contract and paid the remaining 5 episodes in full even though the deadline passed. He countered that there was.
In addition, Moko Ent filed a lawsuit demanding compensation of approximately 640 million won in damages due to non-compliance with overseas management contracts and concert contracts, but the court ultimately ruled in favor of Kim Hee-jae.
Accordingly, attention is focused on how the remaining legal dispute between Moko Ent and Kim Hee-jae will be resolved in the future. Moco ENT is currently suing Kim Hee-jae and her agency’s vice-president Mr. Kang for fraud in connection with the cancellation of the performance, and is also suing Kim Hee-jae for embezzlement, claiming that he did not return expensive luxury sponsorship items.
Reporter Baek Ji-eun [email protected]
