Side of Lee Seung-gi “Hook Kwon Jin-young sued for fraud” [공식입장]

Singer and actor Lee Seung-gi is suing Hook Entertainment CEO Kwon Jin-young.

On the 22nd, Lee Seung-gi’s legal representative took an official position and said, “This morning, we filed a complaint with the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office against Hook Entertainment CEO Kwon Jin-young and other directors current and former”.

Lee Seung-gi said, “As has already been reported several times, Hook Entertainment hid the fact that Lee Seung-gi generated music sales for about 18 years after his debut and didn’t fix it.” laws (embezzlement in business) and violation of the law on aggravated punishment of specific economic crimes (fraud).”

Furthermore, “We have learned through recent reports that the former and current directors of Hook Entertainment deceived Lee Seung-gi and cheated some of the advertising model’s fees.” However, in reality, it appears that the former and current directors of Hook Entertainment shared some of the aforementioned agency fees without paying them to the advertising agency.

When Lee Seung-gi objected to this, Hook acknowledged the fact and paid Lee Seung-gi about 630 million won in advertising fees and deferred interest separately from the sound source fee on the 16th of this month. Lee Seung-gi’s side explained, “Regarding the above crimes, Hook Entertainment CEO Kwon Jin-young and three current and former directors have been sued for business fraud and embezzlement.”

Lee Seung-gi’s side pointed out, “We have never reached an agreement with Hook Entertainment on the settlement of music royalties.” Recently, Hook sent Lee Seung-gi about 4.81 billion won in unpaid music fees and cheated advertising fees, and filed a lawsuit to confirm that there is no debt.

Lee Seung-gi’s side said, “The severance amount that Hook Entertainment unilaterally remitted is very different from the severance amount that Lee Seung-gi is aware of.” We plan to apply for liquidation of raw materials and compensation for damages caused by illegal acts.”

He added, “Lee Seung-gi believes that there should be no more victims like him. We will do our best to ensure no more similar victims by revealing the exact truth regarding this case during the trial.”

[이하 이승기 측 법률대리인 입장 전문이다.]

Hello. I am Lee Seung-gi’s legal representative.

Lee Seung-gi filed a complaint with the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office this morning against current and former directors, including CEO Kwon Jin-young of Hook Entertainment.

As has already been reported several times, Hook Entertainment hid the fact that music sales were generated by Lee Seung-gi for about 18 years after his debut and did not fix it. In this regard, the CEO of Hook Entertainment Kwon Jin-young and the director of finance were sued for violating the law on aggravated punishment of specific economic crimes (embezzlement in business) and violation of the law on aggravated penalty of specific economic crimes (fraud). .

In addition, through a recent report, Lee Seung-gi learned that the current and former directors of Hook Entertainment cheated on Lee Seung-gi and cheated some of the advertising model rates. Lee Seung-gi knew that about 10% of the advertising model fee was paid to the advertising agency in the name of the so-called “agency fee” for several years.

When Lee Seung-gi raised an objection, Hook Entertainment finally admitted the fact and paid Lee Seung-gi approximately 630 million won in advertising fees and deferred interest separately from the sound source fees around December 16, 2022. In response, the legal representative also filed a complaint against Hook Entertainment CEO Kwon Jin-young and three current and former directors for fraud and embezzlement.

Lee Seung-gi never reached an agreement with Hook Entertainment on the settlement of music royalties. However, on the morning of December 16, 2022, Hook Entertainment unilaterally remitted about 4.81 billion won in unpaid music fees and fraudulent advertising fees to Lee Seung-gi without notice, and then filed a lawsuit against Lee Seung-gi for non-existence . of debts, he said he did. Lee Seung-gi first learned of Hook Entertainment’s lawsuit through media reports and has not yet received a complaint related to the above lawsuit.

The above deal, which was unilaterally remitted by Hook Entertainment, is very different from what Seunggi Lee is aware of. Therefore, Lee Seung-gi will respond to Hook Entertainment’s non-debt lawsuit and at the same time file a counterclaim, seeking compensation for unpaid music license fees and damages for illegal acts against Hook Entertainment and related parties.

Lee Seung-gi believes that there should no longer be a victim like him, and as mentioned above, he filed a criminal complaint against Hook Entertainment CEO Kwon Jin-young and former and current directors for their criminal acts. We will do our best to reveal the exact truth regarding this case during the subsequent trial so that no other similar victims occur.

thank you

Seung Hoon Baek