“High tax delinquency” YUCHUN, public anger explodes over holding expensive Japan Fan Meeting & Dinner show… “Pay your taxes first”

Singer and actor YUCHUN (formerTVXQ, JYJ), who was punished for drug use and has over 400 million won in unpaid taxes, is holding expensive fan meetings and dinners in Japan.

-The show has been controversial. Netizens are angry that YUCHUN is not paying taxes even though he is continuing activities and earning profits.

YUCHUN's younger brother, actor Park YUHWAN, recently posted a poster for YUCHUN's 20th debut anniversary fan meeting and dinner show on his SNS.

According to this, it will be held at LDH Kitchen THE TOKYO in Tokyo for two days from February 9th to 10th next year.

Fan Meeting "Re.birth" was held four times at HANEDA, and on the 11th at The Kahala Hotel & Resort Yokohama Grand.

There are plans to hold two dinner shows in the ballroom. YUCHUN's Japanese fan club also announced related content.

What stands out most is the high ticket price. The ticket price for a fan meeting is 23,000 yen plus an additional charge of one drink and one food order, and for a dinner show, the price reaches 50,000 yen. Considering that the average ticket price for a fan meeting of a popular singer is 100,000 won (approx. $1,000), the price is considered high for a fan meeting of a singer who has been out of action for a long time due to a crime.

Reactions from netizens were also lukewarm. It is a problem that he has returned to active duty after being sentenced to prison on suspicion of drug use, but it is particularly problematic that he has recently become a "high-cost addict'' revealed by the National Tax Agency. YUCHUN did not pay 409 million won (total of 5 taxes), including capital gains tax and comprehensive income tax.

Netizens have criticized him, saying, "He must have a lot of money from his overseas activities, so why doesn't he pay his taxes?", "It's not fair to talk about a high delinquent being able to travel freely overseas", and "Use the money he makes from his Japan fan meetings to pay his taxes first".

　YUCHUN, a former member of the Korean group Dong Bang Shin Ki, was surrounded by allegations of drug use in 2019, following revelations by a former girlfriend. At the time, YUCHUN stated that he never used drugs and revealed that he would retire from the entertainment industry if his suspicions were confirmed, but a drug test showed positive results. As a result, he was sentenced by the court in July 2019 to 10 months in prison with a two-year suspended sentence.

　Since then, YUCHUN has overturned his claim to retire from the entertainment industry and has continued his activities.